Prisoner of Passion
by Desiree Lindsey

One woman's quest for freedom....

One man's thirst for revenge....

And all he must do is withstand the sweet torment long enough to deliver her to the gallows....

When highly acclaimed courtesan, Sarah Gray, is accused of poisoning one of her patrons, his brother, the virile and handsome Stephen Rathburn, Duke of Whitbury, is determined to see her suffer as he has suffered.

But will he be able to withstand the sweet torment of his captive long enough to deliver her to the gallows? Or must he forsake his pride and compromise everything he holds dear—-only to lose in the end the one woman who has slowly won his respect and heart ... the woman whom he keeps his prisoner of passion....

Desiree Lindsey's Bio

Anita Desiree' Moore left behind the 9 to 5 work force with the government and gave up her RN degree to move to the wide open spaces of Colorado where she now writes what she loves to read...historical romance. After taking first place honors for her historical novella, she finally caught the editors eye and three days before Christmas 1997 sold her debut, ENSLAVED (Red Sage "Secrets" volume four Anthology/Mass Market Paperback Fiction/December 1998/ $12.99). Writing as Desiree' Lindsey, her debut novella is now featured in Doubleday Hardback. With that first sell and a release coming out in December, she was offered another contract from an electronic publisher. Her second release is a full-length historical, PRISONER OF PASSION, available September 1999.

Lindsey says it was her English Instructor in college that got her started thinking about writing. At the time she insisted her goal was to get into the medical profession, but then as soon as she picked up a romance and started reading...she was hooked. A well written romance is a golden treasure, says Lindsey, providing adventure and travel to far places. They make up 56% of all mass market paperback sales and have been proven to spice up one's love life. Perhaps more important though, Desiree' believes romance books advocate literacy among genders of all race and religions; they deal with real life issues and provide both men and women hours of entertainment...they encourage healthy monogamous relationships, and inspire hope and rehabilitate victims of domestic abuse. For all these reasons, Desiree' has chosen to write romance, but mostly she writes because she loves creating adventures for readers. Living on the rugged plains of Colorado with her own real-life hero and two children--where her belief in the power of life-altering love is a part of life--Desiree' Lindsey admits her greatest joy is giving readers a small window of time to let their imaginations soar.