After the murder of her husband, Astrid Bramfield ran away to the wilds of the Northwest Territory. No more would she be an adventurer, trying to keep the magical Sources from the Heirs of Albion. Instead, she resigns herself to the hard lifestyle in the wild that forces her to live even when she doesn't want to. However, when Astrid has to rescue a naked man who doesn't realize the magic of his own origins, she is thrust back to a time when she needed more than grit to survive: she needed knowledge, determination and inner strength.

For Nathan Lesperance, Astrid has those in spades. As a Native American forced to submit to a governmental education, Nathan has used his own perseverance to achieve more than anyone encouraged him to; as a lawyer, he continues to hone his mental skills against challenging problems. However, Nathan did not realize the Northwest Territory would be a double-edged sword of problems, as well as answers.

A well-crafted book, REBEL makes one want to read the two prior books in the Blades of the Rose series, as well as STRANGER, the next book coming in December.