THE UNWILLING BRIDE (IL SEGRETO DEL CAVALIERE) di MARGARET MOORE

di elisarolle

Betrothed at birth...
Promised to Merrick of Tregellas when she was but a child, Lady Constance was unwilling to wed a man she remembered only as a spoiled boy. Sure he had grown into an arrogant knight, she sought to make herself so unappealing that Merrick would refuse to honor their betrothal. Yet no sooner had this enigmatic, darkly handsome man ridden through the castle gates than she realized he was nothing like the boy she recalled. And very much a man she could love...

Bound by desire...

Haunted by secrets from his past, Merrick was unwilling to return to Tregellas -- until he caught sight of his bride-to-be. Beautiful and spirited, Lady Constance was everything he wanted in a wife. She stirred his passion -- and his heart -- as no woman ever had before. But what would happen when she discovered the truth?

When enemies begin plotting their downfall, only trust can save a match never meant to end in true love.

Inghilterra, 1243

Promessa a Merrick di Tregellas quando era soltanto una bambina, Lady Constance si ribella all'idea di sposare un uomo che ricorda come un bamboccio viziato e dispettoso. Certa che crescendo lui non possa essere diventato altro che un cavaliere arrogante e indisponente, cerca dunque con ogni mezzo di rendersi meno appetibile, nella speranza che Merrick si rifiuti di onorare il fidanzamento. Ma non appena l'enigmatico ed affascinante giovane varca i cancelli del castello, Constance si rende conto che in realtà è assai diverso dal ragazzo di un tempo, e che innamorarsi di lui potrebbe rivelarsi molto facile. Merrick però, benché attratto dalla bellissima donzella, appare stranamente restio a impegnarsi, e anche quando si decide a sposarla non sembra del tutto sereno. Quale oscuro segreto lo tormenta?