1448. The midnight peace is shattered when a fierce monastic knight storms the Gypsy camp to reclaim a treasured chalice. The attack starts a string of deadly pursuits, a mystery murder, and a political crisis linking the most prominent bishop in England.
In the center of the chaos, the beautiful half-Gypsy, Kadriya, yearns for true love. Raised by English nobility, she is spurned for her mixed blood. Now twenty, she longs for acceptance. With one foot planted in each of her ethnic shorelines, Kadriya struggles to find her place in the world. Teraf, an surpassingly charming Gypsy tribal king, proposes she wed him and claim her Romani legacy. Kadriya stands at his side, basking in the warmth of her realized dream.
The dream becomes a nightmare, though, when Teraf is accused of stealing an emerald chalice and a powerful knight, John Wynter, delivers her fiancé to the gallows. Sir John hates foreigners, but it is this man alone who holds the key to Kadriya’s freedom. His bigotry blinds him, and if this fierce knight cannot regain his vision, he may fail in his duty. This adventure is as tantalizing as the arousing love story within for, in a single bell’s toll, their life and happiness rest on finding the power of love—and one elusive chalice.
Professional Review
HOT! “Lane’s Gypsies, tramps and thieves all have their own agenda in this enjoyable tale of love. There are interesting secondary characters, including a trained monkey.
… Faith V. Smith, Romantic Times Book Reviews
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