England at the time of Edward III - a time when marriageable daughters were welcome currency in the plans of ambitious men. In the Sussex village of Mayfield, the young and beautiful Oriel de Sharndene has been forced into marriage with the Archbishop of Canterbury's brother though she loves a handsome Gascon squire. Yet all is not as it seems, for these are three people who have not only met in another life but are fated to meet again and again...