Thorn of Love — Robin Lee Hatcher

SHE VOWED SHE WOULD NEVER SURRENDER TO THE MAN WHO HAD SHED HER BROTHER'S BLOOD

When young James Brizwell, squire to Richard Osborn, Earl of Wayfair; died in a jousting accident, his grief-stricken sister Ranna swore everlasting enmity against the house of Osborn, in whose service her father; her betrothed, and now her brother had met their deaths. She contemptuously spurned Richard's offer to make retribution, choosing instead to seek wardship under King Edward.

The king's solution to Ranna's problem was to find her a strong husband, one who would tame her volatile temper and subdue her arrogant pride. To Ranna's dismay, the husband selected for her was none other than Richard himself. Wed to her enemy against her will, hatred warred with desire in her heart, until the blissful moment when passion overcame them both.