Lady Linnet of Ardenwood is determined to escape a forced marriage to England's most feared knight.
Seeking refuge in a convent, she hires the dangerous mercenary William de Ros to help her get away.
Unknown to Linnet, de Ros is actually the new Baron Warbrooke.
By agreement with her protective grandfather, he has only one week to woo and win her.
Her escape now rests with a man whose true name and purpose she has yet to discover.
