Her future appeared rich with promise

Catherine Royce set out for Madrid, her spirits high. Spain fascinated her, and her new job as tutor to a willful teenager would certainly be challenging!

But she was completely unprepared for the volatile reactions of her young charge's aristocratic family--reactions that were soon followed by damaging accusations.

Nor was she prepared for the overwhelming passion within her that her employer, the aloof and alluringly handsome Don Jaime de Berceo Madroza, seemed to incite....