Set around the Norman conquest, we see our hero and heroine bought together by the atrocities of the time which was called the harrying of the North. The Lady Ashlynn having lost her kin and home to the harrying, finds herself at the mercy of Black Iain a Scottish warlord. Iain has a reputation and has no time for damsels in distress. He has loved and lost once before and would never fall into that trap again. He is hell bent on revenge against the new King William and his right hand man who has been sent to oversea the events in the North - Lord Fitzurse.
Ian takes Ashlynn to the Scottish king who commands that they marry, hence the start of a turbulent relationship full of sexual tension and intrigue.
I did feel the beginning of the book a little slow to get going, but once it did was a brilliant read. Hope you enjoy it, I did.