Commanded by her grandfather to snare a wealthy husband, Anne Blanchemains enters the lavish court of Queen Elizabeth where she is a lamb among wolves - easy prey to treachery and an aging queen's jealousy. She never suspects that handsome courtier Christopher Hollier has been sent to ruin her, not to wed her. But Christopher's desire for Anne sweeps them into a dangerous game that could part them forever unless they defy crown and country.