For a short while, the children of the House of York bloomed like flowers in the summer sunlight. They should have been the future of the York dynasty, yet illness, tragedy and sheer misfortune took away their promise. Like tender blooms, they had no protection against the oncoming storm. Edward. Only heir to the Lord of the North. Kathryn, auburn-haired, care-free and born to love life. Her brother, John. Dark, serious. Desperate to please his father...