Publisher's Synopsis
England, 1538. The nation is reeling after the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII. Cast out of Dartford Priory, feisty Joanna Stafford is living a quiet life with her five-year-old charge, Arthur. But family connections draw her close to a treasonous plot. She must choose between those she cares for, and taking her part in a mysterious prophecy. And, as she deciphers the meaning of the prophecy, she learns the fate of a king and the freedom of a nation rest in her hands.
