Bjorn needs to find a very special woman . . . The fate of his people, and his own life, depends on it. But when he does find her, she is nothing like he imagined, and may just harbor more secrets than he does himself. Astrid has never taken well to commands, no matter who issues them . . . She's clashed her whole life with her father, and now her lover--the mysterious man who comes to her bedroom in darkness and disappears to guard his mountain by day as a bear--is finding it out the hard way. But when Bjorn is taken by his enemies, no one is prepared for Astrid's response. It is never wise to anger the mistress of the wind . . . A captivating and magical adult retelling of the fairy tale East of the Sun, West of the Moon.