She was chosen by the beast. Now she must tame him...

In the unforgiving winds of the Scottish Highlands, Lorna Balfour toils under the harsh gaze of her devious uncle. Once the cherished daughter of a wealthy family, her life was shattered when bandits slaughtered her kin, leaving her at the mercy of a man who sees her as nothing more than labor.

When she turns eighteen, her uncle presents her, thin and worn from years of hard work, to the infamous Laird Alasdair Galloway as a potential bride. Despite elegant dresses meant to mask her calloused hands and hardened eyes, Lorna knows she is nothing like the other hopeful lasses vying for his attention.

Rumors paint Alasdair as a fearsome brute, and Lorna hopes to escape unnoticed back to her harsh but familiar life. But the Laird, unmoved by the polished charms of others, is drawn to the quiet strength he sees in her. To her shock, and her uncle's delight, he chooses her to be his wife.

Uncertain and frightened of the towering man she must now call husband, Lorna prepares for a future she never wanted. Yet, on their very first night, she glimpses a side of Alasdair that defies his dark reputation. As walls begin to crumble, a whispered secret resurfaces: a member of her family might still be alive.

Determined to uncover the truth, Lorna must navigate the treacherous path between taming her beastly husband and confronting the shadows of her past. But can she find the courage to wield newfound skills she never knew she possessed? Or will the Highlands claim her spirit once and for all?