The Wolf and the Warrior

"The barbarian's only crime was to love a woman who didn't return his love." Hearing those fateful words, Thorauld Sweynsson recognizes his mother's treachery and the danger he is in. In one devastating moment the boy knows, through blinding loss and betrayal, that one day he will be a man. That man will be a mighty warrior. That warrior will not rest until his father's murder is avenged. When that day of reckoning comes, may God have mercy on their souls. Two detestable wives down and thirty years later, Thor Sweynsson, the Golden Wolf, refuses to wed again even on royal command. Six brothers down and a father to go, Alexandria of Drummond knows there is no salvation from the hated Maclaren save through the Golden Wolf. Set in 12th century Scotland, The Wolf and the Warrior weaves the reluctant love story of Thor Sweynsson, a man betrayed by every woman who should have loved him, and Alexandria of Drumond, the woman who will do anything to save her people from annihilation, even bind the formidable Golden Wolf to her cause.