The Vikings are coming, and Lady Marra of Ravensworth has the great misfortune of being directly in their barbarous path! When Lady Marra is banished to an abbey by her greedy stepfamily, she realizes life is not only unfair but tis cruel as well. Little does she know the answer to her problem is sailing directly into Whitmore's harbor in the form of a fierce, heavily armed and tattooed army. Ivar Vargr is headed for England and once he gets there, he sees more than land that he wishes to conquer Spotting a raven-haired beauty in nothing but a thin shift along a craggy shoreline, the warlord will soon discover that his destiny lies in this lush country in more ways than one. Believing Odin has fated this encounter, the Viking warrior decides to subdue both the land and the intriguing mystery woman. Ivar's instincts tell him he should enslave this English lady and use her for his desires. Only, it won't just be her body that he ultimately claims. It will be her heart as well!