Montgomery/Taggert Books In Order

The Black Lyon

Darkly handsome and rich beyond imagining, Ranulf de Warbrooke was the bold conqueror they called The Black Lyon. Feared by men and women alike, he had no match until he met Lady Lyonene, the green eyed beauty whose fiery spirit matched his own. And she dared to love the man no woman could tame…
THE GREEN EYED LYONENEThrough a whirlwind romance and stormy marriage, she endured every peril to be by his side. And when jealousy and vicious lies drove her across the Irish Sea and into grave danger, only one man could save her The Black Lyon. He alone could destroy the ruthless plot that had driven them apart, and renew the bond of love they had vowed would never be broken. Darkly handsome and rich beyond imagining, Ranulf de Warbrooke was the bold conqueror they called The Black Lyon. Feared by men and women alike, he had no match until he met Lady Lyonene, the green eyed beauty whose fiery spirit matched his own. And she dared to love the man no woman could tame…
THE GREEN EYED LYONENEThrough a whirlwind romance and stormy marriage, she endured every peril to be by his side. And when jealousy and vicious lies drove her across the Irish Sea and into grave danger, only one man could save her The Black Lyon. He alone could destroy the ruthless plot that had driven them apart, and renew the bond of love they had vowed would never be broken. Darkly handsome and rich beyond imagining, Ranulf de Warbrooke was the bold conqueror they called The Black Lyon. Feared by men and women alike, he had no match until he met Lady Lyonene, the green eyed beauty whose fiery spirit matched his own. And she dared to love the man no woman could tame…
THE GREEN EYED LYONENEThrough a whirlwind romance and stormy marriage, she endured every peril to be by his side. And when jealousy and vicious lies drove her across the Irish Sea and into grave danger, only one man could save her The Black Lyon. He alone could destroy the ruthless plot that had driven them apart, and renew the bond of love they had vowed would never be broken.

The Velvet Promise / Judith

All of England rejoiced on her wedding day. But Judith vowed that her husband would get only what he took from her!

At the flower bedecked altar, the first touch of their hands ignited an all consuming passion. Gavin Montgomery looked deep into her golden eyes and burned with desire for her…
but his heart had been pledged to another.

Humiliated and alone in a strange castle, Judith resolved to hate this husband who took her body, but rejected her love…
never admitting her fear of losing him.

But destiny held another fate for Judith…
a fate that would keep at last…
The Velvet Promise.

Highland Velvet

Bronwyn MacArran was a proud Scot. Stephen Montgomery was one of the hated English. He came to Scotland as a conqueror, saw her beauty and was vanquished. But still she would abhor him. She owned a temper hot enough to forge the armors of battle or inflame a valiant soldier’s passion. Yet still she would resist him. She became his reason to live, his reason to love. And still she would deny him. But while clan fought clan, while brother took up sword against brother, and the highlands ran with blood their destiny was made…
and this mighty warrior pledged himself to his woman’s pride, her honor and her name and made of their love a torch to burn through the ages!

Velvet Angel

She came to him as a precious gift, a naked angel rolled in a rug. Once he gazed into her green eyes, saw her tangle of honey blonde hair, he was undone with passion.

Elizabeth would never surrender. He was a hated Montgomery she was a Chatworth and the blood war between their families raged on, a wildfire of rape, murder, and betrayal.

Elizabeth vowed to fight the handsome lord, to resist the burning desire in his eyes no matter how great the temptation.

Velvet Song

They were both outcasts by a harsh decree and on the brink of a shared destiny of passion! With her father murdered, her home burned, lovely Alyx Blackelt fled to the woods and sanctuary in the camp of Raine Montgomery, a nobleman outlawed by the king’s edict. There she hid her beauty in the guise of a boy, and her sorrow in her work as Montgomery’s squire. But how long could such loveliness as hers be hidden? How long could such a gallant man’s desires be blind? And how soon even as a blood feud raged between the Montgomerys and the Chatworths, as angry swords clattered in the name of family honor one woman’s love would make all the difference…
one woman’s love would inflame a hero’s passion, touch a king’s pity, and raise a song of praise in every English heart.

Twin of Ice

Jude Deveraux entwines the frontier adventures of two unforgettable sisters demure beauty Houston Chandler and her independent, hot tempered twin Blair who discover heartfelt passions as powerfully compelling as ice and fire…
. Twin of Ice Happily betrothed to Dr. Lee Westfield, Houston is every bit the good girl she was raised to be. So when faced with Kane Taggert’s brash marriage proposal, Houston is outwardly shocked. But beneath her gracious demeanor lies a woman of hidden longings and her defenses begin to melt the second this rugged stranger touches his hungry lips to hers. Meet Houston’s impetuous sister, Blair Chandler, in Jude Deveraux’s Twin of Fire available from Pocket Books!

Twin of Fire

JUDE DEVERAUX
entwines the fronteir adventures of two unforgettable sisters demure beauty Houston Chandler and her independent, hot tempered twin Blair discover heartfelt passions as powerfully as compelling as ice and fire…
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Twin of Fire

While dreaming of practicing medicine, Blair falls in love with her placid sister’s fiance , himself a doctor. Blair’s impetuous spirit has won her a medical degree in a man’s world and captured Lee Westfield’s heart. But even as the couple’s ardor grows, there are nights when Lee disappears only to return exhausted, haunted. His silence imperils their love, but the truth would imperil her life.

The Temptress

Jude Deveraux brings her bestselling Montgomery family to America…
with a marvelous new hero*ine! With the blazing spirit of a true Montgomery, heiress Christian Montgomery Mathison bravely defies the two men who abduct her. Forced into the primitive rain forests of the Washington Territory, she is swept into a thrilling adventure. Amid schemes of greed and intrigue, the bold beauty resists the wooing of one captor, and uses all her whiles to entice the other, the mysterious Tynan…
a dark, fatally handsome man who desires her…
but who must refuse her love at all costs!

The Princess

Her name was Aria…
a beautiful, arrogant princess from a small European kingdom. Stranded in a storm of intrigue near the Florida Keys, she is swept ashore and into the arms of dashing J.T. Montgomery, an officer of the American Navy. Disdainful at first, Aria is secretly tantalized by the handsome Lieutenant’s brash independence…
and beneath her proud reserve, J.T. discovers a woman of sensuous fire. To escape her enemies, they return to her royal domain with Aria posing as an American bride. But if their daring charade succeeds, Aria must choose between the kingdom she was born to rule, and the man she was destined to love!

The Raider

Jude Deveraux continues her beloved Montgomery saga in America with this dramatic, passion filled tale of rebellion and love a breathtaking adventure to be savored all over again or discovered for the first time!

The Raider

In colonial New England, the British are hunting a fearless, masked patriot whose daring foils them at every turn. He’s known simply as The Raider.

Jessica Taggert, a proud tempered beauty, thrills to The Raider‘s scorching midnight embrace, but despises Alexander Montgomery, the drunken town buffoon.

In truth, the cleverly disguised Montgomery lives two lives…
and only his triumph over the hated Redcoats will free him, at last, to know the full pleasure of Jessica’s love.

The Awakening

Amanda Caulden led a sheltered life on her father’s California ranch until the day Hank Montgomery stormed into town. A hot blooded union organizer and a natural born ladies’ man Hank sensed the fire that smoldered beneath Amanda’s prim beauty…
and he vowed to make her his own.

Hank’s assault on her orderly life made Amanda furious and all the more enticing. Slowly, he drew her into a world of sensuous pleasure: sumptuous meals and moonlit dances, carefree laughter and stolen kisses…
gently stirring the sleeping embers of passion. But even as a fierce love rose between them, violent rebellion threatened to destroy the Caulden ranch and their lives!

The Maiden

He was wise, strong, and brave. His destiny was to be king. She was young, beautiful, a warrior princess. Her destiny was to love him.

But when first they met, it was not as princess and king it was as man and woman only, consumed by a passion so sudden, so deep that the very world exploded with one kiss. Only later, with his touch still burning on her lips, did Jura discover that the knight of her secret tryst had been none other than the hated Prince Rowan! Rowan, who had returned from far away England to usurp her brother’s throne…
Rowan, who vowed to unite the wild clans under his rule.

Furious, Jura swore her enmity to the golden haired prince whose glorious visage tormented her days and haunted her nights. But nothing would stop Rowan from ruling over the warring tribes…
and nothing would stop him from winning the fierce and lovely Jura as his bride, his Queen, his love…
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A Knight in Shining Armor

‘Once upon a time…
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as a fair maiden lay weeping upon a cold tombstone, her heartfelt desire was suddenly made real before her: tall, broad of shoulder, attired in gleaming silver and gold, her knight in shining armor had come to rescue his damsel in distress…
. A Knight in Shining Armor Jude Deveraux’s beloved bestseller has captivated readers the world over; now in a special edition featuring new material, this timeless love story greets a new generation. Abandoned by her lover, thoroughly modern Dougless Montgomery finds herself alone and brokenhearted in an old English church. She never dreamed that a love more powerful than time awaited her there…
until Nicholas Stafford, Earl of Thornwyck, a sixteenth century knight, appeared. Drawn to him by a bond so sudden and compelling that it defied reason, Dougless knew that Nicholas was nothing less than a miracle: a man who would not seek to change her, who found her perfect just as she was. But she could not know how strong were the chains that tied them to the past or the grand adventure that lay before them.

Wishes

Jude Deveraux captures love’s magic in this heartwarming novel about desires that are unexpectedly fulfilled. Jace Montgomery was a stranger in Chandler, Colorado. Tall, proud, and rugged, he would make any woman s heart beat faster even shy, sweet Nellie Grayson s. Nellie, who has always been pleasantly plump, worked tirelessly to help her beautiful younger sister, Terel, to become the belle of the town. But it is Nellie who catches Jace s eye. For the first time, she is the center of a man s attention. And with their first kiss, Nellie finds herself falling helplessly, unexpectedly in love. But with her newfound joy comes the certainty that Jace will, sooner or later, be won over by Terel s charms. With the help of an enchanting new friend, Nellie discovers that her flirtatious sister might not be the woman for handsome Jace Montgomery after all .

Mountain Laurel

A new novel from the author of ‘A Knight in Shining Armor!’ Jude Deveraux’s heart stopping blend of romance and adventure has won her millions of fans. Now, from the harsh American frontier to the warmth of a lover’s whisper, the Deveraux magic comes alive in a storytelling experience that will sweep you away. The last thing Maddie Worth needed was a soldier. Traveling in a bright red coach, calling herself LaReina, the Singing Duchess, Maddie is really on a secret mission to free her sister, Laurel, from kidnappers and frontier soldier Ring Montgomery could only get in her way. But Ring has his orders, and is determined to see them through. While Laurel’s life hangs in the balance, Maddie has no choice but to let the brute accompany her…
Ahead of them lies an adventure of hardship and intrigue. Behind them are the secrets of their pasts. And falling in love is just their first mistake.

The Duchess

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mountain Laurel…
Jude Deveraux has captivated her listeners with her irresistibly romantic love stories. Now she creates an absorbing tale set in the verdant hills of late nineteenth century Scotland, where nobility and time honored customs rule supreme, the majesty of love flourishes, and one beautiful American heiress hopes to become…
The Duchess. What is an ‘acceptable’ man? Claire Willoughby had good reason to wonder she had to marry one in order to inherit her grandfather’s millions. While in London, Claire thinks she finds the perfect candidate: Harry Montgomery, the blond, handsome eleventh Duke of MacArran. Their engagement quickly announced, Claire travels to Bramley, the Montgomery estate in Scotland, to meet the Duke’s eccentric family. What she doesn’t count on, however, is meeting Trevelyan an exasperating, mysterious, arrogant, know it all of a man who lives in secret in the most ancient part of Bramley. Undeniably attracted to Trevelyan, Claire is reluctantly drawn into his hidden world, where she discovers the truth about the Montgomery family shocking secrets that could rock the very foundations of Bramley…
and bring Claire and Trevelyan ever closer…

Eternity

Carrie Montgomery had grown up with seven adoring older brothers, and she was used to getting her way rather easily. Joshua Greene was only looking for a hardworking, practical mail order bride to help with the farm and feed and clothe his children. Yet from the moment Carrie saw his photograph, saw his devastatingly handsome, sorrowful smile, the petite and pampered beauty knew she was the perfect wife for him. Josh didn’t see it that way. Wed by proxy, he refused to be charmed by his new bride’s blond curls and effervescent laughter, or impressed by her trappings of wealth…
even if his son and daughter believed she was a fairy princess come to life. He was furious and ready to send her packing, until a near tragedy convinced him that her beauty was more than skin deep. But even after he had yielded to the wild desire that surged between them, Josh could not admit how much he truly needed her. Then an old scandal threatened to re emerge, and he realized that he could lose her forever…
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Sweet Liar

It was her father’s dying wish that Samantha Elliot search for her grandmother, who’d disappeared from Louisville when she was a baby. So here she was, in big, dirty New York City…
her parents were dead, her divorce was final, and she was all alone…
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Michael Taggert was Samantha’s landlord, and he was easily the most beautiful man she’d ever seen. He was charming, too his zest for life was so contagious that in his presence Sam bloomed like a flower after the rain. Yet Mike could only get so far with her when he tried to get closer, it was like running into a brick wall.

But Mike wouldn’t give up. As they probed her grandmother’s past, he was slowly uncovering the joy and affection Samantha had buried long ago and leading them closer to the dangerous truth about a bloody spring night in 1928, and a seductive blues singer named Maxie…
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The Invitation

Jackie O’Neill was a daredevil pilot and a true American hero*ine…
a woman so beautiful men stopped in their tracks to watch her walk down the street, her long confident strides eating up the earth. After years of nonstop excitement of traveling around the globe in a chaotic rags to riches to rags whirl with her late husband, Charley Jackie had returned to Eternity, Colorado, near her hometown of Chandler. She wanted to put down roots, start a business, maybe someday fall in love again. But she never dreamed that the man who might make all her wishes come true was William Montgomery…
little Billy, the lovesick boy who dogged her every step when she was a teenager…
little Billy, who was now definitely a man, handsome, sexy, rich, and still madly in love with Jackie O’Neill…
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A Holiday of Love

When the weather outside is frightful, what better way to warm up than with four magnificent new tales of love and adventure from your favorite romance authors? Slip into a bubble bath or curl up in front of a roaring fire and let Jude DeverauxJudith McNaughtArnette Lamb & Jill Barnett whisk you away…
to New York in the late 1800s, where a beautiful but clumsy angel turns a lonely man’s life around…
to medieval Scotland, where intrigues surrounding a Christmas Mass imperil two Highland lovers…
to Regency London, where a world weary lord receives an outrageous proposal…
to modern day Colorado, where a daring and clever twelve year old plays matchmaker for his bighearted, impractical mother…
to a world where love always reigns supreme!

A Gift of Love

A Gift of Love captures holiday magic as it transports us…
to New York City, where a schoolteacher slips an antique gold ring on her finger and travels back in time to a man who desperately needs her love…
to a village in Victorian England, where an embittered earl seeks a governess for a lovely, defiant little girl named Noelle…
to a starry London night, on which a Christmas pony heralds a gift greater than any king’s ransom…
to the snow covered hills of Virginia, where a young widow learns during a holiday trip that miracles really do come in the least expected packages…
and to a reclusive tycoon’s Newport estate, where a determined young woman sets out to unlock the secrets of a man’s heart. Let A Gift of Love open the door to worlds of passion and adventure, where love and miracles are always in the air!

The Heiress

Jamie Montgomery, an impoverished Elizabethan knight, is elated when he is assigned to escort Axia, the Lancaster heiress, to the castle of her betrothed. If only she will fall in love with Jamie 00 as Jamie’s devoted older sister predicts 00 the family’s financial woes will be solved. But Axia, who has spent her life closely guarded by her father’s servants, is not the shy, cossetted flower Jamie expects. She’s a hoyden, hell bent on enjoying her precious moments of liberty before her marriage to a man chosen by her remote, eccentric father. After curtly informing Jamie not to bother declaring his love for her as all poor, handsome men seem wont to do Axia makes his life a misery, sneaking off to the marketplace, nearly breaking her neck on a runaway horse, and doing everything possible to delay the trip. Though she dare not admit it, even to herself, Axia dreads being wed to a stranger. Suddenly Jamie realizes that he savors even her most barbed words life the rarest nectar.. that he is falling desperately in love with this bold, maddening beauty. Now he must contrive a daring plan to win her freedom and win her proud, defiant heart for his own!

Someone to Love

After three years, Jace Montgomery is still grieving over his fianc – e Stacy’smysterious suicide. He hasn’t been interested in another woman since her passing, and her family still blames him for her death. While flipping throughone of her old paperbacks, Jace discovers a photo of a house stuck between thepages, bearing the cryptic message, ‘Ours again. Together forever. See you there.’ The note was dated the day before her death. Obsessed by the possibilityof understanding Stacy’s suicide, Jace seeks out the property – Priory House, abig brick fortress in Margate, England – and buys it.

It doesn’t take long to learn that the house is haunted by a headstrong andfeisty ghost, Ann Stuart, whom he must tangle with if he’s ever to solve themystery. Ann died under circumstances similar to those of his late fianc – e, andhe has a hunch that there is a connection between the two. Through his owninvestigations and with the help of a beautiful foreign correspondent who is worn out by what she’s seen in the world, Jace is forced to reconcile hisfianc – e’s life and her death. What follows is a satisfying and seductive discovery of both time and love by one of America’s favorite storytellers.

Simple Gifts

New York Times bestselling authors Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught shine with love’s magic in this wonderful collection. Chosen from the acclaimed anthologies A Gift of Love and A Holiday Of Love, these are dazzling tales to treasure time and again, stories for all seasons and for every romantic at heart…
. Jude Deveraux In the snow covered hills of Virginia, a young widow finds that miracles really do come in the least expected packages, in ‘Just Curious,’ praised as ‘one of Deveraux’s best’ Philadelphia Inquirer. ‘Change of Heart,’ set in modern day Colorado, is the touching story of a clever twelve year old who plays matchmaker for his bighearted, impractical mother. Judith McNaught This celebrated author magically portrays Regency London in ‘Miracles,’ the enchanting tale of a world weary lord and an outrageous proposal. In ‘Double Exposure,’ a determined young woman arrives to photograph a magnificent wedding at a reclusive tycoon’s Newport estate, and manages to unlock the secrets of a man’s heart.

High Tide

In all of her wonderful ‘New York Times’ bestsellers, Jude Deveraux crafts more than just a magnificent story: she creates positively unforgettable characters who live on long after the last page is turned. In this sizzling new novel, she features a hero from one of her best loved families the dashing Montgomerys and entwines thrilling sensuality, warmhearted wit, and hotblooded suspense. A rising star at a Manhattan corporation, Fiona Burkenhalter is a New Yorker through and through, with a New Yorker’s disdain for anywhere but the city’s bustling streets. When her boss inexplicably sends her to handle a new account in the Florida Everglades, it may as well be another planet to city slicker Fiona. But this is no ordinary business meeting: Fiona is to join her client on a rustic fishing expedition, accompanied by a guide with the larger than life name of Ace Montgomery. More than a little steamed at this detour from the executive fast track, Fiona never imagined that she’d embarked on the wildest adventure of her life or that the rough hewn, undeniably handsome Ace Montgomery from the Southern backwoods would become her closest ally. But hair raising circumstances pull her deep into trouble from the moment she steps off the plane. Only in Florida could Fiona get arrested for smashing to smithereens a frighteningly lifelike mechanical alligator. And only in the heart of the swamplands could she get lost in a maze of intrigue and become the prime suspect for a shocking murder with Ace as her presumed accomplice. Suddenly, they discover that they have inherited the murder victim’s vast fortune and they are now Florida’s most wanted couple! Joining forcesis a matter of survival for Ace and Fiona. Following a string of jumbled clues tied to childhood memories a fabulous yarn that Fiona’s father once told her, a long lost treasure map they desperately attempt to decipher their connection to the deadly inheritance. As they wade into the murky waters of past secrets, an irresistible chemistry flares and Fiona surrenders to the legendary Montgomery charm. Now, with their lives ‘and’ hearts on the line, they turn up the heat in their desperate search for a killer. Take off on a wild ride with ‘High Tide,’ and discover once more why Jude Deveraux and her marvelous Montgomerys have won the hearts of millions.

Forever…

From A Knight in Shining Armor to The Mulberry Tree, Jude Deveraux’s bestsellers sparkle with stunning originality, heartfelt wit, and adventurous passion. Now, this superb storyteller mixes the flavor of a classic fairy tale with a very modern love story set in a town locked in the shadows of an abiding evil in this imaginative new novel. Forever…
Darci Monroe overcame a childhood of neglect with an ebullient spirit, a positive attitude…
and extraordinary determination. Now the resourceful young woman, hired as Adam Montgomery’s personal assistant, devotes more than just professional attention to this devastatingly handsome millionaire. But one thing bars Adam from accepting Darci’s love: he is intent on discovering the secret of his parents’ disappearance, for she possesses the otherworldly abilities needed to help him fight a terrifying mistress of the dark arts. What Darci ends up offering is a gift greater than Adam ever hoped for, for Darci loves with all her heart, and all her soul, Forever…

Forever and Always

‘This is Jude Deveraux at her most pleasurable,’ hailed Booklist in praise of her powerful bestseller Forever…
. Now Deveraux brings back her gifted hero*ine, Darci Monroe, in a riveting new novel of endless love and shadowed secrets. Forever and Always Darci’s psychic abilities have always guided her through hardship…
and into a once in a lifetime love with her rich, powerful husband, Adam Montgomery. When Adam vanishes in a mysterious accident, a grief stricken Darci is left alone to raise their young daughter. But her instinct tells her the reports of Adam’s death are untrue. When the FBI enlists her intuitive talents to solve a heinous crime, she agrees if they’ll help to uncover the truth about Adam. It may be a tougher deal than Darci imagined: she must go head to head with Jack Rose, a criminal whose mind power matches Darci’s at every turn. Now Darci must discover if those in the highest circles of authority have her best interests at heart or if someone intends to sever the everlasting bond she shares with her one true love.

Holly

Jude Deveraux, the dazzling ‘New York Times’ bestselling author of ‘Wild Orchids’ and ‘Forever and Always’ delivers a delightful and passionate yuletide tale sure to become a classic this and every holiday season. Hollander ‘Holly‘ Latham can’t believe her good fortune. After endless calls, letters, emails, and promises, she’s finally persuaded her parents to buy Spring Hill Plantation just outside beautiful, historic Edenton in eastern North Carolina and strategically located near Belle Chere, the purest, most untouched plantation site in America. At the tender age of thirteen, Holly fell in love with Lorrie Beaumont, who inherited the Revolutionary period estate when his heiress mother died during childbirth. Though more than a decade has passed since Holly last locked eyes with her childhood love, the passion she felt in her young heart has never come close to extinguishing that is, until charming, ruggedly handsome Nick Taggert unexpectedly waltzes into her life and treats her to an unforgettable weekend of laughter and intense passion. Despite Holly‘s undeniable attraction to this dazzling stranger, she knows he’s not marriage material. What Holly doesn’t know is that Nick Taggert is actually Dr. Nicholas Taggert. Having been with more than his share of women only interested in money and pedigree, Nick decides to test Holly and conceal his more refined qualities. Will Holly be seduced by Lorrie’s wealth and privilege, or will she choose the simple gift of love that Nick has offered her? The answer is unveiled on a starry Christmas night, when passion, hate, and greed collide to reveal bitter truths that will forever change the course of Holly‘s charmed life. With’Holly,’ Jude Deveraux once again uses her golden touch to conjure up a tale full of dazzling intrigue and inspiring romance. It is a story for all seasons and one to remember always.

Always

Darci has never given up searching for her kidnapped husband, Adam Montgomery. But her quest has taken her deeper into the world of psychic phenomena than she ever dreamed or dared to go. When the FBI enlists her help in locating the missing father of undercover agent Jack Rose, Darci signs on for the covert operation, not knowing that her attraction to handsome, sexy Jack is about to lead her into deadly territory and into an era long past. For Jack has a protector, a mysterious nineteenth century lady who pulls them into a time and place where Darci is stripped of her abilities. Can she find the key that links to the modern day crimes she’s set out to solve? And will a showdown with a wicked force from the past hold her hostage…
for all eternity?