She rejected convention to live life on her own terms. He had never known love. Together, they discovered an untamable passion that would break them both.

Fenella Lorcan never expects to wed, least of all the most fearsome man in Aecoria. But her family is destitute, and even though marriage feels like a punishment, she knows she must give herself to the only man who will take her hand… the only man who can awaken her desires.

People fear Arun Darkon, and he knows his wife will be no different. Despite his efforts to remain aloof, he finds himself falling for his wife’s charms. She’s carefree and capricious, and she’s the only one able to ignite the warmth beneath his forbidding exterior.

Even as the lovers clash in a battle of wills, passion erupts with a frenzy that has the power to save… or destroy. Struggling against societal expectations and personal torments, they must overcome pride to realize how they truly feel, and discover what it takes to tame a wildflower heart.