The King’s Jewel
Synopsis
Wales, 1093.
Meet Nesta, a woman trying to survive in a man’s world where her protectors are either dead or exiled.
The warm, comfortable family life of young Nesta, daughter of Prince Rhys of Deheubarth is destroyed when her father dies in battle and she is taken hostage. Against her will, she is taken as a concubine by King William’s ruthless younger brother Henry, who later ascends the throne under suspicious circumstances.
Gerald FitzWalter, an ambitious young knight is rewarded for his unwavering loyalty to his new King with Nesta’s hand in marriage. He is delighted, having always admired her from afar, but Nesta’s only comfort is her return to her beloved Wales where she is tempted by the charismatic and dangerous Owain ap Cadwgan, a prince of his people. When he offers her the chance to join him in his plan to overthrow Norman rule she must choose between her duty and her desire . . .