A wild passion sang in her blood... She had been chosen lady in waiting to Mary Tudor, queen of England! But it was the dashing Lord Charles Varland who was to rule Lady Julian Redenter's passionate heart, to sweep into the sweet fires of a dangerous passion. She had vowed allegiance to her queen, but her traitor flesh could not forget Charles's thrilling touch, his searing embrace. Soon she too, was swept into his dark schemes of heresy and treason. From the great courts of Whitehall to the dungeons below the Tower of London to a depraved nobleman's palace of pleasure, Julian fought for her freedom, longing for the fiery kisses of her rebel lord, ready to risk life itself for his undying love.