Heir to the most notorious clan in the Highlands, Hugh
MacIain hides his identity while imprisoned in the bowels of
Fort William’s hell. Aye, this braw warrior has endured
horrors that should have seen him dead, though now it
appears it’s the bloody flux that will send him to Satan’s fire.
Optimistic, competent, and captivating, Charlotte Hill takes
pity on a fevered prisoner sprawled atop a cot in the fort’s
surgery. When finally the Highlander opens his eyes, he
seizes her heart with a pained stare. Truly, this is no
commoner—but in 1692, a warrior loyal to the Jacobite cause
and the daughter of a government colonel may as well be
worlds apart.
After his escape, Hugh snatches a chance to woo the lass,
until disaster strikes. While war and lust for vengeance
force Charlotte further from Hugh’s arms, the couple’s
romance seems aimlessly adrift on the open sea. Before they
sail too far apart, can the tender love of an English lady
coax a determined Highlander from his path of revenge?