About the book: 2014 / The harsh 11th century. Fifteen-year-old Emma of Normandy heads to England to become the wife of King Aethelred. But at the English court, the girl turns out to be more of a hostage than a queen. Her husband is cold and cruel to her, and her rival, who dreams of taking her place, plots and weaves insidious intrigues. Unexpectedly, the king's eldest son, Athelstan, falls in love with Emma. And a forbidden feeling arises in the queen's heart…