Nan Ryan Knihy

He was a savage warrior determined to make her his slave of love. Her beauty had spilled blood on Texas soil... In a blaze of glory, ravishing young Amy Sullivan took him as her lover. In an agony of torment, she drove him away to save his life. She had tried to forget him by marrying another man. But now, ten years later, he had returned, a fierce stranger determined to make her his slave. His pride demanded satisfaction—in flesh... To his enemies he was El Capitán Luiz Quintano. The son of a Spanish grandee and an Aztec princess, Tonatiuh was now a military commander. He had learned to guard his heart even as he gave his body with a passion born of vegneance and hate. He thought he could destroy her. But the love she gave was real, a maelstrom of fury, remorse, and desire that would engulf them both in its tidal depths.

Pour s'être défendue contre un officier sudiste qui voulait la violer, Elizabeth a été condamnée à mort. La veille de son exécution, elle se donne à l'homme qui partage sa cellule. Elle ne sait rien de lui, mais elle refuse de mourir sans avoir connu l'amour ! Au petit matin, la reddition du général Lee les sauve tous les deux... Trois ans plus tard, le hasard les réunit une nouvelle fois. Pour retrouver son mari, disparu au Nouveau-Mexique, Elizabeth engage un guide. Horrifiée, elle reconnaît son ex-amant d'un soir ! La situation amuse beaucoup West : il va mener la vie dure à Elizabeth ! De son côté, la jeune femme affecte de mépriser cet aventurier cynique. Mais il est terriblement viril ! Et le moindre de ses regards ravive le souvenir des étreintes enflammées de leur cellule…