About the book: 2008 / What does a stern knight who returned from the Crusades want? Marry a plump, cheerful girl who would become his faithful friend and bring the joy of marital love But Lady Evelyn Strawton seems too pale and sickly to him. And constantly strives to faint! Not a wife, but a waking nightmare. This is what Sir Pan de Jerville thinks until he untangles the numerous lacings that are dragging his bride down. Only after that he understands: he has got a real pearl…