Wales, 1296, a time of turmoil.

Recently widowed, Connor Hunter, Lord Sheridan, is ordered by the king to take a Welsh wife, and sent into hostile territory to help bring the local rebels to heel.

Having lost her husband in traumatic circumstances, Esyllt has no wish to remarry. She is given no choice, however, when an English husband is chosen for her in a strategic move. Married to one of the despised invaders, she will be the instrument of his destruction.

Matthew and Branwen have nothing in common. One was raised as a noble, the other is a poor villager. He is determined to resist the temptation women present, while she would like nothing more than to be free of men’s attention. He is English, she is Welsh.

Yet between them the attraction is immediate.

Carys has left her native Wales to follow her newly-married daughter to England. More than a decade after losing her husband, she is convinced her life as a woman is over.

As one tragedy struck after the other, James Mortimer has lost faith in life. Now a widower, he has resolved to focus on his role as steward of Sheridan Manor.

Aged nine, Siân decides to wed Christopher Harrison, the dazzling Lord Ashton.

A decade later, her resolve to be his wife has only strengthened. But now an adult, she understands things are not that simple. Not only does Christopher have no idea who she is, but everyone in her family considers him a rogue of the worst kind. For her dream to finally come true, she will have to ensnare him, and also prove to the people who love her that he is not the man they think.