Sir Alberic of Chester won his spurs and knighthood in the thick of battle. His reward for serving his king: the estate of Camelen. To keep his prize, he must marry one of the daughters of the slain Lord of Camelen. His first glimpse of the ladies of his new home is one of surprise. Gwendolyn wears the armor of a warrior, but her womanly figure calls out to his loins and heart. She will be his bride, but he must convince her that he is no monster, although he did slay her brother and now possesses the ring that once graced her father's hand.

Gwen fights against the dictates that she will become his bride. She rails against the orders that her older sister will go to the king's court and her younger one to the church. What right did this warrior have to disrupt her life? Her attempt to run away is forestalled and the courtship Alberic begins soon leaves her breathless.

Alberic is determined to make Gwen love him. All his life, he's begged for respect and hungered for the love his bastard status denied him. When Gwen comes to him in marriage, he wants it to be a mutual agreement, and when she gives herself to him in the marriage bed, he wants to make her body and soul a part of him.

Ms. Anton weaves mystical facts, charming characters and a love story that will make readers weep.