Owen Sutherland's whirlwind courtship has left Angie Townsend breathless and in love -- and hopeful that the fierce rivalry that has divided their powerful families will finally end. She is, after all, a romantic at heart. But now, nestled in their honeymoon suite, Angie suspects she may also be a fool. A sudden, hushed phone call warns her of the terrible truth: her marriage is a sham, nothing more than a clever corporate raid orchestrated by her powerful, handsome new husband. The very husband reaching out to lead her to their wedding bed.

Is it true? Is Owen Sutherland a calculating stranger . . . Or the man she's married for better or for worse? Until Angie knows for certain, her wedding night is on hold -- indefinitely