Armando. He’s a man of great courage and passion, but a reluctant leader. He’s a hero who draws admiration from men and women, but walks restlessly through life, not sure where his happiness will be found. Not sure it will be found.
Marianne. She’s a bold woman, full of life. In many ways like her father, yet still waiting for his approval.
When Marianne is brought to Armando as a captive of his people, he regrets the decision that was made. He respects her, is surprised by her, and grows to love her. But she could never love him. Or could she?
What will become of Marianne? Will she be happy in an arranged marriage to Don Lorenzo Sanchez, a respected older Spaniard?
Wrestling with the truth of her feelings, she’s drawn to Armando, her captor. He releases her, but she dreams of him, longs for him. How could she fall in love with her father’s enemy?
She is obedient. She knows the man she is to marry will be kind to her. Her own father hasn’t given her the fatherly love and kindness she desired, but she will live in a Spanish mansion and be a good wife to Sanchez at her father’s request.
Armando wants her to go through with her marriage to Sanchez. He could not subject the woman he loves to a life of hard work when she could be waited on by servants in a well-protected mansion. She must leave him and never come back.
And then the story really heats up.
Armando's heroic qualities are mixed well with weaknesses that make him real. I enjoyed the tenderness in the heart of the strong leader.
DiAnn Mills has sold over a million books and has won many honors and awards. She also speaks to audiences online and in person. Check out DiAnn Mills.com and see where she’ll be speaking next.
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