Sigrun Fairhair was everything the legends said and more. Underneath that comely face, that curved and muscled frame standing nearly as tall as I, and layers of mail, leather, and linen, simmered something oddly intangible. I couldn't get a lock on her. Every jump of her broad muscles was an odd paradox of brawn and beauty. A mantle woven with crow feathers draped over wide shoulders, setting off the brightness of her hair, her namesake.

Full lips cocked into a half-smile. How would those lips feel on my flesh? My palms broke into a sweat. Little did I know that those venomous lips might just be the death of me.

Brand, Viking commander of the Sea Eagle, risks life and limb to sail to the island of Taryn in order to secure an alliance by marrying the daughter of an infamous warlord. Instead, he finds an unwilling bride-turned-shield maiden challenging him to a duel in the deadly Ring of Fire to win not only her freedom, but his ship and crew's as well. Prepare to be spellbound by this sexy, magical Viking and Shield Maiden romance.