Caught in the midst of Englands War of the Roses, young Dick Sheltons loyalties are torn between a guardian who betrays him and the leader of the secret fellowship, The Black Arrow. the Houses of York and Lancaster are locked in a brutal struggle for Englands crown and the fate of the kingdom is at stake. Shelton finds himself entangled in the conspiracy. In order to survive he must distinguish friend from foe and confront the tests of war, shipwreck, murder and forbidden love.