The Queen in Winter

A Whisper of Spring by Lynn Kurland
When Iolaire, princess of Ainneamh, is captured by the black mage of Wychweald, her brother seeks out the most unlikely of rescuers, a king who lives in a hunting lodge and keeps his crown in the flour bin. Symon of Neroche agrees to attempt to save a woman he has secretly dreamed about for years, though it may mean his life in trade.

Anthology; Trade Paperback – 320 pages (February 2006)
Publisher: Berkley; ISBN: 0425207722