"Trust Your Heart" by Veronica Stone

Donavan St. Auburn is reputed to be fierce and invicible. But upon entering the land bestowed upon him by King Rufus, he meets his match. For instead of an empty castle, Donavan finds it occupied by the spirited Keelin Defratey. With her home threatened, Keelin takes Donavan prisoner realizing too late that she holds the King's Defender in her pit. Faced with a decision that threatens her pride and risks everything she holds dear, Keelin unites with the Defender. Together Keelin and Donavan struggle to hold Shadowood. The Earl of Denton wants it and will stop at nothing to get it. Pulled deeper into the tangle of lies and deceit by the people that surround them, both discover their fragile relationship and new feelings are threatened. Forced to act, Donavan must look within himself for the answers he seeks while Keelin strives to restore her family honor. But in the end, will either learn to trust their hearts?