England, 1095 Roger FitzHugh is horrified to discover a lady being sold to pay her step-father’s debts. Moved by her plight, he pays what the man owes and offers the penniless young woman—Rohese—the option of paying her entrance to a nunnery or his hand in marriage. He’s delighted when she chooses him, but she has powerful enemies who cast a shadow over their union. Duty, protectiveness, and affection towards his new wife make the threats to Rohese, and the children they hope to have together, all the more painful for Roger, even as the bustle and drama of everyday life demands his attention. Then he is summoned to accompany a Bishop on an essential but dangerous pilgrimage to the Holy lands. He must leave all he holds dear, and the wife he is coming to love, and accept the religious journey. With lively characters, rich historical detail of Christian life in the Middle Ages and what would afterwards be called the First Crusade, this is a thoughtful and charming story that readers of medieval historical fiction and inspirational romance will greatly enjoy.