Border lass Sileas Ellison does all she can to care for her clan. However with her clansmen away on an extended campaign, there's little she can do to protect her people from the recent attacks. As the invasions become more frequent and vicious, a rugged stranger from the Highlands mysteriously arrives to help. The fearless Highlander seems generous and kind, but is he hiding something from her?
Griogair MacGregon longs for a simple life. But when he's tasked with finding his missing foster brother, he's carried into a journey that crosses paths with a spirited lass from the Lowlands. Sileas is compelling, sweet, and kissing her incites scorching passions that he never knew existed. But his foster brother targets her people and is intent on seeking revenge. Can Griogair protect Sileas, and keep the clans from clashing? And if so, at what cost?