The beautiful Princess Ileana is virtually ruler of Zokala because her father the King, has been in a coma for over six months. Enjoyingthe freedom her fathers illness allows her, she is shaken when the Prime Minister informs her that a large number of brigands under theleadership of General Vladilas have entered the country uninvited andare camping in the mountains. To her horror the Princess discoversthat the Zokalan Army and its aged Generals have no intelligence ofthis potential threat, and no strategy to protect their people. Afearless rider and experienced mountain climber, Ileana sets off tosee if she can spy on the camp and find out what the brigands aredoing. With only one mountain guide to protect her, she bravelydetermines to discover whether the peaceful land of Zokala is underthreat. To her dismay her worst fears are confirmed when she finds that the valley is filled with the latest and most up-to-date gunsand weapons of war. Convinced that the brigands intend to invade, shedesperately tries to formulate a plan. But before she can alert anyone to raise the alarm she is captured and taken before the General. How the Princess is, for the first time, confronted with a man who is stronger than she is and how she finds herself a victimand captive of a formidable, and relentless enemy is told in thisexciting, dramatic and passionate 350th book by Barbara Cartland.
