The Devil's Possession

A devil's bargain leads to desire in this dark and sensual debut. The victim of a violent assault, Faith Maitland declares a dead man as her child's sire. But when she discovers that Draven the Devil is alive, she finds herself betrothed to a silent man whose frightening powers threaten to make her the devil's possession. She was a woman called to lead Ordinarliy, women do not become Highland chieftains. But Faith Mattland is no ordicary woman until a violent encounter in the froest crushes her courage and leaves her pregnatn. And now, because no clan will accept a sullied woman, she must find a father for her bastard.... He was a man they called a witch When Faith names Draven the Devil as the father of her child, she thinks she is blaming a dead man. Instead, her accusation halts his execution for witchery. When he is released from the stake to the Maitlands' custody, Faith realizes that she has bethrothed herself to a silent man with frightening powers.... Theirs was a devil's bargain Draven has no reason to relish his escape, having long since wearied of the fear and hate that his fiery abilities evoke. Yet he finds himself unable to renounce Faith and expose her to the same shame. Fascinated by her beauty and strength, Draven is drawn to Faith even as she is warmed by his tenderness. But their growing trust will be tested by the threat of true evil....

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Romance, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.