A Lily on the Heath

Passion and deception amid the shadowy court of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II. An honorable man: Malcolm de Monde Lord of Warwick needs a wife. He reluctantly journeys to the turbulent royal court where his plan is simple: find a dutiful woman gain the kings approval for his choice and return to Warwick with his lady wedded bedded and carrying his heir-all before winter.An independent woman: Judith of Kentworth Royal Falconer and lady-in-waiting is a woman from Malcolms past. Although she is a confidante of the queen Judiths beauty and vivacity attract the unwanted attentions of the king-and the woman who commands winged predators becomes prey herself.A simple plan...that goes awry when Malcolm encounters Judith. Once betrothed to his friend shes a woman nothing like the meek wife he seeks...but who may be exactly the type of woman he needs.An impossible choice: Malcolm offers Judith a chance to escape her predicament...But can she risk entangling her own personal white knight in a dangerous web of royal intrigue?