Pursued by her enemies, flattered and courted for her lands, a powerful, devious princess is desperate to reach refuge. Melanthe can trust only one man amid the lies, the mysterious Green Knight--a true knight who never wavers; a man who cannot comprehend deceit. But as an impossible love grows between them, betrayal becomes their only future . . .

In this classic romance, Laura Kinsale has crafted a rich, sensual portrait of life during the Middle Ages. And now for the first time, readers can choose between two versions of the story. Both are included in this ebook.

The...

A romance set in fourteenth-century Europe by a New York Times-bestselling author who "creates magic" (Lisa Kleypas).

A fatally dangerous man--and the woman who stands in the way of all he has ever desired . . . Beautiful and ruthless, the elegant assassin Allegreto will stop at nothing to regain his rightful place. And the perfect instrument has just fallen into his hands, in the lovely form of Lady Elena--the long-lost princess of the land he intends to wrest back from his enemies. But she is no mere maiden to be possessed. Even as he forces her to bend to his...