The Heiress by Claire Delacroix

The Heiress by Claire Delacroix

No woman can resist the charms of Rowan de Montvieux. But the dashing rogue is in no hurry to marry--until his family dares him to find a bride.or risk losing his inheritance. So Rowan sets out on a Bride Quest, vowing to wed only The Heiress.

But his journey is interrupted when a slave merchant offers to sell him a ragged peasant girl who carries herself like a queen. Intrigued and never imagining she is the sought-after Bronwyn of Ballyroyal, an heiress in disguise, Rowan buys her, offering her his protection if she will lead him to the bride he seeks.

Never has he met a woman so proud, so beautiful, so defiant. He suspects she is no commoner and vows to uncover her secrets and melt her fiery resolve. But the perilous voyage to Ireland kindles passions that risk both their lives, as the slave girl who would not be mastered slowly takes possession of his wary heart.

Deborah Cooke is a best-selling and award-winning author of historical romances, fantasy romances, fantasy novels with romantic themes, paranormal romances, contemporary romances, urban fantasy romances, time travel romances, and paranormal young adult novels. Deborah Cooke, Claire Delacroix, and Claire Cross are some of the pen names she has used. She is a New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Author, as well as a national bestselling author. The Beauty, a medieval romance by Claire Delacroix, was her first book to reach the New York Times Bestseller Books List. Deborah was the first writer-in-residence at the Toronto Public Library in 2009, and she was honored to earn the Romance Writers of America PRO Mentor of the Year Award in 2012. Her family and she live in Canada.