In one swift attack by the Vikings, the life that Aeveen knows comes to an end. Grieving over the loss of her beloved teacher, she is forced to flee to the fortress at Ráith Mór, home of the handsome but unhelpful Lord Neíll Mac Carthaigh.
She goes to work assisting the injured, but things go from bad to worse when she runs into conflict with the lord himself. Only her skill as a healer saves her from being banished from the fortress.
Her reputation as a healer grows and one day, a rival clan demands her services, under the threat of warfare. Lord Mac Carthaigh reluctantly agrees and she leaves to attend to the sick and injured.
No sooner has she arrived than the Vikings attack, kidnapping her and several other women to be sold as slaves. When Lord Mac Carthaigh finds out, he is desperate to save her. Will he find her in time? Will he have the opportunity to tell her what's on his heart? Or has he left it too late?
This is the first in a series of novelettes set in the days of the great Irish kings.