True redemption is earned, not given . . . The past is something he'd sooner forget . . . Aaron McNally hates his past. Banished for betrayal, he trades his tartan for a Norwegian title and sword to win back his honor. She has a warrior's heart . . . It's difficult for Kara Dalgaard to act like a lady, even when her father demands it. After the handsome Jarl Aaron McNally arrives at her home recruiting for the king's army, she's forced to participate in a cruel deception to humiliate him. She quickly regrets what she's done. However, duty comes before happiness. Aaron wants a second chance at life-and Kara is everything he's dreamed of. But the past always has a way of catching up. Will Kara trust or condemn him to a life of loneliness?