When seventeen-year-old Princess Lorelle's country is attacked by King Maurice of Alandar, she must flee for her life across the sea to Julinar, leaving her beloved parents and home behind. On the way, she meets Sir James Wellington, a young knight who will stop at nothing to protect her. Yet even hundreds of miles away from the fray, she is still not safe from the dangers and horrors of war. As Alandar closes in on her, Lorelle must sacrifice everything to defend her country, find her way home, and fight for those she loves.