First published 1977
A young woman finds herself trapped in circumstances beyond her control when family obligations force her into an unwanted betrothal. Her intended husband represents everything she has been taught to fear, yet as she struggles against the bonds that tie her to this arrangement, she discovers that her captor may not be the monster she expected. Caught between duty and desire, she must navigate the treacherous waters of a marriage that began as a prison but threatens to become something far more dangerous to her guarded heart. The walls she has built around herself begin to crumble as she realizes that true captivity may not come from external chains, but from the unexpected pull of emotions she never planned to feel.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adult-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Period: 19th-Century
286 pages · Paperback · Heyne Verlag