Lady Maura ODonnell swore to her father on his deathbed that shed recover the Circle of Light an enchanted Celtic relic that had brought the family prosperity—until it was stolen a century earlier by a notorious pirate. Now the pirates descendant the Duke of Gleneden holds this rare treasure and Maura would give anything to get it back . . . Alec McBride knows when hes been had. Lady Maura tricked him into marriage with the expertise of a born seductress and now shell pay for her treachery. Hell ravish her tempt her tame her—until she sorely wishes shed never heard of the Duke of Gleneden. Caught up in their game of revenge Alec and Maura never notice what is happening in their hearts—until its too late. Their marriage may have been a farce but there is nothing truer than their desire . . .