Could he slay all her dragons?

After years of watching her mother's gullible heart drive her from one man to the next, Laurel had decided to marry, for sensible reasons. She didn't believe in fairy tales, knights in shining armor and happy endings.

Still, she discovered a champion the night her fiance broke their engagement. She was grateful when her stepbrother, Reece, announced to the party of well-wishers, "Laurel has realized she can't marry Giles, because she loves me."

In private, however, Reece became a threat. "I'm looking for love. You're avoiding it," he accused - as if he'd sighted a dragon, after all.