In this dazzling finale to 'The Innocent' trilogy, it is more than eighteen months since Anne de Bohun has seen her lover. Edward Plantagenet, the King of England. Anne has acquired a small farm outside the walls of Brugge, where she can live a more spiritual, peaceful life, after the emotional turmoil of her former existence. Growing saffron and medicinal herbs - a return to the gently world of healing - Anne endeavours to provide her son Edward with tranquility and space in which to grow.
Fate has other plans. Once more, England is convulsed by civil war. Warwick and the treacherous Duke of Clarence, Edwards IV's younger brother, drive the charismatic king into exile. Edward flees with a small group of his closest friends and Anne receives a message: "The king needs you". Anne is the only person Edward trusts to broker a deal between himself and his brother-in-law, the powerful Charles, Duke of Burgundy. Charles has the means to help Edward regain his throne, but the question is, will he?
Edward Plantagenet will re-enter Anne's life and their all-consuming passion will be reignited. Will Elisabeth Wydeville, the Queen of England and Anne's mortal enemy, permit her to rejoin the court? Will Edward and Anne be reunited for good?
