When Sabina thwarts a dangerous conspiracy, she never expects to pay the price with her freedom—forced into marriage with the infuriatingly arrogant Sir Jeffree, a man she's certain is utterly insufferable. Jeffree is equally outraged, convinced this shameless widow has made him a laughingstock and determined to make her regret it through matrimony. But as these two proud adversaries are bound together, the simmering tension between them becomes increasingly impossible to ignore, and Jeffree's carefully guarded vow of chastity begins to crumble under the weight of desire. What started as a marriage of spite might just transform into something neither of them saw coming.

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Medieval passion and defiant desire—sultry indie and moody folk with smoldering intensity. Think dark romance, simmering tension, and the electric clash of two proud souls forced together. Sensual yet raw, like candlelit confrontation turning to surrender.

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