“You will be mine in every other way—except love.”

Shona Carmichael escapes her abusive father only to fall into the hands of his greatest enemy, Laird Keir Dougall. To exact his revenge, Keir forces Shona into a marriage of convenience, vowing never to let his heart soften.

But Shona is no pawn. Her fiery spirit clashes with Keir’s cold resolve, and the simmering tension between them ignites into something neither expected. Bound by betrayal and drawn by passion, their fragile truce is tested as vengeance and love collide.

Can they overcome their pasts, or will their hearts shatter under the weight of hatred and pride?