Vengeance and redemption. Love and sacrifice. Loyalty and betrayal. Who will win the Game of Kingdoms?
Corwynal will do anything to prevent his half-brother Trystan from destroying his life over his forbidden love for Yseult, the wife of King Marc of Galloway. But Trystan and Yseult's love is too powerful to fight, and when their secret affair leads them into danger, Corwynal is forced to seek sanctuary for them in Atholl, the land he's avoided for most of his life. There he must face not only the wrath of the Druid Council but the enmity of two people with every reason to hate him, Ferdiad, Fili of Dalriada, and Seirian, Royal Lady of Athol. Their vengeance will drive him to death in the tomb and rebirth into the destiny he's never wanted.
As he fights to prevent war between Atholl and Lothian, the land of his birth, Corwynal will be forced to make difficult choices, unaware they'll lead to tragedy not only for himself, but for Trystan and Yseult.
Third in the Trystan Trilogy, The Serpent in Spring is a thrilling tale of enemies divided by their pasts, set amidst the warring cultures of dark-age Scotland.