When he falls in love with Lady Mary Lennox, whose father is highly loyal to the king, and who is already promised to an Englishman, Highland warrior Malcolm Mackenzie risks everything to claim Mary as his own.

Scotland 1747. When Josette needs help finding a stash of stolen gold lost in the Highlands, she turns to Will Mackenzie, the most cunning, devious, and clever man she knows. But trusting Will with her secrets is akin to trusting the devil himself. They've worked together in the past, pretending to be man and wife to ferret out information, and the venture did not end well. Will is dangerous, and so is his life, and danger is not what Josette needs....

Alec Mackenzie earns a living in exile as an art instructor, a cover for his search through several countries for his missing brother, Will. Lady Celia, an Englishwoman who refuses to marry the gentleman her martinet mother chooses for her, might hold the secret to Will's fate. Celia is sent to Alec, the mysterious recluse, for drawing lessons after her disgrace-her family commands her to learn a skill to make up for her disobedience. Alec decides...