Publisher's Synopsis
While attending court three years ago, Ailsa Connery got separated from her escort and forced into servitude despite her claim of being a free woman of the Highlands. Unaware that her separation was no accident, the enterprising lass plots her escape only to be interrupted by a misguided skelpie-monger set on playing hero. Unsure whether her unwanted savior is friend or foe, she must find a way to guard her identity yet convince him to lead her to the edge of her homeland. With his progress constantly hindered by Ailsa's refusal to cooperate, Kallum's left with no choice but to take her with him to the Highlands. By the time they get to the dangerous border of MacNeill-Connery land, Kallum's well aware he's not the only one keeping secrets.
