With her father murdered and her home burned, Alyx Blackett fled to the woods - and found sanctuary in the camp of Raine Montgomery, a nobleman outlawed by the king's harsh decree. There she hid her beauty in the guise of a boy, and her sorrow in her work as Montgomery's squire. But how long could such loveliness as hers remain hidden? Soon - even as a blood feud raged between the Montgomerys and the Chatworths, as swords clattered in the name of family honor - one woman's love would inflame a hero's passion, touch a king's pity, and raise a song of praise in every English heart.-- Back cover.