Not very good. Medieval setting. Elspeth has been trained as a female warrior at St. Jude’s Abbey – whose sponsor is Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the midst of carrying out a secret mission for the queen, Elspeth attracts the attention of Tarran ap Llyr – whose family was killed and from which he has never recovered. Tarran is convinced Elspeth needs protecting and the two fall in love while Tarran inadvertently helps Elspeth complete her mission. ( )

It was cute. I really liked Elspeth. It wasn't at all believable though, not even the romance, which explains the low rating. ( )

I really like this series--about women trained at St. Jude's Abbey in the "knightly arts." This one has the heroine looking for a stone in Wales that is cursed so that if the King steps on it, he'll die. The hero is on a quest to kill the man who killed his wife. It gets 4 stars because I didn't quite get the point of the killer--seemed like there should have been more to it. ( )