From the moment they met, Lady Beatrice yearned for the cynical Sir Ranulf. But as the daughter of a traitorous nobleman, she was tainted -- marriage was nigh impossible. With little hope of securing the man of her dreams for a lifetime, perhaps the clever young maiden could get her knight for one passionate night.... Ranulf never believed he'd ever love a woman well enough to wed -- until he met the vivacious Bea. A jaded knight with neither power...