Heir to the most notorious clan in the Highlands, Hugh MacIain hides his identity while imprisoned in the bowels of Fort Williams hell. Aye, this braw warrior has endured horrors that should have seen him dead, though now it appears its the bloody flux that will send him to Satans fire.Optimistic, competent, and captivating, Charlotte Hill takes pity on the fevered prisoner sprawled atop a cot in the forts surgery. When finally the Highlander opens his eyes, he seizes her heart with a pained stare. Truly, this is no commonerbut in 1692, a warrior loyal to the Jacobite cause and the daughter of a government colonel may as well be worlds apart. After his escape, Hugh snatches his chance to woo the lass, until disaster strikes. While war and lust for vengeance force Charlotte further from Hughs arms, the couples romance seems aimlessly adrift on the open sea. Before they sail too far apart, can the tender love of an English lady coax a determined Highlander from his path of revenge?
This book is part of the Highland Defender Books series and is book #1 in the series.