<p><i>"Don Francisco wants you home, and in double-quick time, too. We must leave tomorrow at dawn . . ."</i></p><p>Felix''s heart sinks at Pedro''s words. What can be wrong? Is his beloved grandfather ill? Dashing and loyal, he speeds towards Villaverde - and a rescue mission.</p><p>Donna Conchita''s children are kidnapped and Felix may be reunited with the feisty Juana, if he agrees to help. Despite warnings of a conspiracy and his own suspicions of a trap, Felix fearlessly plunges into a plot thick with intrigue and danger. His grandfather said it was a matter of life and death - but whose?</p>