It is the summer of 641 A.D., and Merwenna of Weyham impatiently awaits her betrothed: a young warrior who marched to war, and never returned. She goes in search of him, travelling to Tamworth -the seat of the Mercian King - only to discover the bitter truth. He is dead. In Tamworth, Merwenna meets Welsh battle Lord, Prince Cynddylan, who led a host of warriors to help Mercia fight Northumbria. From the moment Merwenna and Cynddylan meet, their paths are entwined. In a journey from Tamworth, through the green heart of Mercia, and into the woods and mountains of Wales, Merwenna struggles...

Autumn, 655 A.D. Princess Alchflaed of Northumbria is a spirited young woman who wishes to choose her own path. Unfortunately, highborn women in Anglo-Saxon England have no say in their choice of husband, and her father promises his daughter to the son of his bitterest enemy. This attempt at 'peace weaving' is not what is seems. Alchflaed's father orders her to murder her new husband. Charged with this treacherous task, she journeys south to her new home in Mercia. Maric - a seasoned warrior with a dark past - leads her escort. Princess and warrior find themselves strongly drawn to each...