Her past was a dark country

And Iantha Kethley was trapped at its borders, never quite able to escape the one defining moment of her life. Until the day she held Robert Armstrong at gunpoint???and he offered her a future she'd never dared imagine!

Rob Armstrong, Lord Duncan, swore he'd not be mere protector of Iantha Kethley, but true partner as well, for this sweetly vulnerable woman had a spine of surprising steel???a necessary attribute to face the danger that stalked her still. Her need drew him to her; her courage held him by her side???where he'd willingly remain, bound by honor, passion???and love!

Patricia Frances Rowell lives in north Louisiana on thirty-two acres of trees in a house that she and her own hero built with their own hands. Her first novel was a RITA Award finalist in 2003 and won the unpublished Daphne Award under its working title in 2001. Her second book took second place in the 2004 published Daphne Award. A Scandalous Situation, published in 2004, also placed second in the 2005 Daphne. Visit Patricia's website at: www.patriciafrancesrowell.com