Oceans of blood have stained Scotland’s shores for a century. Forging peace between the Vikings and Scots seems an impossible task, but Giric MacDomnail is resolute. Giric meets with Gunnar, chieftain of Clan Haraldson on Islay, with a proposal to end the carnage. But there’s more at stake than peace when he meets Gunnar’s sister. Saga Haraldson is a shield-maiden who fights her clan’s enemies with abandon—backing down from no one. This Scot, come to play them with his pretty words, deserves an axe in his chest. Instead, his reason and his words penetrate her defences. Giric and Saga must mend the hatred and prejudice between two fiercely proud cultures. Can love be the binding ingredient for a peaceful future?

Magnus Haraldson has to work twice as hard to prove he is as much a Viking as his older brother and chieftain, Gunnar. When the latter gets it in his head to arrange a marriage for Magnus, he refuses. After all, there’s too much of the world he’s yet to see. A chance journey to Dublin changes his path and his mind. Elspeth MacAlpin follows her brother to Dublin for adventure, but she is not prepared for the new life that is mapped out for her once she meets the mysterious and unforgettable Magnus. Apart, they are tethered by an invisible and undeniable bond. Together, their passion burns bright enough to disintegrate everything in its path.