Publisher's Synopsis
Life has been challenging for Adelaide Sallow. The loss of her mother and twin sister at birth, a mysterious affliction that leaves her susceptible to violent fits, and an upbringing governed by a resentful aunt and a neglectful father have had a jading effect on her outlook. The family that was meant to love and nurture her has branded her an 'untouchable', cursed with bad luck and a taste for promiscuity.
Fortunately for Adelaide, she is given the opportunity to leave her troubled past behind and begin a new life at the ruling Lord's castle, where she is expected to 'service' the nobility, as well as their unit of dedicated guards. Inside the castle walls, Adelaide is introduced to Arthur - the strong and handsome Captain, Gideon - the Lord's dark and brooding son, and an entire ensemble of companions who share the same position. Adelaide will discover new and surprising truths about herself, intimate inclinations that she never would have expected. All is not well in the castle, though. Peril looms in the form of a visiting Baron, and his arrival will throw off the balance of power in terrifying ways that threaten to destroy the comfortable peace that Adelaide, and her friends, have embraced. How far will Adelaide be willing to go to protect herself, and those she has come to view as the only family she's ever known? What would she be willing to do in the face of such Wicked Intentions?
