A young novice in Toulouse leaves the abbey to care for her grandmother in Lavelanet. But when she arrives, she finds the village gripped by the terror of the Inquisition. While Andreva struggles to hold to her family, her faith, and the man she loves, all around her, she witnesses Good Men (the Cathars at Montsegur) fighting for life itself.
Desperate to save her family from debtor's prison, Alicia vows to marry the first wealthy gentleman to propose. Her choices? a scarred cripple with the heart of a poet, or a handsome rake with a deadly secret.
