Brenda Joyce

Torn from his Romany mother's arms as a small boy, Viscount Emilian St Xavier has spent a lifetime ignoring the whispers of gypsy that follow him. A nobleman with wealth, power and privilege, he doesn't care what the gadjos think. But when the Romany come to Derbyshire with news of his mother's murder at the hands of a mob, his world implodes.

Ariella de Warenne is the perfect object for his lust and revenge – her heritage assures her a place in proper society, though, as a radical and independent thinker, she scorns her peers' frivolous pursuits in the Ton... Until a Roma camp arrives and she finds herself drawn to their charismatic leader, Emilian. Even when he warns her away, threatening to seduce and destroy her, she cannot refuse him. For Ariella is determined to fight for their dangerous love...