Thea Barrington leaves her home in Cornwall to travel to Ireland to wed Nigel Cosgrove. Although she realizes she should feel fortunate to marry the handsome man (after all, she's had two seasons without a single offer!), Thea feels only unease at the coming nuptials. The feelings intensify with the arrival of a mysterious gypsy woman, who whispers a warning and prediction for Thea's future. Later, Nigel shares with her the story of Ros Drumcondra, the centuries- dead warrior gypsy, intriguing Thea with the tale of a man of mythic proportions. When Nigel attacks her, it is only the intervention of a falcon that saves her, making her wonder if there might be something to the gypsy woman's mysterious words and the fabled Drumcondra.

While exploring an ancient ruin, Thea finds herself transported through time, into the world of Drumcondra and the battle being fought for Cashel Cosgrove. Though frightened by the fierce warrior, Thea is soon intrigued by the man behind the tales told through the centuries. It is in Drumcondra's time that Thea again meets the gypsy woman Jeta, mother of the Drumcondra; a woman with her own reasons for bringing Thea through time.

THE FALCON'S BRIDE is an intriguing, sensual story with larger--than-life characters. Thea and Drumcondra's travels through time, and the way Ms. Thompson cleverly weaves the threads of the different times together to create a love story through the centuries, makes this a most entertaining read.