The Princeling // The Distant Wood — Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Destiny of Passion.
Destiny of Power...
The ancestral home of the magnificent Morlands stands proud in the glorious sunset of Elizabeth's rule, haunting Jan Chapman, who burns to know the terrible secret of his birth. But before he can learn more, the storm gathering across the border sweeps the Morland children into the raging battle. As the Stuart cause threatens the kingdom, John is captured by a strange princess of the windswept highlands and Lettice seized by a fierce warrior lord whose love she dare not resist....
As Britain is torn by the conflict of kings, so the hearts of the Morlands are wrenched in the bitter struggle torn between passion, loyalty, and love...