Heir to the most notorious clan in the Highlands, Hugh MacIain hides his identity while imprisoned in the bowels of Fort Williamโs hell. Aye, this braw warrior has endured horrors that should have seen him dead, though now it appears itโs the bloody flux that will send him to Satanโs fire.
Optimistic, competent, and captivating, Charlotte Hill takes pity on a fevered prisoner sprawled atop a cot in the fortโs surgery. When finally the Highlander opens his eyes, he seizes her heart with a pained stare. Truly, this is no commonerโbut 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 Hughโs arms, the coupleโs 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?