Publisher's Synopsis
Wales, 1093. The warm, comfortable life of young Nesta, daughter of Prince Rhys of Deheubarth is destroyed when her father is killed and she is taken hostage. Her honour is further tarnished when she is taken as an unwilling concubine by King William's ruthless younger brother Henry, who later ascends the throne under suspicious circumstances. Gerald FitzWalter, an ambitious young knight who has long admired Nesta, is rewarded for his loyalty to the new king with Nesta's hand in marriage. Nesta's only comfort is her return to her beloved Wales where she cannot help but be tempted by the handsome, charismatic and dangerous son of the Welsh prince, Owain. When he offers her the chance to join his plan to overthrow Norman rule she must choose between her duty and her desire...
