Queen Elizabeth’s fabulous pearls gleam softly in the candlelight, tempting those who wish Anne harm.
In her quest to save her family from disaster thirteen-year old Anne must outwit thugs and highwaymen, hide a cartload of gold, turn the tables on a manipulating nobleman and swallow her pride to end the rift with her sister Jane. And she has to find a new way to use a privy!
But even with the help of her swift stallion Bayard and her friends Lizzie and Robert, she finds that the only way to save those she loves is to turn away from safety and face her darkest enemies...