At long last, Rand Fitzmarc's loyalty to King Henry V will be rewarded with a title and land . . . in Normandy, France's richest prize. But Lianna of Bois-Long is determined to keep her lands free from the usurping English king and the husband he's chosen for her -- and her heart safe from any man. Yet when she meets a golden stranger in a sunny forest glade, Lianna is seduced by the heat of his tender gaze and his strong embrace.