The young Celt Fia leads a simple life in her settlement until one day she is captured by Decurio Marius and his soldiers and taken across the border river to the Roman fort. Marius is supposed to make the young woman reveal information about her settlement. However, their encounter stirs his feelings. Meanwhile, Fia begins to wonder if Marius, despite having captured her, is really her enemy. Will he stand by Fia to protect her and her people, or will he betray her love?

Melanie Brandt was born in 1991 in Linz and lives with her husband and two children in Lower Austria. During her parental leave, she wrote her first historical romance novel "Limes - The Border Between Us." As a passionate reader, she has now also discovered her love for writing.