Set in the late 1400s, For generations, the powerful Clan Cameron has fought England. When the Scottish king dies without an heir, the greatest Highland laird, Lachlan Cameron, is chosen as Scotland’s new king. England refuses to recognize him. Until the Pope proposes an impossible solution. Lachlan will marry Lady Isabel Percy, daughter of England’s Warden of the Marches and niece of the king. Isabel is intelligent and kind and a bit timid. She was taught to fear the Scottish. As much as he wishes to hate her, Lachlan can’t help but find Isabel endearing. Everyone in this story is an adult.
The pain in her shoulder had settled into a deep, insistent throb that pulsed with every heartbeat. Isabel walked back through the misty yard, each step careful, holding her left arm stiff at her side. The castle loomed, a dark silhouette against a charcoal sky. She felt like a ghost drifting through the postern gate, her dress damp and stained with mud from the stall floor.
The corridor inside was marginally warmer, but the stone walls breathed a perpetual chill.