To regain control of his fractured clan Robert Matheson must take Lilidh MacLerie hostage as a bargaining tool. But Lilidh is no ordinary captive. She's the woman he once loved – and rejected! Rob's touch is etched permanently into her memory and, unaware that he was forced to repudiate their love, Lilidh has never forgotten the man who broke her heart all those years ago.

Now, looking into the eyes of her captor, she no longer recognises this fearsome leader. She should be afraid – there's no telling what he will do. But something about him both excites and unnerves her in equal measure...