The Maiden Author:Jude Deveraux A fierce, independent beauty...a prince trained in the ways of chivalry...a war-torn land in Europe's mysterious Dark Ages. — Pageanty, palace intrigue and passion....These are the exciting threads in Jude Deveraux's newest novel, a romantic tapestry of desire, obsession and revenge.. — The year is 1299 and the King of Lanconia is dying. He bring... more »s his son Rowan back from England where he'd grown up, back to rule the land that is rightfully his. But Rowan is not welcomed by all - especially not by the beautiful Jura, who wants her own brother to rule. Yet even as she resists her sworn enemy's burning embrace, she secretly yearns for his love.« less