The Englebright family is a tight‑knit, spirited clan cherished by their little village, and Lady Rosalind, the family’s only daughter, is as unconventional as they come. Raised among boisterous brothers and accustomed to slipping through life on her own terms, Rosalind prefers woolen breeches to satin skirts and adventure to expectations. Sharp‑tongued, daring, and determined to avoid matrimony at all costs, she has managed twenty‑two blissfully unwed years.

But when strangers begin tearing up her beloved woods and whispers of danger circle her family, Rosalind’s peaceful world is upended. A shadow from her father’s past has resurfaced: The Raven, a master of disguise and traitor to crown and country, long believed gone. Worse still, he is the very man responsible for the death of her parents’ dearest friend.

To uncover the truth and shield those she loves, Rosalind finds herself reluctantly allied with the last man she expected, Kristoff Van Reed, a striking, self‑possessed former soldier on a royal commission from the King of Belgium. Kristoff is hunting lost heirs to ancient estates when he captures, quite literally, the wild, captivating young woman who turns his mission on its head.

Their attraction is immediate and unwanted by them both, yet impossible to ignore. As danger closes in, Rosalind and Kristoff must weigh desire against duty while unraveling a tangle of secrets that reaches farther into the past than either imagined.

The Raven and the Rose delivers a sweeping blend of romance, mystery, and family intrigue where trust is hard‑won, loyalty is tested, and love demands its own daring risks. And just when all seems resolved, one final twist changes everything.