Thor is unwilling to settle for anything less than total love and commitment. When the swirling waters of the scrying bowl reveal the grief-stricken Emma Thornton, he is instantly smitten, desperate to have her love. It devastates him to learn he's the cause of Emma's pain. Grieving for the loss of not just her parents but her dying brother, Emma Thornton beseeches her pagan god Thor for help. Receiving no answer, Emma renounces Thor on the graves of her parents. When a mysterious man shows up at her farm looking for work she has no idea just what she's getting into, nor does she realize that passion and love go hand in hand. When her world is shattered by betrayal, Emma must find the strength to go on. Can a neglectful god regain Emma's trust and heal her shattered heart or will she forever doom the nine worlds?