The king is furious when word reaches him Eilean Donnán was conquered by Vikings. Adamant the stronghold is returned to Scotland at once, he dispatches the ruthless Highlander warlord Cainnech MacKenzie to lay siege. If Cainnech can defeat the Nords and recapture the island by year's end, the land, castle, and titles that go with it will all belong to him. Cainnech expects to make war against a Viking jarl, but is shocked to discover the current master of Eilean Donnán is no man at all. The Viking is a woman... and the woman is rumored to be a witch. Lucia Ingegärd is an American of Italian and Nordic descent. Or at least she was an American until she was transported to a time long before her country existed. Desperate to return to the future before Christmas, Lucia puts her engineer's mind to the singular focus of going home. Her work is stalled when a huge, fierce-looking warrior surrounds her temporary home and gives her an ultimatum: surrender herself or she'll be shown no mercy.
In a world devastated beyond hope by a race of extraterrestrial beings, SEAL commander Octavia Benatti must travel to the past in order to find a future for humankind. Trapped in Scotland in the year 1301 A.D., the Highlander laird Angus Karrik threatens to change her life and destiny forever.
Veronica Banks lives in an Apocalyptic USA where the zombie virus is rapidly spreading and the resultant monsters are evolving. Desperate to survive, she uncovers time traveling technology and uses it to go wherever the serum can take her. Unbeknownst to her, the ruthless Highlander laird, Lachlan Gunn, is waiting for her in the year 1155 A.D. and wishes to take her as his captive bride.
Dr. Xaris Bennett has successfully improved upon Victor Banks' (Remnant) time traveling serum. Desperate to flee from the autocratic regime whose Most Wanted list she tops, she escapes to the year 1157 A.D. and into the path of the fierce Highlander warrior Sir Finn Gunn.