Lovely Briar Kenton has lived with loathing in her heart for two years. Now she has the opportunity to wreak vengeance upon Lord Radulf, the man she blames for the deaths of her stepmother and father, and the ruination of her family name. Briar's plan is simple, she intends to seduce the lord with her charming song and lush beauty, then let his indiscretion be known, destroying his happy family just as he destroyed hers. But the man who succumbs to her wiles is gentle and kind, filling her with unexpected tenderness. And it is not until later that Briar discovers she seduced not Radulf but his knight, Ivo de Vessey. Will her continuing quest for vengeance ruin her chance for love?