"But, my dear," he replied softly, "whatever gave you the notion I was a gentleman?"
And before Catherine had a chance to form her furious retort, his hand tore at her bodice and his mouth closed cruelly on hers, demanding complete surrender.
Catherine had little choice in the matter. She had married this man, albeit against her will, barely giving a thought to what marriage entailed. Now she was about to find out...
Maureen Peters was born in Caernarvon, Wales, on March 3, 1935, and was married and divorced twice; she has two sons and two daughters. In addition to biographical fiction, historical romances, and mystery novels written under her own name, other noms de plume include Veronica Black, Catherine Darby, Levanah Lloyd, Belinda Grey, Elizabeth Law, Judith Rothman, and Sharon Whitby.