Once Lady Leonie cursed ‘the Black Wolf’ – handsome Rolfe d’Ambert, the mercenary Lord of Kempston – for his bloody deeds and cruelty to the local peasants. Now she must marry the magnificent blackguard to bring peace to the land. Young, innocent, and possessing a rare and exquisite beauty, Leonie would be a prize for any man – yet Rolfe seeks the match solely for revenge. But her sensuous kiss ignites within him the fiery need to claim her – and an irresistible desire to unite their warring hearts in glorious love.