So Worthy My Love »

In 1972, Kathleen E. Woodiwiss sent a hefty historical romance novel, The Flame and the Flower, to eight different publishers and received eight rejection letters. Finally, Avon Books picked up the book, and it became an instant bestseller. Since then, Woodiwiss has sold more than 36 million copies of her romance novels, and colleagues have dubbed her the First Lady of Romance.

Lord Maxim Seymour swears revenge on those who stole his title and his lands, but when he mistakenly abducts Elise Radborne he finds himself caught between the dangerous intrigues of the Elizabethan court and his witty, sensual captive.