When Rosamond Marshal discovers her betrothed, the dangerously charming knight Rodger de Leyburn, is far more than the cold political match she feared, she finds herself surrendering to a love that ignites her very soul. But just as their marriage blooms into passionate bliss, the two are torn apart by civil war—with Rosamond's beloved guardian on one side and her husband fighting on the other, forcing her to choose between loyalty and love. Henley crafts a gorgeously detailed medieval romance where politics and passion collide, and one woman must navigate the impossible terrain between the men who own her heart. This is sweeping historical romance at its finest, brimming with emotional depth and the kind of sizzling chemistry that'll leave you desperate to know how Rosamond and Rodger find their way back to each other.

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