In the midst of the brutal Wars of the Roses, loyalty is a weapon-and love is the most dangerous threat of all.
Lady Astrid de la Beche would do anything to protect her brother. Even if it means disguising herself as a soldier and slipping into the chaos of the Battle of St. Albans. Armed with a longbow and unshakable resolve, she risks everything for the House of Lancaster.
But when she's captured by Hawk, a ruthless Yorkist loyal to Richard Plantagenet, her secret-and her freedom-are lost. What should have been the end becomes something far more complicated. Hawk is cold, controlled, and lethal. He's also the first man to see her for who she truly is.
As they travel together to escort the captive King Henry VI to London, tension simmers between them. Each is sworn to a different cause. Each should be the other's enemy. But desire doesn't care about sides.
On a road paved with betrayal and blood, Astrid and Hawk will be forced to question everything: their duty, their beliefs, and the bond growing between them.
Enemies by birth. Bound by something far more dangerous.