Hugh Beaufort, favoured courtier of King Henry VIII, likes his women gentle, quiet, and biddable. Susannah Tyrell is none of these things. She is feisty, beautiful, opinionated and brave. And Hugh is fascinated by her – despite himself.

When Susannah pulls her most outrageous stunt to date and decides to travel from Yorkshire to the London court dressed as a man, Hugh goes to her rescue. But neither of them is prepared for the dangers that lie before them, or the overwhelming desire growing between them that will prove itself unstoppable as soon as they are alone together…