Northumbria, 867 A.D.

Beautiful and courageous, the Lady Elgiva is as great a prize as the land the Viking conqueror now controls. Earl Wulfrum has taken her home, and now he will take her as his unwilling bride.

Wulfrum is a legendary warrior, but the strong–willed Elgiva proves the greatest challenge he has ever faced. Yet her response to his touch tells him she feels the all–consuming heat as much as he. Their passionate battle can end only one way in the marriage bed!