An adventurous and romantic medieval epic. Kidnappings and secret letters, illegitimate sons and treacherous bodyguards, a courageous heroine - and a wonderfully romantic love story. The French princess Alaïs Capet travels secretly to Canterbury Abbey. She is in search of letters that heavily incriminate her stepmother Eleonore, the "Lioness of Aquitaine". Alaïs has no idea what she is about to unleash. For soon not only her own life is in the greatest danger, the English throne is also threatened. The only one who stands by Alaïs Capet now is the equally charming and enigmatic Templar William of Caen. But she does not trust her old friend - and rightly so...
