A noble lady in medieval England cannot count on anyone except herself and her loved ones. And Lady Fiona, the young widow of the northern Baron Arundel, treacherously killed by the henchmen of King Edward, begs for help and revenge from the fearless Scottish knight Gavin McLendon. But the Scottish crown also has its own interests in the Borderlands: King Robert insists on the wedding of Gavin and Fiona, so that her husband received the sacred right to annex his wife's possessions to his lands... Thus begins this fascinating story of court intrigues, border wars, deadly adventures - and great, passionate love, love sacred and pure, earthly and sensual...