First published 2001
Daisy Devreaux stands at the altar facing an impossible choice. She can marry Alex Markov, the stern stranger her father selected, or she can go to prison. The wedding proceeds, but Alex has no interest in playing devoted husband to someone he sees as a pampered socialite. He takes Daisy away from her comfortable uptown existence and brings her to his rundown traveling circus, determined to remake her according to his harsh standards. Alex believes he can break Daisy's spirit and mold her into compliance. But Daisy possesses something Alex lacks entirely: an open, generous heart. As they clash in the dusty circus world, neither expects the fire that ignites between them. Their battle of wills transforms into something deeper and more dangerous. They must decide whether to risk everything for a connection that could either destroy them or create the lasting love both have always needed.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Uptown
Period: 20th-century
320 pages · Paperback · J'AI LU
Content warnings: abuse, domestic-violence