She offered him a blade. Can he offer her freedom?

For Greer, life as she knew it ended when the bloodthirsty Laird Murray seized power. The fierce lass never faltered—until she caught the Mad Laird’s eye. Everything changes when a mysterious stranger enters her family's blacksmith shop.

Ian McAlister arrives in Murray lands with one mission: to assassinate the Mad Laird. In need of a new blade, he finds his heart moved by the blacksmith's spirited daughter. Ian realizes that succeeding in his task could save not only his clan but also the beautiful Greer.

He can't trust Greer with his true identity, but he can't stand by as she's pulled into a perilous future. With both their lives hanging by a thread, Ian holds not only Greer’s dagger but also her fate.