Young Wynne of Gwernach has no dreams of marriage, lnnocent

and pure of heart, she believes that love is an illusion. Instead she

devotes herself to managing the great family estate nestled in the

raw beauty of Wales vowing to protect it and her younger brother

until he comes of age to inherit.

And then Madoc of Powys enters into her life, claiming his

betrothal to Wynne when she was a babe. Madoc is both feared

and worshiped throngnout the land, for his family s power is said

to stem from Merlin himself. Yet it is a very human desire that he

evokes in Wynne....His warm gaze makes her flesh burn with

unaccustomed fire. Still she remains firm in her belief that she

can never marry, can never be owned.

But Madoc of Powys is a Celt in his heart and soul. He knows

Wynne s reluctance to wed is the legacy of another life. In time she

will know everything--a thing he both hopes for and desperately

fears. For Wynne and Madoc have been lovers in another time "

another place. But what unfinished destiny lies between them...?