The Truest Heart
by Samantha James

Did fate send her a villain with the blackest soul . . . or a lover with THE TRUEST HEART?

Her name is her only crime, yet Lady Gillian must take refuge in a humble cottage on the stormy Cornish coast. Now destiny has sent Gillian a cure for her loneliness: a handsome shipwrecked stranger washed ashore on a perilous tide who requires a kind lady's gentle touch to heal his broken body and tormented spirit.

His own name--Gareth--is all that he remembers. Yet he knows he has found paradise in the company of an exquisite beauty whose caress is sweet rapture and whose smile warms his soul. But as his memories slowly return, so does the dark task entrusted to him by King John. If he fails, a young boy will surely perish. Yet how can he betray Gillian, whose passionate love has lit a blaze in Gareth's heart that no vengeful king's decree could ever extinguish?

Samantha James' Bio

Samantha James is the bestselling and award winning author of eleven historical romances and one novella. Her books have appeared on numerous bestseller lists, including the USA Today and the New York Times. She has more than two million books in print. Known for her emotionally charged "three-hanky reads", Samantha's books have been nominated for numerous Romantic Times awards, including the Career Achievement Award for Historical Romance. Every Wish Fulfilled was named Best British Isles Historical Romance, and her first historical romance, My Cherished Enemy, also won for Best First Medieval Romance. Gabriel's Bride also won the Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence. When Samantha isn't writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three daughters, her new grandson, and playing the piano.