Anton does it again with her latest historical. The characters are endearing and the plot twists are awesome.
Nicole de Leon is a Welsh princess. She cares little for the title, and her life is a quiet one, ensconced inside
the walls of a nunnery. She prays not for guidance but for the king to forget she is there. It is he who will
decide whom she is to marry. Although not eager to wed, she will when the time comes, for that is her destiny.
Still, Nicole wishes to marry for love and not because of a royal command. In the meantime, she enjoys the solitude
and tries to tune out the voice of her dead brother, which commands her to avenge his death.
Rhodri ap Dafydd would rather play his harp than wield his broadsword, so when he is ordered by his liege to
kidnap Nicole from the nunnery and bring her back to Wales, he balks at the prospect. Nicole’s uncle, however,
brooks no argument, and Rhodri finds himself at the nunnery trying to convince a most sensual and argumentative
Nicole that she must leave with him. Before he can spirit her away, the reverend mother dies, and he finds himself
on the receiving end of Nicole's gratitude when he plays his harp during the death Mass.
Conflict abounds when a neighboring Earl insists Nicole and Rhodri stay with him—a cordial invitation that
results in Rhodri being imprisoned. Nicole helps him to escape and, once on the run, they both find their attraction
is rapidly turning into love—a situation that would be welcomed if Nicole's hand in marriage wasn't destined
for another.