A devious bully, Simon d’Olivet has designed a perverted fate for his half-sister Isabeau.
Isabeau, however, has designed a plan to escape her brother.
She has already set it in motion when their liege lord, Donovan d’Alloyshire, arrives unexpectedly. Isabeau immediately senses that the great scars which mar the huge dark knight’s face also reside deep inside the legendary war hero.
Discovering theft, mismanagement and abiding evil at Olivet, Donovan rescues Isabeau, declaring his intention to marry her. But can he abide another marriage? His first wife did not hide her revulsion at his scared body. But she did her duty, saving her passion for another woman. Never again would he be entangled in a more than loveless match!
Isabeau must be tested before their marriage bed! Donovan finds himself exceptionally willing to offer the necessary examination. Is it simple lust that attracts him or some other unknown emotion?
A willing pupil, Isabeau knows what this strange emotion is. Love!
Thwarted, Simon vows revenge on Donovan, the man he has hated forever. And perhaps Simon can recoup his loses; not only by disposing of Donovan, but also, after all, delivering Isabeau to the fate he had arranged for her.