“Ye are like a curse. A temptation I cannae seem tae shake.”

Skye, the headstrong daughter of Laird Auchter, has always longed for adventure—but she never imagined it would come in the form of a dangerous attraction to the enemy. The brooding and enigmatic McCowen warrior, awakens a longing in her that defies every oath of loyalty she’s ever sworn, pulling her into a forbidden game of desire that could shatter her clan.

Jamie has spent his life hardened by battle and bound by duty. Taken prisoner at the Auchter Keep after a fateful clash, Jamie never expected to gamble not just his freedom, but his life, for the daughter of his sworn enemy. For the first time, he dares to want something for himself—something he cannot have.

Can their love survive a world that demands they remain enemies? Or will their forbidden romance ignite a war neither clan can afford to fight?