Fulk de Galliard does not want to be a knight, or to shed other men's blood for gain or God or even to save his own honor, for the berserker that lies within him is best left unprovoked. But when he is forced to capture the keep of an iron-willed warrior maiden, Jehanne of Windermere, he must face his demons, and she must learn that a woman can be victorious in more ways than just feats of arms . . .