About the book: 2004 / During the Norman raid on the Selsey estate, Lady Yvaine tried to take advantage of the turmoil to escape from her hated husband. Unfortunately, her husband quietly decided to deal with his hated wife, and only the appearance of Rorik, the Viking leader, prevented him from beating Yvaine to death. Rorik takes the half-dead woman to his ship, but the desire to save her fights in his heart with the desire to make her his.