In a land torn by conquest and kin-strife, it is not only warriors who shape the fate of Wales, but the women who dare to love them.

When Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd defies her royal destiny to marry Griffith ap Rhys, a landless prince and rebel heir, she steps into a life of danger, exile, and war. At the heart of Gwynedd’s royal court, her mother Angharad watches war creep ever closer. Haunted by visions of her sons marching to their deaths and torn between loyalty to her husband, Gruffydd and fear for her children, she must navigate a world where love is never safe and power is always a risk.

But Gwenllian and Angharad are not alone in their trials. The wives and lovers of warriors bear the silent burdens of ambition, betrayal, and longing—navigating fragile truces, fractured loyalties, and the unrelenting demands of men fighting to reclaim or defend a kingdom.

As Norman power encroaches and Welsh unity splinters, these women must decide where their hearts and loyalties truly lie. For Gwenllian, the path of love means wielding a sword as fiercely as any man—and learning that desire can be both a weapon and a wound.

Sweeping and intimate, Where Loyalties Burn is a tale of passion and resilience, where the bonds of marriage, family, and fate are tested by the fires of rebellion, and the quiet strength of women shapes the future of a nation.
A sweeping saga of love, legacy, and the women who shaped medieval Wales.