"Alex is a wild man - a true pagan! " Harriet had forgotten her dead brother-in-law's words until she stood opposite the fiercest opponent of her life - the autocratic and unyielding Alex Marcos. He had no scruples about taking her orphaned nephew, Nicky, away from her, claiming the boy was his heir. But Harriet wouldn't let Nicky go - even if it meant abandoning herself to the savage demands of Alex's lovemaking. For if the only weapon she had to fight Alex with was the effect her body had on his, then she'd use it, no matter what the cost!