When Alyee Bunnock wants to make a fresh start, she really knows how to change her life's direction by literally burying her past and taking on a new identity and responsibilities as Sister Terese at the small and relatively newly founded Everagis Abbey. In this new role, things seem to be going very well and Sister Terese turns out to be a natural leader that the other women at Everagis enjoying following, especially the very unnunlike roles they find themselves engaged in doing to protect their and the local farms from raiders. Meanwhile, Lachlan Sinclare has been tasked with finding the Alyee the Shrew and to bring her home, so her father can complete his plans to marry her off for money. While the highland warriors are welcomed at the Abbey, Sister Terese has a plan to have Lachan and his men leave quickly. For his part, Lachlan keeps vowing in his mind to leave Sister Terese alone or face burning in hell forever, but he is so drawn to this beautiful nun, he just can't bear to leave her and the other nuns alone when there are warring mercenaries in the area. Lachlan is willing to keep himself and his men in check and they vow to protect them until they heard what the Church has to say about this isolated and unprotected outpost. Despite his outward sunny nature, his intelligent mind is perplexed by facts that just don't add up for him. Finally, Alyee realizes he is getting too close to the truth and events force her to make a decision. How will Lachlan react? Will he help her or keep to his mission? Readers, be warned! While Donna Fletcher's magical storytelling abilities can quickly swirl you in to the Highland mists of this mid-16th century tale, her tantalizing storyline and highly intriguing characters will not release you so easily! The characters are all well developed and interesting in their own right, and Piper is absolutely a true delight! Fletcher's existing fans will be happy with this latest addition to The Sinclare Brothers series and it is also a great read on its own! Enjoy!