Raedan and Rebekah are both Saxons who lived at Reystone Keep. Lady Rebekah had been sent there after the Danes attacked her home. She was burned but survived and went to live with her Uncle Cynerik. He wants her to marry her cousin, Lord Atol but she has fallen for Raedan, the stable boy. They have one night together then he vanished. Her Uncle told her that he is dead. As she sees no happiness in her future she agrees to marry Atol. Her Uncle does a few months later and Atol refuses to marry her unless she has a son. She has a daughter.
Years pass and Rebekah is essentially the Lady of the Keep, without a marriage and forced to be Atol’s leman. Years pass and the Danes invade again, led by Halfdan. She is captured during the battle and realises Halfdan is actually Raedan.

Raedan is devastated that Rebekah agreed to marry Atol so soon after she had been told he had died. In reality he had been captured and sold into slavery. Years pass and he is bought and released by Jarl Knud and his sister. He became Halfdan and trained to be a warrior who quickly rose through the ranks.

He leads the attack on the Keep and captured Rebekah. He thought he was over her but realises the chemistry between them is still there. Their secrets start to come out: he had been a slave, she had no part in his banishment or being sold into slavery and Atol had abused her. He decided to take her back to Nedergaard and returns to the keep to rescue her daughter Gytha from the Keep.

Atol gives chase but they escape. Raedan takes Rebekah and her daughter to his home and they marry so he can protect them. There are still secrets to be uncovered, misunderstandings and enemies waiting to attack so the road to their HEA will not be easy!

This is a second chance at love romance. The pair were ripped apart years ago and both have been treated very badly ever since then. When they meet again they are enemies but this transcends from barely standing the sight of each other to slowly turn to trust and love as their secrets are shared. The plot line moves extremely quickly and includes themes of betrayal, battle, lust, love, and adventure. The story switches from seeing the story from the viewpoint of both the main characters. I don’t always enjoy novels with scenes written in the first person but it was well done and enjoyable to read.

The characters, even the villains are full of character and larger than life. Rebekah is very determined and controlled whilst Raedan is a proficient warrior he shows another caring side when playing and interacting with Gytha. I wish the villains had been more severely dealt with by the author, they almost seem superfluous and forgotten by the end of the novel.



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Rebekah and Raeden were lovers before he was taken away and presumed dead. I just loved the chemistry between the reunited couple. Raedens backstory was heartbreaking. When it was revealed what was under the floor boards my heart broke.

I just loved this from cover to cover. I don't normally read books set in this era but I'm so glad I did because it was amazing! It's definitely an era I will be looking out for and definitely more from this author. I found it refreshing, entertaining and I couldn't put it down.

This is quite a spicy read and it's written really well. It's got danger, secrets and so much more packed in. I loved the 2 main characters and Raeden is definitely another book boyfriend to add to my growing list.