Miriel of Rivenloch may not have the killer instincts of her older sisters, but she's keeping a dangerous secret. She knows more than she's letting on about the mysterious Shadow, the forest outlaw who robs from the rich and gives to the poor. And when devil-may-care mercenary Sir Rand la Nuit, hot on the trail of The Shadow, claims to be in love with Miriel, she knows he's hiding something, too. It's a battle of wits as they race to uncover each other's secrets before their make-believe romance takes on a life of its own.
