He’d protect her even if he were to be burnt in the same fire with her.
Maisie Ainsley is considered a pariah. Living in a wicked time where healers are hunted as witches, she witnesses her mother’s cruel end at the stake. To protect herself, she must now live isolated.
Until some outraged villagers accuse her of practicing witchcraft…
Creighton Lennox is the son of a brutal Laird. When his father passes away, he takes on a lairdship he never wanted. And no one in the clan trusts him in his new role.
For he could never tame the upcoming revolution, which is thirsting only for blood…
Nobles deny their support. Creighton must quit his rights or arrange a powerful marriage. And an encounter with a lass running for her life comes as a “deus ex machina.”, because he could present her to the council as the profitable betrothed.
But soon, the deal turns to love, and passion engulfs them both. Truth becomes devastating to handle. For the Laird must always burn the witch…
There is something ritualistic in her kiss…