"I understand you're looking for a rich husband," he said. "Would I fill your requirements?"

Tara could hardly believe her ears. True, she had vowed never to be poor or -- dominated again. Now Alek Rykovsky dared to mock her. Never! Never could she marry such a man: rich, powerful, handsome, arrogant--a man who would carelessly steal both her freedom and her love.

But fate would thrust her into the very arms of the man she thought she hated. Trapped, she would seek her ultimate revenge: marriage... only to discover a passion she never thought possible with a man who made her ache with anger--and anticipation.