Wales, 1093.
The warm, comfortable family life of young Nesta, daughter of Prince
Rhys of Deheubarth is destroyed when her father is killed and she is
taken hostage. Her honor is further tarnished when she is taken as an
unwilling concubine by King William's ruthless younger brother Henry,
who later ascends the throne under suspicious circumstances.
Gerald FitzWalter, an ambitious young knight is rewarded for his
unwavering loyalty to his new King with Nesta's hand in marriage. He is
delighted, having always admired her from afar, but Nesta's only comfort
is her return to her beloved Wales where cannot help but be tempted by
the handsome, charismatic and dangerous son of the Welsh prince, Owain.
When he offers her the chance to join him in his plan to overthrow
Norman rule she must choose between her duty and her desire . . .