Fatal Truths — Anna Markland

Alexandre de Montbryce is a powerful Norman Count haunted by a troubled past. He has sworn never to marry. Elayne Dunkeld arrives from Scotland, masquerading as nursemaid to her own children, good faith hostages handed over by King David. Neither she nor her children are who they purport to be. Only lies (and an heroic Irish wolfhound) can keep them alive.