She ran from a forced marriage. She didn’t expect to run into the man she never quite forgot.

Aerona of Gavalon has one chance to escape a future she cannot bear: flee before her wedding to a powerful, dangerous cousin. Desperate, she seeks the aid of Hugh de Coleville—the honour-bound English knight she once loved in silence.

Forced into alliance by circumstance, Aerona and Hugh journey through perilous terrain and deeper into a web of political intrigue that could threaten the English crown. As old feelings stir and danger mounts, Aerona must choose between freedom, loyalty, and the man who might finally see her for who she truly is.

Can love grow amidst treason? Or will ambition and duty tear them apart before their hearts have a chance?