Elizabeth Stanhope was an heiress caught in a twisted financial scheme, betrothed to a man she despised. Dispirited, she retreated into a harmless masquerade: posing as a common tavern girl. Then one night she glimpsed a flash of silver in a stranger’s eyes, and was swept into his perilous game. But this new charade was all too real, scattered with shadowed dangers...and resonant with the promise of unbridled desire…
     Holding the lovely Elizabeth hostage was only part of Jack Silver’s mission to restore his family name—and rightful fortune. Beneath his black cloak lingered a resentment that could be assuaged only by revenge. But the notorious outlaw’s renegade ride was soon thrown wildly off course. For though Jack might be able to hold Elizabeth captive, the passion that burned between them was threatening to flare out of control…