Dear Reader,
I, Lord Reynard Devin de Fauconer - Baron Rothwell, have a terrible confession: I killed my cousin's lover - Maggie of Maidwell. Because of this tragedy, I vowed never to touch another woman. Receiving news of my father's death, I returned to the family castle only to find my look-a-like cousin, Sir Garron, assuming my identity. Seeking revenge for Maggie, he immediately threw me into the dungeon.
After months of confinement, I escaped with the aid of a loyal servant. During my flight I stumbled upon the most exquisite creature. Even half dead as I was, I found her irresistible. Do you know what the lovely girl did? She boldly liberated me from the castle. It was then I realized she was Lady Rianna de Termonde - my betrothed, come to marry the imposter Baron Rothwell! Furious at the thought of their impending nuptials, I have done the unthinkable - I have kidnapped her.
For weeks we've been racing across England, battling brigands and eluding Garron's men. She thinks me Baron Rothwell's cousin, and I have not dissuaded her, hoping to protect her from my desires. Yet I do not know how much longer I can resist the passions brewing between us. There is something about her which touches me in a way I have never felt before. Should I reveal my true identity? Confess my darkest secret? Or will my love cause the death of yet another woman? I seek your wise counsel in this matter.
Desperately Yours,
