Can two people so firmly against love and marriage ever truly give in?

Laird Alexander Ross' burden is heavy. His clan's people are being attacked and killed by a band of assassins. When stories of a fearless stranger saving people from assaults spread, he is grateful, yet humiliated that someone else is doing what he cannot.

Nala Maclaren returns to Skye with plans to prove to her parents that she does not require a husband. When she comes upon a group of men attacking a lone traveler, she doesn't hesitate to help. Afterall, honing her archery and sword skills is what kept her busy for the past several years.

From the moment Alexander and Nala happen upon one another, neither is willing to accept that what had been embers of young love, in their youth, has grown to a full-blown inferno of passion and desire.