A ruthless Norman knight. A defiant Scottish princess. Bound by conquest, their fiery passion defies a kingdom engulfed in war.
Brave and battle-hardened Stephen de Warenne is to defend to the death that which is his by right of conquest — including the golden-haired captive who awakens his soul's most secret yearnings. For theirs is a passion that will not be denied — a magnificent fire that burns hotter and brighter than the blazing flames of war that engulf the land.
Captured in peasant wool beneath the shadow of Carlisle, Princess Mary refuses to yield her royal name — an audacious defiance that pits her wits against the ruthless commander. Yet even as she tends his battle wound, the smoldering fury between captor and prisoner turns to sudden, uncontrollable heat.
Within the soaring stone walls of Alnwick, their perilous clash of loyalties ignites an overwhelming surrender — sweeping both mortal enemies into a tempest of desperate longing.
Can a defiant Scottish princess protect her realm when her captor demands complete surrender?