Set decades before the events in The Primal Heartbeat, Dane enjoys his carefree days filled with countless beautiful women offering to warm his bed and luxurious hospitality offered from the noble houses he alternates between.

Dane’s life is changed when he is ordered to either marry the bride chosen for him and return to his druid studies or be forever confined to his father’s lands. At first Dane refuses to risk his life in the elven challenge of marriage, until a cruel man offers to take his place.

​For all his faults and womanizing reputation, Dane cannot allow the woman chosen for him to fall in to the hands of a cruel man. Dane accepts the challenge until he realizes he may have taken on more than he can handle.

​His tempestuous bride, known for her mean back hand and noble heart, appears impervious to his charms. Can the man with the heart of a bard seduce the fiery warrioress with a will of iron?