When Lady Annabelle Wetherby agreed to join her family at court to meet her future husband, she did not intend to be robbed and taken hostage by the known rogue and degenerate Thomas Black. Along with her maid Elizabeth, she is quickly pulled into the world of bandits and intrigue. It all seems simple enough at first, her family will pay the ransom and she will be returned safely. However lies, lust, and a mysterious stranger further complicate matters and perhaps Thomas is not quite ready to let her go so easily.

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

Since Leigh Mercer was a child, she had always known about Choice Ball- a ball held in the honor of the young men in the McFarroll family. All of the available, young women in their elite society would dress up for the ball in hopes that a McFarroll son would take her as his bride. Leigh couldn't have been more repulsed of the idea, but, she didn't feel like it was an issue for her. After all, she was no where near as pretty and extravagant as the other girls- including her older sister. So imagine her surprise when she gets the attention of the eldest McFarroll son and he claims her as his wife? Jason McFarroll wants to indulge Leigh- to have her bent and twisted in his every desirable position. But, little does he know Leigh is going to give him hell before she dares to in-dignify herself. Leigh soon learns that she has to watch her back, because in a world where money, sex, and power fuel people's actions- things can get very bloody.