Short Synopsis
From the bestselling author of Highlander Unchained comes the exciting first book in a new series chronicling the dark secrets and fierce desires of two proud Scottish clans.

Full Synopsis

The ruthless enforcer of Scotland's most powerful clan, Jamie Campbell will use any means necessary to vanquish lawlessness and unrest among the feuding Highland clans. Seduction is a game as easily played as subterfuge, but when Jamie poses as a suitor to a rival clan's daughter in order to expose treason, the line between duty and pleasure is suddenly blurred. Ebony-haired, ruby-lipped Caitrina Lamont defies him, denies him, and arouses him like no other woman.

Caitrina has no intention of forsaking her beloved father and doting brothers for a husband—especially a hated Campbell. But Jamie's raw, sensual strength and searing kiss melt her resistance. When her idyllic world is shattered, Caitrina's only hope to save her clan lies in the arms of Jamie Campbell, the enemy she holds accountable for its ruin. Can their tenuous truce, born in the velvet darkness of passionate nights, forge a love as strong as the sword that rules the Highlands?

"Sexy, full of action, and realistically violent, this story of 17th-century Scotland touches on issues of family loyalty and duty and expertly kicks off McCarty's back-to-back Clan Campbell trilogy." ---Library Journal

"McCarty has captured the true feel and essence of the Scottish Highlands." ---Night Owl Reviews

"[McCarty] presents a unique insight into the concepts of loyalty, justice and love. Deep emotion and true love prove the Scots proverb 'A law is not justice.'" ---Romantic Times