The Heiress

No woman can resist the charms of Rowan de Montvieux. But the dashing rogue is in no hurry to marry-until his family dares him to find a bride...or risk losing his inheritance. So Rowan sets out on a Bride Quest, vowing to wed only The Heiress.But his journey is interrupted when a slave merchant offers to sell him a ragged peasant girl who carries herself like a queen. Intrigued and never imagining she is the sought-after Bronwyn of Ballyroyal, an heiress in disguise, Rowan buys her, offering her his protection if she will lead him to the bride he seeks. Never has he met a woman so proud, so beautiful, so defiant. He suspects she is no commoner and vows to uncover her secrets and melt her fiery resolve. But the perilous voyage to Ireland kindles passions that risk both their lives, as the slave girl who would not be mastered slowly takes possession of his wary heart. "This twelfth century romance is as good as they come!"-The Dallas Morning News Celebrate 25 years since the original publication of The Princess with commemorative editions of The Bride Quest. The family trees for both Bride Quest trilogies are also included in this edition, plus there's a new bonus epilogue to the trilogy, Christmas at Tullymullagh, included in this new edition of The Heiress.