Writing as Lael St. James, Linda Lael Miller turns her attention to the glories of medieval England in My Lady Beloved. Sweet-tempered Gabriella Redclift has taken great pains to conceal how little she desires her marriage to Sir Cyprian Avendall. For, without the gold he offers, she cannot ensure her sisters' freedom to choose whether to wed or remain in the convent where they have all grown to womanhood. When, enroute to her wedding, Gabriella is kidnapped by Morgan Chalstrey, she's dismayed to find that, rather than rushing to her rescue, Sir Cyprian seems more concerned with the question of her compromised virtue. Furious, she considers a whole new future as an outlaw's woman - even though Morgan seems far more willing to share his body than his secrets or his heart. This love story is delightful, and the adventure is stirring - but watching Gabriella come into her own is the crowning glory of My Lady Beloved.