from back cover:
THE DREADFUL DEBT
Lord Rodger Colbourne had saved Clemency’s life one terrifying day when she was trapped in a collapsing tower, and he came to her rescue. Now he had come to claim that life he had saved, as he proposed marriage without a promise of love, and demanded she trust him even though he filled her with fear. There was no one to save her now – not Damian, who had stolen her heart and then vanished… not her beautiful cousin Beatrix, who had vanished, too, in a disquieting cloud of mystery… not her parents, who wanted only that Clemency be wed at last. Clemency knew that debts had to be paid – but she trembled to discover how high the price would be…
