Proud and headstrong, Catherine has never bent her head to any man. But the sheltered life she's known comes to an end when her father decides to marry her to a rich and powerful man infamous for his cruelty and sadistic desires.
When an encounter with the outlaw Jack offers her one last chance to escape that terrible marriage, Catherine is desperate enough to seize the opportunity even when Jack names her virginity as his price for her freedom.
A handsome man scarred by a dark past, Jack isn't quite the cold and dangerous lawbreaker he led Catherine to believe he was. But can he overcome his pride enough to let her see his real self? Can he manage to win her trust, and unleash a passion Catherine never knew she was capable of?
[This story contains explicit sexual content and is intended for mature readers only.]