About the book: 2004 / Impoverished nobleman Dominic Fane agrees to participate in a kidnapping for the sake of profit. But, having kidnapped Verity Holland, he learns that she is the fiancée of his worst enemy, Lawrence Templecombe, who has been hiding from retribution for many years. Hoping that the girl will lead him to Templecombe, Fane invites her to escape from the bandits…