They call her theLanglinais Bride--though she'sseen her husband only one time . . .on their wedding day, twelve years ago.

For years naïve, convent-bred Julianadreaded being summoned to the side ofthe man she wed as a child so long ago. Now herhusband, Sebastian, Earl of Langlinais, has become ensnared in his villainous brother's wicked plots--and has no choice but toturn to his virgin bride for help.

Juliana now finds herself face-to-facewith a man so virile and so powerful that she'sfascinated by him--just as he asks her togo against everything she holds true. Sebastiannever counted on being enchanted bythe beauty of this innocent angel he intended tokeep as wife in name only--and hedares not reveal to her the secret reasonwhy their love can never be . . .