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Due to her ability to out-perform everyman in the village whether in hunting or in battle, no one expects Amber Lawson to ever marry. Her father is beside himself with her many disobediences, but Amber will not be dissuaded from her independent behavior, no matter how often she finds herself over his knee. One day, she finds herself in hands of the Norman leader, Cruel Piers, the Count de Monteforte, who takes it upon himself to take Amber back to his castle and exact some regular justice on her bottom. He is her enemy, but she can't ignore the fire that begins to burn within her when he touches her.Cruel Piers, the Count de Monteforte, has been appointed by King William the Conqueror to govern the region. The English, especially Amber, do not take the Norman occupation well, but Piers finds himself amused and intrigued by the wench that thwarts him at every turn and also submits so beautifully to him. When his men begin to get too personal with her, he claims the right to her...