War Prize by Maren Smith

Battle-scarred and weary, Tremen of Southby has come to claim his rightful place as the new lord of Berkshire Keep.

And his rightful place in his new bride’s bed.
His gorgeous, fiery, red-headed bride who seems determined to defy him at every turn. Turning her gorgeous backside red is certainly no hardship for Tremen, however, and he sets about the tasks of wooing and disciplining his wife with equal fervor.
But there is another who covets the Keep—and Tremen’s wife—for his own. Betrayal and lies threaten the walls of Berkshire Keep, but Tremen’s greatest battle lies within his new home.

The battle for his wife’s heart.

*War Prize was originally published in 2007 as Daughter of the Strong. It has been expanded and re-edited*