When handsome Lord Chatham rescued the golden-haired Ondine from England's gallows, he demanded only one thing in return ... her hand in marriage. In gratitude, Ondine consented to his plans — yet refused his touch.

Though his smoldering desire aroused her own secret temptations, Ondine defied her mysterious husband. Until suddenly, in the notorious court of Charles II, the sapphire-eyed beauty was plunged into a web of danger and desire, jealousy and romance. As secrets exploded, and swords clashed in vengeance, the strangers in marriage became partners in passion, and lovers on fire...