Just when it seems she is finally free-free of a bleak future with her contemptuous husband, that is - Brianna Cameron is badly injured on a trip to a neighboring village. Left for dead, the young widow wakes to find herself in a one-room cottage - with a tall, dark, and badly scarred man tending to her wounds. His name is Royce, unbeknownst to the beautiful woman in his charge, he is a legendary warrior who has charmed many woman into bed. In need of solitude, he has come to this isolated cottage to heal from the unbearable memories of his last battle. But to his surprise, it is caring for Brianna that has begun to lift his melancholy and make him believe in the redemptive power of love. And even more startling, this feisty beauty has roused his desire as no woman before. But then Brianna's supposedly dead husband suddenly reappears - very much alive and demanding the return of his bride. Royce will do anything to save her - except give her up. But can he convince the woman of his dreams to love him forever?