The novel takes place during the era of the Crusades led by Richard the Lionheart. At the center of the story is the fate of Valentina, a young girl from the retinue of Berengaria of Navarre, who finds herself in a whirlpool of turbulent events - intrigue and betrayal. Having provoked the wrath of her depraved queen, Valentina courageously resists the blows of fate and, after many adventures, finds her happiness in the arms of a Saracen warrior.