A sweeping historical saga of lust, conspiracy and betrayal set in 15th century England against the backdrop of warring royal factions and large powerful houses staffed by servants whose lives were entirely at their master's whim.
Anne is one such servant, a young bodymaid whose healing skills and intuition win her a place in court attending the Queen, and whose innocent beauty captures the heart of the King, Edward IV.
1450. The high Middle Ages, and a baby is born in the deep forest of western England. Powerful forces plot to kill both mother and child, but somehow the newborn girl survives . . .
1465. England has a charismatic new King, Edward IV, as the country wakes from the nightmare of the War of the Roses into the dawn of a fragile but hopeful new age.
When Anne, a young peasant girl of fifteen, joins the household of a wealthy London merchant, her unusual beauty soon provokes jealousy, lust and intrigue, but Anne has one special quality that saves her - her knowledge of herbs and healing. News of Anne's remarkable gift spreads, and after saving Edward's queen from death during childbirth, Anne is moved to the palace.
It is here that Anne finds her destiny, and the man who will become the greatest love of her life - the king. The meeting between them will change both their lives, for at such an uncertain time in England's history, little is as it seems. Least of all this shy servant girl, whose power extends far beyond her healing hands . . .
