Riella Smith, an unconventional Romany Princess, travels to Tuscany on the trail of her father's challenger, to delay him and prevent unnecessary bloodshed and humiliation. What she expects is trouble from a fearsome rival. But life is rarely that easy. The trouble she finds is of a different kind. Soon, she faces the toughest decision of her life - again - though it should really be a no-brainer. All she has to do is choose between her people and a myth. After all, there's no such thing as love at first sight.