Setting

Tang Dynasty China, 759 A. D.

Introduction

Yao Ru Jiang, known as River, has woven many romantic dreams of honorable swordsman Wei Chen from her brother's stories.

The Meeting

Their meeting should have been a happy event; instead, Chen arrives to tell River he is duty bound to kill her brother for rebelling against the warlord they both serve.

River's Desire

River would do anything to distract the handsome, conflicted warrior from his mission—even take him as a lover. . . .