Princess Elizabeth's life gets turned upside down when war sweeps through the kingdom of Arcaern. The Crown Prince lies dead, slain at the hands of the rock giants, and now Elizabeth must help her family and her country by securing an alliance with Sardarn. On her journey, Elizabeth encounters a fierce fire giant who takes her convoy - and her heart - captive. Will Elizabeth succumb to the flames that blaze between them, at the risk of losing the alliance her people desperately need?

Stryme knows humans can't be trusted. He experienced the brutality of humans first-hand when he was captured as a youth. But when he seizes a human convoy and discovers human females are the cargo, he cannot kill them - or leave them to die. Stryme takes them prisoner instead, and he soon finds himself drawn to the fiery female who is unafraid to stand up to him and protect her comrades. Desire burns within him, but will his ardor cool when he discovers that Elizabeth's brothers may be the ones who tortured him?