When ruthless Highland laird Ciaran MacCraith captures the defiant daughter of his sworn enemy, he expects leverage—not longing. Elayne Lennox is bold, proud, and utterly unwilling to be used as a pawn in his clan's bloody war. But in the firelit tension of the mountains, what begins as a battle of wills soon sparks into something neither of them can control.

Torn between duty and desire, Ciaran must confront a past carved by vengeance and a future he never imagined. Elayne, caught between the loyalties of her name and the man who sees beyond it, is forced to decide whether peace is worth the cost of surrendering her heart.

Enemies by blood. Bound by passion. When centuries of hatred blaze into something far more dangerous—can love survive the ashes?

Or will one night in the Highlands destroy the last chance for peace?