<P>Beautiful and defiant, Kristen Haardrad meets the hot, longing gaze of Royce, Thane of Wyndhurst, with icy fury &ndash; vowing never to be enslaved by the powerful Saxon lord who holds her captive. </P><P> She is his enemy and his prize &ndash; a wild and lusty hellion to be tamed by her dashing conqueror's kiss. But though maddened with desire for the golden&ndash;haired Viking temptress, noble Royce, in conscience, cannot force his exquisite prisoner to submit. For only Kristen's willing surrender can quench the blistering fires that sear his tormented soul &ndash; and heal a heart consumed by passion with a soothing balm of rapturous, unconditional love. </P>