

In the chaos, Gillian and Christian are separated. Gillian's father sends his daughters with four of his most trusted men to escape the estate with a golden jeweled box that must be kept a secret. Alford the Red, and his soldiers have breached their home, Dunhanshire. In England, during the reign of King Richard I, Gillian, as a young child, is woken up in the middle of the night by her father. In her novel, Garwood includes characters who demonstrate the characteristics of passion, loyalty, justice and honor Plot summary

It is a New York Times bestselling novel that is based in England and Scotland in the days after the death of Richard the Lionhearted. It was published in 1999 by Pocket Books.

Ransom, is the second in the series of three historical romance novels by American author Julie Garwood.
