The Rogue
by Claire Delacroix

Merlyn, the eldest, as dark and enigmatic as a new moon, is the first of whom we shall hear. His wife, Ysabella, fled his side five years past when she learned the truth about him. She thinks the matter resolved, when Merlyn comes to her again, entreating her aid. Shocked by her response to his presence, she does the only sensible deed, and declines to aid the thief and murderer who is still her spouse.

And the very next day, word comes to Ysabella that Merlyn has been murdered...and worse, he has willed his every possession to her. This includes the family keep of Ravensmuir....but does it include Merlyn's notorious trade?

Claire Delacroix's Bio

Bestselling author Claire Delacroix always loved stories, both telling them and hearing them. She sold her first romance novel — a medieval, THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE — in 1992 and has been happily writing romances ever since. THE BEAUTY, part of Claire's bestselling 'Bride Quest' series, was her first title to land on the New York Times Extended List of Bestselling Books. Claire makes her home with her family, a number of incomplete knitting projects and a lot of overgrown houseplants. She loves to travel, to cook, to ride her bike and to read. Claire also writes romances as Claire Cross and blogs at http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org.