Anne Herries 
Promised to the Crusader 

In this medieval romance, a knight and a noblewoman endure a murderous earl and the scars of war to rekindle their childhood love.Haunted by war, Sir Zander de Bricasse is no longer the idealistic youth who left his sweetheart to join the Crusades. Years have passed and he now fully expects to find Elaine married to another. Instead, he discovers she is in grave danger. . . . Fleeing from a murderous earl, Lady Elaine is rescued by a mysterious knight-her beloved Zander! She’s never forgotten his promise to wed her, but to restore their lost love she must help this brooding, tormented stranger heal the wounds of his troubled past.