As the danger and conflict surrounding them escalate, Alasdair and Gwyneth discover an explosive passion neither of them expected.

But by taking in and protecting Lady Gwyneth and her son, he provokes more attacks from his mortal enemy. Laird Alasdair MacGrath is driven to end two-hundred years of feuding with the MacIrwins. Dare she trust the enemy more than her own family? When her clan learns of her betrayal, they seek vengeance. She only knows she is inexplicably drawn to him and he wants peace as she does. She risks everything to rescue the fierce MacGrath warrior from the battlefield where he’s left for dead by her clan. Soft but strong, Calla sparks within Rebbie a desperate hunger and a need to protect her.Gwyneth Carswell, an English lady banished by her father to the harsh Scottish Highlands, wants nothing more than to take her young son away from the violence of two fighting clans-her own distant kin, the MacIrwins, and their enemies, the MacGraths. Rebbie craves another pleasurable night like the one they shared in the past, and she cannot resist the fiery passion that echoes deep in her heart and soul. Years ago, she lost her heart to a dark-eyed stranger she never thought to see again, but now he's her protector. Calla conceals her passionate spirit beneath reserve and duty, along with closely-guarded secrets which, if exposed, could ruin both her life and her son's.

When Rebbie happens upon Claybourne abducting Calla, he rescues her and hides her in a secluded castle deep in the wild Scottish Highlands. Wealthy merchant, Claybourne cares little for the money the Earl of Stanbury owed him he simply wants the earl's beautiful, voluptuous widow and he'll do whatever it takes to get his hands on her, even kidnapping and blackmail. Having been ignored or mistreated most of her life, Calla has become a resourceful survivor who will stop at nothing to get what she wants-safety and security for her son and herself. Lady Calla Ferguson, a penniless widow with a young son, is forced to seek employment as her cousin's companion in order to pay her late husband's massive gambling debt. If he has to marry, he's determined to choose his own bride, though he has no inkling who he would wish to wed until fate intervenes to remind him of one fair-haired, nameless beauty and the passionate night they spent together years ago. But when his father, a powerful Scottish marquess, signs a contract betrothing Rebbie to an earl's young daughter, he is furious. Known for his wicked wit, fierce loyalty, and skills in battle, Robert 'Rebbie' MacInnis, the Earl of Rebbinglen, loves freedom and has no plans of marrying anytime soon.

My Fierce Highlander by Vonda Sinclair