He was a warrior who had nothing. She was a noblewoman who risked everything. Together, they defied an empire. Isolde of Rouen should have been married to a powerful bishop, living a life of luxury and obligation. Instead, she's running for her life through the forests of Normandy with nothing but her grandmother's medical kit and a desperate hope for freedom. When she stumbles upon a dying Viking warrior, she faces an impossible choice: let him die and stay hidden, or save his life and risk her own. She chooses to save him. Torsten Bloodaxe spent sixteen years fighting for land he'll never own. Born a slave, he clawed his way to becoming one of the most feared warriors in Normandy. He was finally about to claim the one thing that could make him legitimate—until a mysterious healer appears and changes everything. One kiss. One choice. One moment that will cost him the land he's fought for his entire life. But some things are worth more than land. Now they're being hunted by a corrupt bishop, pursued across hostile territory, and forced to choose between the lives they were supposed to live and the love they never expected to find. She's a nobleman's daughter with a dangerous secret. He's a landless warrior with nothing left to lose. Their enemies are powerful. Their love is forbidden. And the price of freedom might be more than either of them can pay.
