I really enjoyed this book. I liked the characters and the depth that they had. I liked how Hauk's beliefs were challenged and how his daughter Della was able to heal through knowing Merewin's past. I really liked the tension between Hauk and Merewin - he doesn't want her because of her supposed magick and she doesn't want him because he's stolen her from her home but neither of them can deny the attraction between them. This series features a character for the overarching plot that does quite a bit of meddling for the sake of the plot and she is honestly my least favorite part of the series. The characters are supposedly soulmates, but they take quite a bit of nudging from her to work out, and I feel like things between soulmates should be easier than that. This character at one point does admit that she had done too much meddling with Serena in the previous book which I thought was a good moment. 

Synopsis:

Fury and guilt assail Hauk, a fierce Viking warrior, after he allows false healers to “cure” his family to death. When he’s ordered to capture the Great Witch of the Woods in Northumbria for his king, he doesn’t anticipate that his hatred for all things magick would be challenged by a long-legged beauty with sparking green eyes.

Strong-willed and daring, Merewin doesn’t cower from the warriors who storm her homeland, stealing her away to a land across the sea. But when she learns that her purpose is to heal a child with her magical healing powers, her fear of failure wages war against her resilient spirit.

Strong wills clash as Merewin and Hauk battle their instant attraction. Can Hauk trust a healer with his remaining family? Can Merewin conquer her own pride to love this powerful man who possesses an unacknowledged magick of his own? In the end Merewin and Hauk must put their faith in each other and in their love. For love is the only magick that can heal someone’s soul.

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