Judith is a Frankish princess, the granddaughter of Charlemagne. Sent off to the British Isles in a political alliance, she was twice married and twice widowed; twice an Anglo-Saxon queen. Now she is back home, a scullery maid in a convent while her father finds her a suitable husband. Baldwin is a soldier in her father's army. When they meet, they feel a mutual attraction but is it just the thrill of a forbidden relationship? If discovered, Judith would be punished but courting the King's daughter means certain death for Baldwin, a lowly soldier. They have one chance for a life together but it will test the limits of their love and risk their very lives.
