Robert MacRae is satisfied being the steward over his clan's lands as his brother is sitting lord over his own wife's lands. He is a fair and reasonable man.Siobhan Erikson has been the captive assassin for a Saracen warrior for five years. With the help of a young Saracen slave, she finds herself on the run only to be found and cared for by the MacRae.She refuses to be kept still, thinking she will endanger the good MacRae Clan. After some escapes and kidnappings, Robert and Siobhan find their way together.