In the glorious autumn of Elizabeth's reign . . .
With supporters of her rival, Mary Queen of Scots, rallying and the Spanish invasion fleet on the horizon, Elizabeth turns to her secret service for help.
An adventurer and privateer serving the Queen's spymaster, Sir Christopher Hamilton is dispatched to watch over Anne Marie Fraser. Held hostage because of her treacherous father's support for Mary Queen of Scots, Anne Marie's cloistered plight angers and then frustrates Kit. Rescuing her from her father's cruel hands on the high seas, Kit takes her to his family home and seeks permission from the Queen to marry. But he hasn't counted on Anne Marie's fury at discovering his deception. She will marry him, but she won't be his wife in anything more than name . . .
Glory and tragedy, love and betrayal in the Age of Elizabeth.
