Fearless and outspoken, Lady Mariota MacNichol must run
for her life. Accused of murdering the unworthy rogue she
once loved, she boldly takes possession of deserted
Cuidrach Castle, the one place her enemies would never
look. Then the new laird of Cuidrach unexpectedly arrives…
Sir Kenneth Mackenzie is a fierce knight well-experienced
in bawdy pleasures and willing wenches — though his last
liaison left him wounded in pride and love. Chivalrous
enough to open Cuidrach's portals to a lady-in-distress,
he keeps the way to his heart well-barred. But now the
strong-willed Mackenzie is living with a fiery, passionate
woman unafraid of his formidable reserve. Eating at the
same table, warming themselves by the same fire…how long
will it be before these two share the same bed?