With one careless roll of the dice, Baron Lindsey Fordyce gambles away his beautiful daughter Rowena. Spirited away to an imposing castle, Rowena finds herself pressed into the service of a dark and forbidding knight accused of murder...and much more. Handsome, brooding Sir Gareth of Caerleon has spent years waiting for his chance for revenge. But when he seeks to use the fair Rowena to slay the ghosts of his past, he finds himself ensnared in a tender trap of his own making...a trap he can only escape by surrendering his heart. Book 1 in the "Brides of Legend" Series, which includes: bestselling author of and "Teresa Medeiros weaves a bold, sensual spell in Shadows and Lace. Excellent!"-- "Delightfully complex characters! Medeiros wields a deft hand with humor and sensuality."-- "Try a Teresa Medeiros novel and you will swear it was written just for you!"--Lisa Kleypas, bestselling author "Only a select few have voices that sing on the page. Teresa Medeiros is such an author."--