Lady Gwyneth of Windrose is a woman on a mission. After having learned of the brutal injustice being done to the women of her area, she is determined to bring justice to those committing the vial acts thus allowing the women their freedom. Her only problem? She herself is confined to a family, cold and without compassion; a prisoner to those desperately trying to marry her off.

Jared St. John is a man who has been wrongly imprisoned for the death of his brother. Now on the loose, he is on a wild goose chase to find and bring to justice the true guilty party and, in turn, clear his own name once and for all.

On one fateful night their paths cross and so begins an uneasy and tempered journey that they must embark upon and finish -- together.

Set in medieval times and filled to overflowing with sensual imagery, beautiful characters, a falcon and a cleverly named brothel, DEFIANT was an absolute joy to read. Despite a few slow parts towards the beginning of the novel, the story quickly picked up the pace and once it did, it did not stop until the very end!

Jessica Trapp is a charming writer who seems to have perfected the art of lacing her stories with so much beauty and enchantment amidst worlds of violence and hardship that DEFIANT is utterly impossible to put down.