A game of Hoodman Blind results in a searing kiss, and while Nicholas admires her feistiness, he is frustrated because his desire for his beautiful wife is more intense than his desire for revenge and he gives in to his physical desires. Gillian is a spirited woman who defies him every chance she gets, and they have rousing fights. Nicholas tells her that as the Hexham heir, her blood is tainted and that to have his revenge, she will be his slave. Gillian Hexham is glad to be out of the confining, sheltered life, but she is wary of this warrior who has claimed her as his wife. Nicholas finds her at the convent where she is living, and marries her before going to his home. Nicholas is overjoyed with the prospect of being able to carry out his revenge after all. Then one day, a messenger arrives from the king and announces that a female Hexham heir has been found and the king demands that Nicholas marry her to settle the dispute of the lands. Nicholas is not very close to his sister, and the concept of family doesn't mean much to him. With her tainted blood, Gillian Hexham would at last satisfy the raw hunger that near consumed him…but only in way he could never imagine!ReviewNicholas de Laci's only purpose in life is revenge against Baron Hexham, but his brother-in-law killed the baron and as far as he knows, there are no more Hexham family members to take his revenge upon. Why, then, did his eyes belie his words, speaking naught of retribution-but promising nights of love?Fate had sent Nicholas de Laci the perfect bride to fill the aching need in his soul. Gillian Haxham Soon Learned Her New Lord Was More Wedded To Revenge Than To HerFor Nicholas de Laci had sworn to exact payment for the sins of her uncle.
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