Beautiful but willful Emma D'Arcy is determined to stay on as mistress of Fairfield Manor after her father dies. Fairfield is called Castle Ladyslipper by the locals, due to the extraordinarily large number of women who reside there. Even though Emma cares little for politics, she pledges fealty to the current queen of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine, who helped free her from an abusive marriage. Garrick of Hawkwood is a loyal knight serving King Henry...