The Raven and the Dove — Maria Greene

Fated to marry the man who can save her brother from the hangman's noose, Cynara Hawthorne becomes the unwilling wife of the darkly handsome Lord Merlin Seymour, a tender brooding man concealing a secret past. For centuries, Black Raven Castle stood upon the stormy reefs near Devonshire, England, its ancient walls concealing the dark secrets of the infamous Seymours. Now, desperation has brought Cynara Hawthorne there to marry the man who has promised to save her brother from the hangman's noose. But a daring abduction on her wedding day makes Cynara the captive of the darkly handsome Lord Merlin Seymour, bound by his own secret promise to a dying friend.

Forced to become the bride of the sensual, mysterious earl, Cynara vows that he will never touch her heart. Until the damning rumors surrounding Merlin rise up to threaten her life. As Cynara struggles against an unseen evil, she discovers the shocking truth about her husband...and finds herself caught between an enemy's deadly vengeance and the tender, brooding man whose caresses have awakened her deepest desires...