Quest For Freedom (Sword and Rose Chronicles) (Volume 1)

Over a year has passed since the tyrant Merek usurped the throne of Gerdia. Surrounded by fearful nobles, his control of the country appears complete. Yet the rebel lord worries. The rightful heir to the throne is missing. In neighboring Orrenda, eighteen-year-old Marisa is out with her brother on a fishing trip, when she becomes lost in the woods. There she crosses paths with a stranger, a young man armed with a sword, who both frightens and intrigues her. The reserved Finn kindly guides her back to the stream, but surprises the girl when he makes her promise not to mention their meeting. Curious and independent, Marisa desires to learn his secret. Yet her very entanglement with Finn might be her undoing.