The long-awaited sequel to The Queen&#39;s Pawn.<br /><br />After becoming the lover of King Henry II, Princess Alais&#39;s bid for the throne fails. As Richard the Lionheart, King Henry&#39;s son, will not honor their engagement,&nbsp;Alais is sent away to a nunnery to live out the remaining years of her life.<br /><br />Imprisoned at the hands of her enemies, Princess Alais of France finds a way to escape and returns to her home in Paris. But the life of a princess is a dangerous one, and the road home beset with peril. Once she manages to return to Paris, she finds that her brother, King Philippe-Auguste, has arranged a marriage for her to shore up his political power.<br /><br />Condemned to yet another prison - this time a passionless marriage - Alais discovers her own path to freedom within the confines of her duty. As she begins to build a new life for herself, will she be able to find the love and joy she has always longed for?