Even the queen isn't safe from monsters. If she wants to live, she has to run. With the help of her close servants from home, Rosamund escapes into the wilds alone. Confident that it is something she can do, nature has other ideas. Rescued by Gabriel, ruggedly handsome and taken with her, she must decide if she should go into hiding with a man she hardly knows. The king's cruelty is renowned and Rosamund has no doubt that she will spend the rest of her life looking over her shoulder.