For Lachann MacMillan, safeguarding his clan comes before life, limb, and certainly love. Marriage to Catrìona, daughter of the Laird of Kilgorra, will ensure that MacMillan lands are protected. But when Lachann meets an intriguing woman who arouses so much more than Catrìona ever will ... and she lives in the very castle where Lachann is to wed, he must make his choice. And so must Anna MacIver, who has spent her life serving in her stepfather's household. After seeing too many disastrous marriages, Anna has no interest in love ... until MacMillan arrives and shows her the meaning of desire. Will she trust the warrior who is prepared to sacrifice everything for his clan?"