In the aftermath of tragedy and scandal, Sabin FitzSimon,
illegitimate son of a Norman earl, leaves England for the
Holy Land in search of a new beginning. At first it seems
impossible as the demons from his past life return to
haunt him. There is more scandal and banishment, and Sabin
finds his back to the wall. In the heat and dust,
magnificence and danger of Northern Syria, he must either
face himself, or be vanquished. Annais, daughter of Edmund
Strongfist is a quiet, convent-raised young woman when she
accompanies her father to their new life in the Holy Land.
Her encounters with Sabin FitzSimon leave her bewildered,
desirous, and more than a little hostile. Bravely facing
up to heartache, an arranged marriage, war and death, she
falls deeply in love with the country and its people. But
it will take more than love to secure what she holds dear,
including Sabin FitzSimon. It will take courage, endurance
and raw determination to succeed...