An indomitable governess…a brooding Highlander…a forbidden affair…

An ill-fated elopement price English-born governess Bernadette Holly her popularity, her unsuitable lover and any chance of a future match. She has nothing left to fear-not also the bitter, dangerously attractive Scot because of marry her young charge. Naive wallflower Avaline is usually terrified to wed Rabbie Mackenzie, but if he sends her home, she will be ruined. Bernadette’s remedy: convince Rabbie to obtain Avaline to cry off…while overlooking her personal traitorous appeal to him.

A forced engagement for an Englishwoman is a hard pill for any Scot to swallow. It’s even worse when the fiancée involved is definitely a delicate, foolish youthful miss-unlike her spirited, quick-witted governess. Sparring with Bernadette brings enthusiasm and light back to Rabbie’s life after the failed Jacobite uprising. His clan’s potential is dependent upon his match to some other, but how can any Highlander forsake a love that stirs his heart and soul?