The orphaned heiress, Alecyn de Beauclaire, alone and desolate, finds a friend in the young Saxon squire, Ranulf Mort à Mer.  But as their friendship grows, so does their understanding of reality.  Ranulf is so poor it is unlikely he will ever be able to afford a horse and armor so he can become a knight.  And if he cannot become a great knight, he will never be granted the hand of an heiress in marriage.

Even when Alecyn and Ranulf draw the attention of England’s king and queen, their growing love for each other seems hopeless.  And then they are kidnapped by French rebels and discover that sometimes disasters have a silver lining...