The Captive Countess

Countess Alice de Lacey one of the wealthiest heiresses in 14th century England is a prisoner. Bound in a loveless marriage to the ambitious Thomas de Warenne she is left to languish in a remote castle while he conspires against the King. Her title is a sham her lands are his and her future is a barren landscape of political duty and loneliness. But in the cold stone walls of her gilded cage a forbidden warmth begins to kindle. A whispered word a lingering touch—solace is found in the most unexpected and dangerous of places. As her husband’s treasonous ambitions threaten to plunge the kingdom into war Alice must navigate a treacherous world where desire is a secret and love is the greatest treason of all.