After his young love Marisa Grantham ended their engagement, Clayton Trevelyan, Earl of Huntingdon, had no intention of letting another woman close to his heart again. Seven years later, the army had hardened him from the shy scholar he once was, and he knew just what he needed in a birde: she must be quiet, dignified, intelligent, and above all, have no illusions of marrying for affection. Allowing himself to taste the forbidden fruit of Marisa's desire had proved much too dangerous. ...