At the beginning of the thirteenth century, England's citizens are suffering under an increasingly despotic and cruel King John. In this final chapter of The Shaftesbury Chronicles trilogy, the Montmorency family learn, love, and adapt. This is a story of family, of resilience, of honour, and of survival. Evan, the gifted healer, who unexpectedly finds love again. Jane, his equally gifted daughter, who struggles to find her own way in a man's world. And Edward, the reluctant earl, who must negotiate the treacherous path of coexisting with a dangerous and erratic king. Underneath it all, the burden of shared secrets that must never see daylight ...