By Paula Quinn
A favorite of the king, Lady Tanon Risande is stunned and angry when she given in marriage as a gesture of Norman good will to Gareth ap Owain, a savage Welsh prince, and finds herself the target of ruthless enemies on both sides who will do anything to accomplish their ends.
Severity reflects intensity, not value — “central theme” means a warning is a core part of the book, not that the book is bad.