One Heart One Way — Cornelia Amiri

Princess Ricole of Mercia helps her father's enemy, prince Blaise of Powys, escape the Mercian stronghold. In turn Blaise vows to escort Ricole to her sister in Scotland so she can escape a marriage her father arranged. Instead he takes her captive as his hostage, but she captures his heart. Will Blaise be forced to throw away his honor for love or to tear out his heart for honor?

The warrior kings of Powys, Wessex, and Mercia, vie for power. Blaise, the prince of Powys, and Ricole, the Princess of Mercia, join forces as he escapes his bondage as hostage and she evades an unwanted betrothal. Intent on avoiding a marriage to the king of Wessex, Princess Ricole aids her father's enemy, Prince Blaise, so that he will escort her to her sister in Scotland. Instead, he takes her as his hostage and later takes her heart. Blaise is torn between his duty to serve his sire and his love for the Princess of Mercia.