The Wanton

The things men did to her destroyed her innocence. The things she would do for the man she loved destroyed all her young notions of propriety. Trista Windham was drawn to Blaze Davenant with a passion that shamed her, with a yearning that left her powerless to hate him for spoiling her virtue.In one unforgettable afternoon, in the sun dappled heat of a secluded glen, her schoolgirl's fear turned to unafraid longing. And his demanding pride turned to the furious cruelty of lust. Though he betrayed her, and used her violently, his eyes spoke of desire that could never be satisfied. From her Boston finishing school to the gracious twilight of the prewar South, from the golden land of California to the blood soaked nightmare of the Civil War, Trista would be made to suffer the worst that men could do to her. Even the stepbrother she had worshiped since childhood was driven to forcefully possess her, and hurt her. But never would she let them take her dreams. Or ruin the raging, sweet love that comes but once in a woman's life.