The author of In Bed with a Stranger sweeps readers back to the Elizabethan era once more in this compelling exquisitely detailed and deeply passionate historical romance. Laird Keir McQuade is a newcomer to his title and has much work before him to restore the McQuade honour. Finding a wife is an excellent start. He's duty-bound to go to court and swear homage to his king anyway a perfect opportunity - were not court women trussed in stupid fashions and corrupted with false mannerisms. Of course not every lady hides behind a powdered face... Helena Knyvett may be a daughter of the aristocracy but in truth she is little but a pawn in her brother's ploys for power. Her smallest acts of defiance carry a heavy price. But one honourable man among a crowd of dandies could give her all she needs to change her fortunes - and set her free... Among the ruthless ambitions of England's powerful love at first sight is a dangerous game. But the treachery scandal and treason that follow can unleash as much passion as it does adventure...
