Some called her a sorceress, for her silvery blond beauty was so haunting as to bewitch any man who beheld her. Some called her a healer, for her tenderness could tame the wildest creature. Amid the thorny tangle of the War of the Roses, Lady Isabella Ashley grew to womanhood.

Isabella soon learned that affairs of love were just as treacherous as intrigues of the court. Many clamored for her hand, but only one would claim her heart. For Isabella demanded nothing less than a man whose iron will matched her own, whose passion blazed as hot as the sun, and who was worthy enough to bring to blossom the...Rose of Rapture