To protect her people--and herself--from the lecherous Normans--expecially the one called Rolf--beautiful Scot Merlyn disguises herself as a crone. But Rolf is suspicious of this hag. For though she appears old and bent, her violet eyes shine with a youthful fire and her hands are delicate and pale. Mayhaps the wench has a few secrets worth discovering. . . . Bartell is the author of Tender Pirate.