Dawn Annis

Shane MacGregor, newly named laird of Clan MacGregor, is determined to prove himself. He has inherited a clan on the brink of ruin. Shane wants to see justice done against the hated Colquhouns, the cause of the MacGregor’s dispute with the king.

Lady Colquhoun’s marital problems are unexpectedly solved with her husband’s death. Her years of humiliation and loneliness are behind her. Her hopes and plans for the future are quickly destroyed when her husband’s brother stakes his claim against her inheritance. Her troubles continue to mount when she is kidnapped for ransom and retribution by the MacGregor clan! A ransom she knows will never be paid.

Faced with poverty and ruin, Shane feels he must marry another to further his goals for a strong and lasting clan. But he can’t seem to halt his developing feelings toward this enigmatic beauty.