He has lost everything. She has everything to lose. Lord Ian Pinkerton enjoyed a carefree life, until his brother cut him off without a penny. But when he wins an estate in a card game, he thinks his luck may be changing. Until he sees it. With no funds to fix his rundown house, Ian considers leaving Scotland. That is until he meets his beautiful neighbor. But to his surprise, she seems to detest him. Catriona Melton, Baroness of Crannach, has been in hiding with her son on a remote Scottish isle. When she meets her new neighbor, the handsome Lord Ian, she quickly decides she wants nothing to do with him. She knows his sort. But every encounter they have seems to contradict her earlier assumptions. When an old foe threatens to take everything from Cat, Ian steps in to help and she must decide if her old assumptions or her heart will prevail.