<p>Juliana Arthur the Viscountess Hawthorne has been thrown out of her husband's estate and her marriage declared invalid. With a small son to care for she desperately needs a strong hero to rescue them from poverty and suffering.</p><p>A Viking wasn't quite what she had in mind.</p><p>Arik Thorgrim is caught between worlds. After dying from a battle wound he expects to find the glory of Valhalla where he can dwell among the gods. Instead he's brought forward 1000 years in time to a beautiful woman who tempts him beyond reason. Juliana doesn't know what to do with this sinfully handsome Viking warrior who brings weapons into a ballroom and refuses to be tamed. Yet beneath his barbaric ways is a man of honor a man who vows to face down her enemies and fight for her son's future.</p><p>But as Arik wages a battle against her heart Juliana is afraid of loving a man whose time has already run out.</p>