Midwinter's Night — Jean Canavan

THE LONELY SOBS OF A FRIGHTENED LITTLE GIRL MELTED THE VIKING WARRIOR'S FIERCE HEART

But Aric's sympathy turned to rage when his stepmother announced he was to wed the child Christina when she came of age. Defiant, he fled his home to seek adventure in distant lands.

As the years passed, Christina flowered into a startling beauty -- and a woman of lush passion. When Aric at last returned, she had but one desire: to possess the man who vowed never to wed her!

Hero: Aric of Holmsbu
Heroine: Christina "Tina" Etton

Christina is blind and mute