In the Age of Vikings, the land of Ice and Fire is dominated by powerful magic-wielding vampires. Two clans unite in order to crush the Sturlung family who pledged their fealty to the Norwegian king. Two soulmates that have just recently met find themselves on the opposing sides of the conflict and must decide whether to be loyal to blood or heart. ~*~ “Will you...comfort me?” her glazed eyes found his and the plea was so earnest it nearly broke his heart. In that instance she was a child begging to wake her from a nightmare. He swore to hate her with every fiber of his being for enslaving him. “I believe it is intoxication speaking…” he touched her hand. She was the enemy to his clan. She enslaved him. Why was it so difficult to hate her? “Just say it if you don’t want to!” she spat angrily and jumped to her feet. The moment Kira turned, she was yanked back and trapped into an embrace that made her bones c***k. His lips crashed against hers unhesitating and urgent to the point of violence. His soul screamed to him that she was his against all reason.

When her long-lost cousin appears out of the blue - all grown up and stunningly handsome - Ariana is forced to make a decision on whether to try to undermine his claim to earldom or succumb to his flirtation in hopes he would do right by her. Otherwise, she will be left destitude or forced to find herself a wealthy husband... Soon she learns her playboy cousin has more secrets than she initially thought. Ariana starts a dangerous love-game in order to uncover the truth about the man and to find out what happened to her brother whose title the irresistible man tries to steal.