But she demanded to be married on her own terms, not as punishment for a romantic indiscretion, and especially not to a common merchant. By Arrangement Lady Christiana Fitzwaryn was not opposed to marriage. She currently lives in Pennyslvania with her husband and two sons. From award-winning author Madeline Hunter comes a seductive duet of novels in which true love truly conquers all. in Art History, which she teaches at the college level. Sixteen of her books have been on the USA Today bestseller list, and she has also had titles on the New York Times and Publishers Weekly lists. She is a two- time RITA winner and six-time finalist. Over two million copies of her books are in print in the US and her books have also been translated into ten languages. Since then she has seen seventeen historical romances and one novella published. Madeline Hunter’s first romance was published in June, 2000, and she received the award for Waldenbooks Bestselling Debut Author that year. Of those video trailers for my next Read More. I had an impulsive idea a couple of months ago. (Jan.After years of never remembering my dreams, recently I have been recalling a lot Despite myriad plot lines, the romance between Rhys and Joan remains central, and Hunter skillfully keeps the relationship fresh and her readers wondering whether Joan can overcome her past in order to embrace the present. Now she is in hiding until she can earn enough money to hire an assassin and seek revenge. What Rhys doesn't know is that Joan is actually the high-born daughter of a lord who was murdered when England rose up to welcome Queen Isabella's invasion, and that, upon her father's death, Joan was forced to trade sexual favors to save her younger brother's life.

Greeting Rhys with anger instead of gratitude, Joan makes it clear that she intends to cook and clean, not share his bed. While attempting to free Joan of an indenture to her drunken master, Rhys unexpectedly purchases her himself. Rhys and Joan first cross paths at the market, where she is displaying her wares, and then again at the city stocks, when Joan is unfairly punished for peddling her employer's defective tiles. Although readers new to Hunter's 14th-century London trilogy (which includes By Possession) may struggle to gain a foothold on the background details of this final installment, the sexual tension between Joan, a gifted sculptress, and her protector, Rhys, a Freemason, will engage newcomers and loyal fans alike.

By Possession by Madeline Hunter