Two kingdoms.Two heirs.One marriage born of desperation… and destined to ignite a war of hearts.Ravnhold, blessed with fertile lands and thriving seaports, stands vulnerable—its borders unguarded, its enemies bold. Drakkarvik, feared for its unmatched warriors and impenetrable defenses, suffers under poisoned seas and barren fields. When famine and unrest threaten both realms, their rulers forge a twenty-year alliance sealed by marriage.Princess Ingrid Einarisdottir, daughter of Ravnhold’s supreme chief, is fierce, sharp-tongued, and unbreakable. With her sun-kissed skin, wild dark curls, rose-inked waist, gold piercings, and stubborn pride, she is nothing like the quiet bride Drakkarvik expects. With her mother dying and betrayal spreading through the clans, she is thrust into a land that greets her with suspicion, envy——and a breathtaking enemy of a husband.Ragnar Ulfsson, heir to Drakkarvik, is seven feet of controlled fury. The most feared warrior of his time. A man carved by war, scarred by loyalty, and bound by a prophecy he refuses to believe. His emerald eyes see weakness in everyone… except the defiant princess who refuses to kneel.Forced into a political union they both resent, Ingrid and Ragnar wage a private war inside the stone walls of Drakkarvik Palace. For fifteen years, they clash—in words, in training halls, in glances that burn hotter than their hatred.But the tides of war shift. Enemies gather. Betrayals strike from within.And Ingrid’s resilience soon draws Ragnar into a dangerous gravity he can no longer ignore.When tragedy takes Ingrid’s mother and a forbidden spark ignites between the unwilling spouses, their hatred becomes something far more explosive. Their alliance becomes fragile. Their kingdoms become targets. And their hearts—the greatest battlefield.As secrets unravel and loyalties shatter, Ingrid and Ragnar must choose:Let destiny tear them apart…or become the storm their enemies fear.In a saga filled with vengeance, passion, political intrigue, and Viking fury, two enemies discover that love, when forged in fire, can destroy—or save—entire kingdoms.