from shana ab comes this exquisitely emotional beautifully written novel about two warring clans on a scottish isle united by a fragile pactand the hearts of two unforgettable loverslauren macrae is only a woman but her fathers death has left her the leader of the clan macrae now it is up to her to defend her beloved isle of shot from the invading northmen even if it means going to her clans sworn enemy the powerful english overlord arion du morgan for help but arions raven hair green eyes and smoldering sensuality soon make lauren forget just why she turned to himas he awakens within her a wayward desirelike lauren arion risks the mutiny of his soldiers by forming this risky alliance but he was brought up to believe that the isle of shot belongs not to the clan macrae but to englandand he will defend it to his dying breath once when they were children arion saved lauren from a tortuous fate now the copperhaired beauty has somehow found a way to banish the emptiness in his soul and as they join forces to fight for the land they both love he will risk everythingeven his very lifeto claim what is his