Confined to a convent for her own protection, Princess Fern is resigned to leading a sheltered life. Until King Ragnar storms in, demanding the bride he was promised! Fern must exchange one prison for another, yet her marriage feels shockingly like liberation. As does the dormant passion her captor ignites  Ragnar has claimed his throne and now, his queen-if only his warrior's demons were so easily fought. But Fern resurrects the humanity he'd thought lost and stokes an inferno that threatens to obliterate the boundaries of their royal union!