The Sword and the Rose: An Historical Novel

In all the history of the sun-scorched Holy Land theres never been a knight like Sir Kenneth The Falcon. His sword is swift and true and in battle he fights with a savage intensity that lifts the spirits of all who fight under the English banner. And these are the women in his life--Elaine the dusky beautiful gypsy girl who earns her living dancing and singing for the Christian troops--but would gladly give it all up if Sir Kenneth would only take her into his tent; the Lady Joan noblest and most stunning of all the ladies of breeding living in the Christian camp. She is Richard the Lion-Hearts cousin and loves Sir Kenneth with a full-blooded boundless passion--but in an effort to make peace her hand is promised to a Moslem prince and she must hide her love for her handsome hero. And at the center of it all are the two great hero kings--the English monarch Richard the Lion-Hearted and Saladin the Saracen. A tempestuous blazing romance that sweeps across the colorful fabric of history!