She never asked to burn for him. Captured and claimed by a Viking raider with calloused hands and a gaze that strips her bare, she learns that submission is not the surrender she feared but a hunger she cannot name. In the firelit shadows of his longhouse, his commands unravel her resistance thread by thread, each rough touch leaving her trembling for more.

Beyond the settlement's torchlight, in the salt-wet darkness of a hidden sea cave, they carve out stolen hours where master and captive dissolve into something far more dangerous. His possessive grip tightens, his mouth traces secrets across her skin, and she discovers the devastating pleasure of being thoroughly, completely his.

Yet the world beyond their refuge sharpens its blades. Rival jarls covet his lands, enemies lurk in the fog, and the leash of her captivity may become a noose around them both. As his rough tenderness deepens into something neither can deny, they must decide what survival costs when desire itself becomes the greatest risk.

A full-length historical dark erotic romance for readers who crave the edge of captivity, the ache of forbidden hunger, and a Viking master who takes what he wants and keeps what he claims.