"I want ye in my bed, wife."

Four English brides sent north as political weapons. One carries a dagger in her wedding gown. Each Mackenzie laird takes his bride to bed.

Highlander's Veiled Assassin. Sarina's brother hands her a dagger and a wedding gown. Plunge it into Laird Seamus Mackenzie's heart on the wedding night, he tells her. Then she sees the widower weep for his dead first wife, and cannot kill him.

Highlander's Unexpected Ally. Ten years a bandits' captive, Emily dares not believe kindness is real. Auburn-haired Angus keeps showing up, cheeky grin and all, with news she aches to trust: her mother is still alive.

Highlander's Daring Escape. Catherine knows what it costs to hide a wounded stranger in her uncle's stables while hunters ride past the window. His blood is on her sleeve. Her hand is shaking on his bare chest.

Highlander's Trusted Traitor. Keith, the quiet cousin who tracks, uncovers a plot against Rose in her household. She tells herself he lies. Then the maid turns up dead.

Each was sent north as a weapon, not a wife. Each found a Highlander who wanted her in his bed and knew her name before the vows.