Year 2147 – In an era when masculinity is a quirk and romance novels are unfashionable, seismologist and botanist Livinia Dial is happy with her life: a soon-to-be husband, Desmond, a grumpy dog, her love of old books, and a home greenhouse to cultivate her roses. Confident and in total control, she embarks on a mission with the prestigious Time League to alter past seismic events, with intentions of preventing the 2099 Yellowstone caldera eruption—and the resulting devastation of North America. But when Liv’s equipment fails, stranding her alone in early America, she is left to survive in a wild land with no way home.

Year 1776 – A Norse-Iroquois brave, Gunnar Brant, known to his enemies as the Winter Warrior, grieves the loss of his beloved in the ongoing wars. At the urging of his dying shaman father, he heads west in search of his destiny and the fabled Pools of Fire. However, not long after arriving, the appearance of a strangely dressed woman startles him into wondering if she is human, or an emissary of the gods. After his quick reflexes save the woman from a wolf attack, he nurses her wounds and discovers she is indeed human … but who is she? She tries his patience and blatantly disregards his warnings, leading to her capture by a rogue Blackfoot brave. There is little one man can do against a tribe of many. Yet, he finds himself unable to get the stubborn, cinnamon-haired beauty–and her pliant kiss–out of his thoughts.

Livinia once learned that natives were superstitious about the unfamiliar, using that knowledge to gain her release from captivity. Things don’t go as planned when she is sold to a band of unscrupulous French Traders. Beaten down but not broken, Liv reevaluates her life and searches for what truly matters. Gunnar’s handsome face and the memories of his touch challenge her fortitude, leaving her to wonder if his masculine magnetism might be the biggest danger of all. Is it a risk she’s willing to take?

When Livinia’s location is discovered and her comrades arrive in 1776 to whisk her home, she is faced with impossible choices.

If you enjoy thrilling and adventurous time-travel romance, then you’ll love this captivating prequel and Book 3 of the romance series, Twisted Rose Saga. 

*Contains mature scenes of sensuality, mild violence, and heartwarming feels that might make you ugly cry.