Marrying Geoffrey Hayford, Michelle has no idea that he is driven not by love, but by a thirst for revenge. He leaves his young wife the day after the wedding, but over time he realizes that he cannot resist his love for her. As a result of a long and exhausting struggle with their feelings, the heroes of the novel come to the conclusion that they cannot live without each other.

Note 2020: Published under the pseudonym Violet Lyons, but written by Kate Walker.