Rhoswen escapes with only her life when she runs from the queen of Ceredigion, her step-mother. The Welsh princess is far from her homeland of Cymru. Deep in Saxon and Dane held land, she seeks refuge from her relentless hunters at Coccham. But how long can she remain hidden from a mad queen, bent on her destruction?

On the night Edithe loses everything, she gains the attention of a brutish Northman they call the Bear. The only thing worse than being captured by a Viking is being forced to marry one. But for Rollo, it's fate that brought this Saxon woman into his life and he's determined to not only keep her but convince her to love him too. Will she escape or will she give her heart to a Viking?