Isabella Campbell never expected to marry for anything but love. As the second daughter, she had that luxury—until a devastating famine strikes her clan. To save her people from starvation, she agrees to marry Laird McDougal, leader of a prosperous neighboring clan.

When news arrives of the old Laird's death, Isabella assumes she will wed his handsome, well-mannered son. But fate twists cruelly. The new Laird is not the charming heir but Iver—a towering Highlander known for his savage demeanor. Now, the man she must marry is a brute who both intrigues and terrifies her.

As doubts gnaw at her, Isabella wonders: Did Iver seize power through treachery? Why did the old Laird pass over his own son? When the rightful heir approaches her with a dangerous plan to reclaim his birthright, she's caught between loyalty and suspicion.

Can she trust the fierce Iver, whose untamed exterior may hide a noble heart? Or should she align with the Laird's son, risking everything to help him overthrow Iver? Time is running out, and one wrong choice could doom not only her heart but her entire clan.

In the rugged beauty of the Scottish Highlands, Isabella must unravel the truth before it's too late...