England 1077. It has been 11 years since the Norman Conquest of England. Tensions run high between the old Saxons and the new Normans. With the death of her old Saxon lord, Sauran Whyte finds herself forced to serve the new Norman lord of Horsham Castle appointed by William the Conqueror. At first, Sauran resists her new lord, Gilbert de Mare. His kindness and compassion to everyone in the castle soon softens her heart. When Gilbert asks Sauran to marry him, her Saxon heart will not allow her to accept a Norman, who is still the enemy. Yet, as lord of the manor, de la Mare has the right and “de seigneur and “: the authority to spend the and “first night and ” with any woman on his estate, including Sauran. On her wedding day, de la Mare rips Sauran from the arms of her intended and takes her into his bedchamber. Gilbert makes Sauran this and “I shall only have you, Sauran… when you shall have me… and only then after we have been lawfully wedded in the eyes of the church. and ” I looked him squarely in the eye and said with as much hatred as I could muster, and “Hell will freeze over first, Monsieur de la Mare… and ” De la Mare smiled as he turned my words against me. and “Then, Sauran, we shall skate as a pair together over Hell’s frozen ice… and ” Can two hearts divided by conflicting loyalties ever become one? Can love rise from the ashes of trust destroyed by a single unloving act? Can there even be a second chance to rescue love from the ashes? Publisher’s and “Love From The Ashes and ” includes both tasteful scenes of passionate lovemaking and realistic depictions of traditions and customs of the period, including an abduction marriage (without rape involved) and the plague. If any of this offends you, then please do not buy this book.

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