The Flame and the Sword — Anne Herries

BY HE SWORD OR BY A TINY FLICKERING FLAME IN THE DARKNESS SHALL WE CONQUER?

When Perdita was rescued from the forest by the Earl of Athelstan, she was at first afraid of the dark secrets of the castle; but then she discovered that her lover was a man who stood head and shoulders above others of his time, and she was proud to love him. Even though it meant that she must risk the threat of excommunication or even her own life to follow her heart.

Hero: Balsadare
Heroine: Perdita (Rosamund)