He carried her into his lair and made her his prisoner, his pampered pet. Rumor had it that the Dragon could take the form of a man, and so he did with Gwendolyn-a man who would not show her his face. and she saw what appeared to be dark wings and a stream of silver smoke emerge from the shadows. But as she waited for whoever-or whatever-to claim his prize, she could not help trembling as a furious storm lashed about her. She knew there was a perfectly good explanation for the mysterious lights seen flickering in the crumbling castle and the unsettling sound of bagpipes drifting through the glens. As for Gwendolyn, she never doubted that the so-called Dragon was a fraud. The frightened Highlanders hoped that instead of gold, the fair virgin would satisfy the beast's insatiable appetite. Now the Dragon was demanding that very amount. Fifteen years earlier, someone had betrayed the Laird of Weyrcraig and his handsome young heir to the English for a thousand pounds in gold. But the superstitious villagers of Ballybliss did, and so Gwendolyn found herself bound to a post as a sacrificial offering to the Dragon who haunted the ruins of Castle Weyrcraig. Gwendolyn Wilder did not believe in dragons. It is the unforgettable story of two indomitable characters whose love affair is the stuff of which legends are made. Teresa Medeiros makes her hardcover debut in this magnificently sensual and romantic tale filled with passion, humor, and suspense.
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