Joanna of Castile's destiny will take her over land and sea to marry a man she has never met. Disaster, right? Not when he turns out to be gorgeous, charming, and ambitious—and he drives her crazy with lust.

The year is 1496 and for Joanna, daughter of two of the most powerful monarchs in Europe, life is changing forever. She must swap Spain for Flanders, leave her family behind, and do her duty to marry astutely.

And that means saying ‘I do' to the Archduke of Austria, Philip the Handsome, who rules the Low Countries with skill despite his young age.

The moment their eyes meet, lightning strikes and powerful passions erupt. A joining like no other, a match made in heaven. Joanna basks in her good fortune and in her hu 二Band's seductive attentions.