Heir to the throne of Valdina, beautiful Attila vows two things ? todo everything in her power to return her beloved sick father, King Sigismund, to health and to find true love. But it seems that herstepmother, the scheming and selfish Queen Margit has other ideas forher future. Desperate to marry her as quickly as possible to Prince Otto, a young man with a shadowy past, Queen Margit? s eyes are setfirmly on the throne for herself. And it seems she will stop atnothing to get her own way and rule Valdina alone. Turning to Father Jozsef, her childhood mentor, for help Attila agrees to go on apilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Janos, not only to avoid Prince Otto, but also to pray for the King? s speedy recovery. Guided by the spiritof her mother and the unconditional love of Father Jozsef, she alsofervently prays that she will find a man to love worthy of her royalblood. In a journey filled with spiritual insights, adventure andgreat sadness, Attila comes to realise the true meaning of love when a handsome stranger awakens in her feelings that she has only dreamtof. But will the happiness she finds be snatched from her as Attilabravely returns home? Will she be forced into a loveless, butpolitically astute marriage? Or will true love protect her from thedangers surrounding her? One thing is for certain life in Valdina willever be the same again as love battles to overcome the difficulties of royal duty and the intrigues of Queen Margit.
