A Clash of Cultures—a Bond of Passion. He was legend among the French—handsome and mysterious, loved by all but a man whose heart was known to none. She was a legend among the British—a wild and willful heiress—and it was said neither her heart nor her hand would ever be claimed. Pascal LaMartine and Elizabeth Bowes had nothing in common until the day she accidentally landed at his feet and looked up into the face of a fallen angel. Destiny bought them together in a shattering conflict of fury and desire—and destiny now threatened to tear them apart in the wake of betrayal and of a legacy they could not share. Drawn into a dangerous battle of intrigue and wits, each discovered how strong passion was . . . and how perilous it can be.