(The second book in the Royal Dynasty series) Delicately beautiful daughter of a humble knight, she entered a world of treachery and betrayal when she married into a royal family that vowed to destroy her; the handsome nephew of the Queen, he was heir to a fortune but would have only her; he renounced his blood ties to possess the woman he loved; trapped in a labyrinth of shifting alliances and desperate intrigues, they endured the blood of battle and the pain of separation as they defied all in a bold quest for an eternal love.