The Black Pearl — Francine Craft

Enjoying sensual dreams about a man she only glimpsed once, Katherine Keyes throws caution to the wind when she meets him again and immediately agrees to become his wife, but their happiness is threatened by Martin's former lover.

Intimate strangers, Martin and Katherine will risk everything for an uncertain future as man and wife. But another woman threatens their newfound happiness. Celie is seductive and vengeful, and once shared a secret place in Martin's past. A secret that can destroy all that Martin and Katherine cherish most.