Freedom is a choice. Love is a battle. Both demand a price.

Karin Krejikova receives unthinkable news-her husband, famed Hussite fighter Pavel Krejik has vanished. The news is delivered by someone from her past. Someone she believed dead-her former betrothed.

The disgraced Lukas Vitek may never again breathe air as a free man. But his family's appeals culminate in a plan to wed his childhood friend Anicka Vorisek. Passed over by other suitors, she has become a burden on her family.

Stepan puts his honor on the line to see his former friend rescued. This mission takes him away from his beloved Patricie. While he is off on a crusade that may see his life ended, she faces a dark threat. Mounting deaths are blamed on the "devil-marked" orphan she has sworn to protect.

Fate hurls all three quests toward Ulrich of Rosenberg's fortress of stone and lies. They find the bonds of family, faith, and freedom tempered in fire.

Some will break. Some will shine. But who will remain standing when all is settled?

Recommended Reading Order:

The Lady Bornekova

The Lady and the Hussites

The Lady and Her Champion

The Lady and Her Secret

The Lady and Her Mission