Danett Hughes has always lived with one foot in the past. Raised by her archaeologist father among the world's most distinguished scholars, she's equally at home in ancient ruins as she is in modern civilization. When a competitive joust at a renaissance faire goes wrong, she finds herself thrust into 1080 England—and into a life that seems eerily prepared for her arrival. No longer an only child, she's now Danett de Sinadoun, the only sister to nine warrior brothers and a key player in a dangerous game of power and politics.
The de Rigomer name commands respect throughout Norman lands, earned through generations of military brilliance and unwavering loyalty to William the Conqueror. But for Perik, holding these hard-won territories requires more than just his family's legendary strength of arms. The last thing he needs is the distraction of the enigmatic Danett de Sinadoun—a woman who went from being his fierce opponent to a stranger who looks at him with unfamiliar eyes. Her sudden change bewilders him, but her brilliant mind and independent spirit call to everything he's ever sought in a lady wife—one worthy of standing as his equal and bearing the de Rigomer name.
As Danett navigates her new reality, she faces an impossible choice. Every history book she's ever read tells her what's coming, and her knowledge could save those she's grown to love. But changing the course of history means choosing between her newfound family and the man who sets her heart ablaze—a man whose family is destined to clash with her own.
In a world where loyalty determines survival and betrayal lurks behind every smile, can love bridge the gap between two feuding families? And when the future itself hangs in the balance, is following one's heart the wisest choice or the deadliest mistake?