Seventeen year old Elaine has a temper that's as fiery as her red hair. So when she's told to marry a man she's never met, Elaine has different ideas. Leaving her family, chopping off her beautiful hair, and wearing pants for the first time, Elaine is thrown into a world of battle, love, war, and hate. She's chosen to be a member of the round table for the new King Arthur. But being in a position to look after a kingdom always under siege isn't all fun and games. Battles leave scars and the risk of being discovered is always looming over her head.
Gwen had a bad childhood, her father was abusive and her mother finally left to start a new life with Gwen when she was only five. Being fourteen, she had her first boyfriend that her mother didn't approve of. He went to far and Gwen broke up with him. Meeting Dave in their college class, they fell in love almost immediately. They go to her mom's house to stay, when her ex boyfriend showed up to see her, and he ruins everything.