Orphaned by the only mother she had ever known, the fiercely independent Rianne had grown to womanhood outside Camelot's circle of wealth and power, unaware that she was heiress to a legacy of magic forged in the mists of Avalon. But when a commanding young knight came in search of her, arousing longings she had never known, he awoke her potent immoral gifts and set in motion a destiny that would shape Britain for years to come.