Dilogia by Sherri Bistion (set of books)

Terrible rumors circulate about Stefano Visconti: he is a tyrant, a despot, a cruel ruler, and a bloody warrior. There were no lands that did not submit to him. And this man is the one to whom young Diana was sold by her father. What had she done to deserve such a fate – to become the wife of a monster? Diana has only one desire: to escape. And she will stop at nothing, even if she has to feel the wrath of this dreadful man. But what if a kind heart hides behind those cold blue eyes?..