Captive Desire — Kathleen Victor

Forced to flee Boston rather than marry a man she does not love, Bethany Herbert rides westward to seek a new life on the American frontier. She quickly discovers how protected she has been from the harsh realities of life - and from men who demand far more than a flirtatious smile and a discreet kiss.

JOSHUA STARK: His piercing blue eyes penetrate her inner-most defenses, and, to her shame, she helplessly succumbs to the sensations awakened by his knowing touch.

LITTLE HAWK: Sustained by his kindness through the endless winter of her captivity, she finally submits to his lovemaking, only to find her passionate nature betrays her New England upbringing.

MAJOR FRANCIS AINSLEY: Once his tender words and admiring glances had promised happiness. But when he ransoms her from Indian captors, she learns that her debt must be repaid in unimagined humiliations.

Bethany's proud spirit is tested to the utmost as she becomes a victim of the War of 1812 and discovers how much she loves and needs the man who robbed her of her innocence.