“Kiss me.” Her mouth dropped open, his statement seemed to bring her to her senses as she pushed away from him stuttering and flushing a bright hue of red, all at once. It is the 1500's and England has seen the first Queen of England. Emma Cardon loses her memory due to a tragic accident, but who should be there to nurse her back to health? A dashing handsome gentleman that seems to neglect propriety at every turn. Will Emma succumb to his affections or will she escape in time? Unbeknownst to both a shadow dogs their footsteps and colours their happiness grey. The Elizabethan era has begun.

Marie Lisle use to have it all. Her life was all planned out for her. Born as a French noble, Marie could have anything her heart desired. After her parents planned a profitable engagement to her cousin Pierre, Marie's future began to look brighter by the second. However, Marie hated it that her life was planned out for her and yearned to be free. Unfortunately, her wish came true in the worst way imaginable. As the French Revolution rolled in, peasants began to rise up in protest against nobles. Marie and her family were thrown into jail, and for a noble there was no way out except through the guillotine. Francois, a friend of Marie's helps to save her from the guillotine, but as peasants stream into the jails to slaughter all of the inmates, she is mistaken for a prisoner. Only the mercy of a peasant boy, Jacques saves her from being beheaded, but not before Marie witnesses her parents being slaughtered before her eyes. Snuck out of the prison, Jacques brings Marie to his home where she must live as a peasant. As Marie's eyes are opened to the world around her, she develops new and strange feelings, especially towards the boy who saved her life. However, how can she truly begin to love him when she is hiding the biggest secret of all? Yet, if she reveals her secret the only possible ending is death. One thing's for sure, it's no easy task being a guillotine survivor.

After the murder of his parents, the orphaned Prince of Esyria is determined to seek revenge on the neighbouring country responsible for their death. The murder changes him. Overnight, Jase grows up, from a defenceless boy to a bitter man. After many years of training to improve his swordsmanship and physical strength, Jase decides he is ready to avenge the death of his parents. During his journey, he meets a high spirited and optimistic girl. Jase and Catherine are polar opposites. Jase is immediately attracted to Catherine. Since the murder, Jase has never felt more alive. But what will happen when Catherine turns out to be the Princess of Bellerania? What would Jase do when he finds out that Catherine's parents are the reason his are dead?