The lovely Lady Audris, whose delicate fingers weave fables of the future unto her tapestries, whose special gifts and radiant beauty set her apart in an enchanted age. And the knight they call Hugh Licorne. In service to his king ... a hero in an age of heroes ... a princely suitor for Lady Audris—even though she cannot have him. Against all odds, they dare to search for love ... the lady who has sworn not to marry ... and the knight who has vowed to win her heart...

The windswept plains of medieval England were torn by the raging struggles of royal conquest. Land was seized from passionate men and women whose lives were forever changed. Melusine of Ulle whose family and life were destroyed by the winter invasion of King David. She was a sparkling prized of battle. Bruno of Jernaeve the handsome bastard son of a castle whore, he would tame the spirit of the captive beauty. Born of different worlds, joined in the flames of passion and intrigue, the found new strength in each others arms.