Wavering in and out of consciousness from a festering war wound, Sir Dagan was unable to protect himself when attacked by three men. Badly injured, stripped of his fine clothing and left only with discarded rags, the Norman knight could barely find the last of his strength to mount his mighty horse, Conqueror, before passing out again.

As the horse brought him forward into the village, he is discovered by the Master Mason's assistant who immediately does what all she can to save what she thinks is an injured Saxon.

After the Norman Conquest in 1066, life had changed dramatically for the people of Hendsmille in Saxon England. While some Norman knights given lands and wealth after the bloody battles were fought proved to be fair landowners to the Saxons under them, Baron Guilbert de Silva was not one of them. Loyal only to his own self, the odious and cruel Baron demanded and got what he wanted, including forcing the ailing and near blind Master Mason Hadley to take over the construction of his cathedral or be killed. While worried that the Baron would find out about the extent of his vision problems, Hadley's real concern was for his beautiful daughter, Rosamund, who he did not want the Baron to notice and take to use for his own. Thinking to outwit the Baron, Hadley asked his daughter to disguise herself as a lad and become his assistant, Ross.

As Ross fights to take care of the injured "Saxon", Dagan gradually realizes that his saviour is beautiful in more ways than a lad with a gentle touch and a lovely face. As he recovers from his wounds, Dagan vows to protect the very determined and feisty spirited Ross from the dangerous Baron. Can he do that without giving away his real mission for Duke William? And for Rosamund, as her heart fights to love, can she ever forgive him for being a hated Norman?

Drawing on her many and well known talents as a top historical romance writer, Elaine Barbieri has brought to life two very determined lovers with devoted loyalties to their own sides during this unsettled time of "peace" after the Norman Conquest. With her excellent research and strong plot development, this is one story that will instantly pull you back into the tensions, dramas and smells of the times. A real page turner that will be hard to put down!