Ariadne, high priestess of Knossos, expects nothing from her new consort except disappointment.� When a rugged Achaean warrior and prince turns up instead of the usual callow youth, the last thing she wants or expects is to be seduced. Taranos, prince of Tiryns, has spent the last fifteen years wandering from one end of the Aegean to the other.� Then he sets eyes on the alluring high priestess and has to win her--and he's prepared to pay a steep price. Turmoil erupts with the arrival of Ach