In 1854, high in the Pyrenees in the tiny country of Andorra, a band of mercenaries lead by highlander Courtland McCarrick wages war under ruthless general Reynaldo Pascal. Though Court is a cold-hearted merc, who was cursed years ago to "walk with death or walk alone," even he balks when he learns how vicious Pascal's campaign against the people of this region really is. He removes his men from the fray, demanding only to be compensated for the time they'd spent under the General's leadership, but the man refuses. This Scottish leader will exact his revenge-by kidnapping the general's exquisite Castilian fiance and forcing her back to his highland home. Annalia Tristan Llorente, staid, beautiful, a noblewoman to her toes, despises the fierce, barbaric highlander. Because of his cadre's skills, her own brother's resistance was crushed and he was imprisoned-only to be freed once Annalia weds the general. Distrusting Court's seemingly mercurial loyalties, she tells him nothing of her brother's imprisonment, allowing Court to think Anna is more mercenary than he, since she longs to return to the rich general to wed.With every mile further from her home, she plots to escape, hating the highlander more with each thwarted attempt, outrage bubbling in her every time he captures her in his powerful arms.

Annalia's fury only increases when she finds herself attracted to the dark, commanding warrior. But if she succumbs and loses her innocence, she signs her brother's death warrant, as well as her own. From the moment Court sees that Anna's prim facade masks fiery, passionate lass beneath, his heart's ensnared. He realizes he will never let her go, and for the first time he dares to defy the curse that has shadowed his life. Until it comes true when the general vows he'll hunt the two, never stopping until he's destroyed them both.

2008-07-27 IF YOU DARE

Ive been an avid romance reader for many years now and to find a new author that captures the passion ,fire, and sexual tention between two people is just breathtaking. It took less than aweek to read, i couldint put it down,this is in the early style of johanna lindsey. ive since bought the rest of kresley coles books and im not disappointed!!.If you want a real escape with a true fiesty woman,and mouth watering hero, that is so believable then i highly reccomend this book and her others!.Beaten, to with in an inch of his life "court" the youngest of three scot warrior brothers is thought to be dead, orders from his enemy General Reynaldo Pascal, surviving, he swears revenge, kidnapping his fiancee "Annalia", little knowing what hes got him self into! Knowing her brother is held captive by Reynaldo and with the threat that if she doesnt marry him her brother will be killed. Annalia will try any which way to get back to the general just to insure her brothers saftey. With a family curse that has hung over the macCarrick family, court fights the attraction he feels to wards Annalia , as much as she is prim and proper he is a rough mercenarie, hardened by the battled life hes lead, it will take a strong woman to break down the walls hes built up. Hateing that her attraction for court is growing daily she defies him at every turn. Only when misunderstandings and secrets are shared do emotions take over,sexual tention builds, and ignites! Will court be able to defy the curse that has stopped him from truely loveing a women, swearing to protect Annalia with his life against his enermys, so the battle begins. This is a page turner, that will have you blerry eyed from wanting to find out what happens! i hope you enjoy this book as much as i have, (to be read many more times yet)ENJOY AND ESCAPE WITH PLEASURE.