Iain has no desire to wed again, but to save his king, he’ll take an unwanted bride. And then the determined lass will take his heart.

When Marion de Lacy faces an unwelcome marriage to an evil knight, she concocts a desperate scheme to avoid it—feign her death and flee England. But her plan goes awry, and she’s captured by a Scottish barbarian who informs her that he’s to marry her by edict of her king. With little choice, she weds the strangely compelling but obstinate laird of the MacLeod clan. He may be a big, burly Highlander, but she’s one wee lass with a huge stubborn streak who’s about to storm her new husband’s hardened heart and claim it for the love she’s always longed for.

Widower Iain MacLeod finds himself obliged to wed to secure the freedom of his childhood friend and king. So, he reluctantly travels across England to collect his bride, expecting to find a cold Englishwoman. Instead, he discovers a fiery, bold beauty who is fiercely loyal, protective of those she loves, and defies and challenges him at every turn. He has no intentions of giving his heart again, but then the lass goes and take it. Now with enemies closing in, the Highlander would gladly fight a thousand wars to save the wife he never expected to love, if only it’s not too late…