Spring has been raised as a warrior, always trying to please her father of Viking descent. Through the years she's tried to be the son he wished her to be. At a young age she's chosen the bow and arrows of a dead man as her weapon, and now she's mastered the skill. Growing up without a mother, the only skill she hasn't mastered is how to be a lady and someday a mother. But now her father decides to marry her off to their enemy, Shaw Gordon, in order to get inside the castle walls. Wanting to be a part of overtaking the castle, she goes along with the plan.
Shaw Gordon, chieftain, and laird is a widower with two boys and one unruly adolescent daughter. He decides it's time to take a wife again, but never expects to be presented with his enemy's daughter. The woman is fierce, and nothing like the mother he wants for his children. The Gunn clan has been an enemy of the Gordons for as long as he can remember. While an alliance would be good, he doesn't trust them.
Can two enemies push aside their differences for the benefit of all? And can a woman draw strength from herself as well as from her new husband when she discovers the horrible secret of her past - that her entire life is nothing but a lie? AMAZON
4 STARS
What a great main character Spring turned out to be. She appeared to be all warrior and yes she was a good one. But there was also so much depth in her that she kept hidden. Of course the way she grew up she had to keep any vulnerabilities hidden. To be the tough warrior her father wanted. Not only wanted but demanded. The only true kindness or tenderness she experienced was when Shaw became her husband. A husband that while he married her also suspects that the Gunn clan that she is part of is planning something evil.
He is an honorable man but he is also having a bit of a pride issue with her abilities as a warrior. Also is the peace treaty that was established with his marriage real? He didn't think so and wavered back and forth on whether or not he could trust Spring.
The three children of Shaw Gordon add to the story with all their varied issues and whether or not they wanted to accept Spring as their "new" mother. Colina, Donel and Leith are not babies, they are older children who still miss their birth mother.
The mysteries surrounding Spring and her brothers keep swirling. And the truth does all come out at last.
This book has a good ending that had plenty of emotion and action throughout it.
I borrowed this book for free with my Prime Reading membership, which is a really nice perk!
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