From the New York Times bestselling author—the
fourth passionate romance in the Border Chronicles
series.
Lady Cicely Bowen, daughter of the Earl
of Leighton, is sent away by her father when her jealous
stepmother threatens her safety. Soon the exiled Cicely
becomes best friends with Lady Joan Beaufort, the king’s
cousin—and when Joan is married to King James I of Scotland
she chooses Cicely as one of the ladies accompany her
north…
At the Scot’s court Cicely finds herself
pursued by two men—elegant Andrew Gordon, the laird of
Fairlee, and Ian Douglas, the laird of Glengorm, a
rough-spoken border lord. When Ian kidnaps Cicely just as
Andrew is about to propose, the royal court is sent into an
uproar. The queen is demanding the return of her friend and
the Gordons are threatening to set the border on fire. But
the border lord is difficult to tame—and the lady’s heart is
even harder to claim.