When Merewen of Ashwick awakens bound to a post in a bustling slave market, her memory is shrouded in shadows. What she does know is that her life is no longer her own—until a tall, battle-hardened Norseman steps forward.
Wolf of the North, an Icelander unjustly cast out of his homeland, sees more than beauty in the defiant young woman. He sees spirit, courage—and a chance to ease the wounds of his exile. In a single bid, he claims her.
But Merewen cannot forgive the circumstances that brought her into his possession. Ashamed of the unwanted desire that burns whenever he is near, she resists him with every ounce of her will. Wolf, however, knows he cannot keep her as a slave. Instead, he offers her freedom—if she will become his wife.
Merewen refuses… yet sharing hearth and home with the man who saved her, she soon finds her resolve crumbling. For the closer she draws to Wolf, the harder it becomes to deny the truth: her heart may already be his.