Ensnared in the war-torn, untamed Dark Ages of North
England, Sierra understands all too well what it takes to
survive: the ability to numb the soul. She has learned this
lesson the hard way, watching her mother die at the hands of
the king's henchmen, her brother cast out into the cold to
perish, and discovering the treacherous, leering king holds
a crucial secret about her past.
But when he grants
Sierra her life, she discovers the pardon is perhaps worse
than death. Sierra is made executioner's apprentice, forced
to witness unspeakable suffering while encouraged to explore
her own sexual power.
Brainwashed and exhausted,
Sierra's heart slowly grows cold—until Dryston of Hereford
is brought to the dungeon as traitor and spy. Using her
sexual allure to extract the warrior's secrets, Sierra finds
herself torn between duty and desire. Soon, Sierra is
craving the only man who can help set her battered soul free
and give her a chance for revenge….