Peg flees the castle in a desperate to bid to save the only thing she possesses – her self. But the influence of Lord Ardery reaches far wider than she can ever hope to run.He takes her to London and...

On the run from Ardery's prison of luxury and cruelty, Peg takes refuge with a lonely baker. Mr. Beck appears to be an upright pillar of the community, but behind closed doors, she soon learns of his...

That first love is sweet and naive, transcending the huge divide between aristocrat and villager. It could never survive outside their secret forest glade. Years later, life has hardened the bored Lord...