title: The Maiden Bride
author: Kent, Constance
description: Endicott heirs have always taken Stark maidens for their brides....A blood oath forged eight centuries ago promised Helen Stark to Lord Weathersky Endicott in marriage from the day she was born. The nineteen-year-old orphan bride-to-be arrives at Cragmoore Castle eager to meet her betrothed, sensibly trading love for the security of an arranged marriage.Weathersky has other ideas—and a secret power. The handsome, brilliant Endicott heir is a warlock with mastery over everything but love and he longs to break free of the castle and live a mortal life. Helen resolves to help him without realizing the consequences of breaking the oath. Eight hundred years of supernatural rule will not be overthrown without a fight.