THE CLAIMING OF LADY JOANNA

Joanna is ordered to marry Lord Braden Wynwydd in exchange for a large sum of money. It is said that brides who marry into his family are cursed and die during childbirth. Unable to bear the idea of such a fate, Joanna cuts her hair, dresses as a man and attempts to run away. Joanna is terrified of Braden, but despite his unfeeling demeanor, she learns that he has been tormented by the deaths of his loved ones because of the curse...

(c)SUBARU AOKAGE/THERESA S. BRISBIN