When Lady Alyse de Courcy is betrothed to Sir Geoffrey
Longford, she has no choice but to make the best of a bad
bargain. The hulking knight is far from her ideal man, and
although he does possess some wit and charm, he is no match
for the sinfully sensual man she secretly admires, Thomas,
Earl of Braeton, her betrothed s best friend. From the
first, Sir Geoffrey finds himself smitten by Lady Alyse,
and, despite her infatuation with his friend, vows to win
her love. When Geoffrey puts his mind to wooing Alyse, he is
delighted to find her succumbing to his seduction. But when
cruel circumstances separate them, Geoffrey must watch
helplessly as Thomas steps in to protect Alyse and falls in
love with her himself. As the three courtiers accompany
Princess Joanna to her wedding in Spain, they run headlong
into the Black Plague. With her world plunged into chaos,
Alyse struggles with her feelings for both the men she
loves. But which love will survive?