When a desperate gambler stakes his plantation in a late-night card game, sharp-eyed Christien antes up. For he wants River's Edge; and the tempestuous widow whose birthright it is. And he will stop at nothing to have both. Reine Cassard Pingre feels trapped: the only way to keep her beloved home; and her inheritance; is to accept Christien's bold proposal of marriage. Though she instantly mistrusts his purpose, and despite rumours that she had a hand in her husband's mysterious death, Reine cannot dissuade him from wedding... and bedding her.
