Eleanor, the sole heir to her father's estates, must wed the brutal Duke of Trevich, who laid siege to her castle and killed her only brother. As her body is bartered and her freedom taken, Eleanor vows her enemy will never know a moment's peace while she lives. The Duke, fresh from the Crusades and commanding a battle-weary army, must marry a woman who loathes him, whom he has every reason to hate. They fight a brutal war for their survival and the future of their people.