Sheltering her could cost him everything. Letting her go might cost him his soul.
Fiona Malloch has lived under the control of men her entire life. Forced into marriage, then widowed, she barely escapes one captor before running straight into the arms of another—the infamous Laird Bhaltair Douglas. Seeking refuge in Ormond Castle, she knows staying could mean war, but she has no other choice.
Bhaltair is no stranger to pain. Scarred inside and out from the fire that took his brother, he’s spent years closing himself off from the world. Fiona is the first to challenge him, to see past his defenses. And the more he protects her, the more he risks losing his clan’s trust.
With war at his doorstep, will love be his greatest strength—or his downfall?
