A deadly rivalry, an ancient family dispute, an impossible love - and one man's fight to survive, in this remarkable story by award-winning novelist Elizabeth Chadwick

A violent quarrel with the future King John destroys the young Fulke FitzWarin's greatest ambition: to become Lord of the White Castle. Instead of accepting his fate, Fulke rebels. But the danger pursuing Fulke reaches new heights as he begins a passionate love affair with Maude Walter - the wealthy widow chosen by John himself.

Negotiating a maze of deceit, treachery and shifting alliances, Fulke's route to success is fraught. And when the turmoil of the Magna Carta rebellion combines with a shocking tragedy, everything Fulke has fought for is thrown into the path of destruction.

"Designed to keep the reader on the edge of his or her seat until the last page is turned" - Good Book Guide