Betrayal is the story of Lady Katherine whose castle is besieged and so she rides to get help from the man she once betrayed. De Lauren is her one true love but she jilted him for another man, just two weeks before the marriage. De Lauren still loves Kate but can't trust her. When the newly widowed Kate comes to him for help he agrees but the price is that she marries him...so he can take his revenge.
Betrayal is a story about suspicion and the strength of love. On many levels it is very clever, pitching the love of a man for a woman, against the love of a mother for her child. The plot moves along at a good pace, with believable settings and characters. I did get a little frustrated that Kate didn't come straight out and tell de Lauren she had a child - because this could have avoided a lot of trouble (but there, again, the answer is in the reason) and I did get a tinsy bit annoyed with Kate for repeatedly drugging the knights protecting her, or else knocking them unconscious with blunt objects. (Reason being she wanted to shake them off to visit her hidden son.)
All in all a good romp of a read which I enjoyed. The good points far outweigh the slightly dodgy aspects and I'd consider other books by the same author. ( )