Cainnech (Cain) MacPherson's hatred for the English was born when he was a lad of seven, the day they raided his village and killed his family. They took everything from him without mercy and tossed him onto the battlefield, where the memory of love faded to dust and left nothing in its wake but violence. Now, as Robert the Bruce's most formidable, most lethal warrior, he wreaks havoc on his enemy, taking land by force and without mercy. But when he raids a small castle in Northumberland, he faces his greatest opponent yet—a bold, beautiful Norman lass who will see him dead at any cost rather than give up her home . . . even if it means tearing open his armored heart and stirring the ashes that remain.
Aleysia d'Argentan will do anything to keep the hated Scots out of her castle and away from her villagers. She has prepared for this day for the last four years, building traps in the forest, poisoning the grain, and hiding daggers wherever she could use them to kill her enemy. But she isn't prepared for the brawny, brooding Highland warlord who invades her life—and her heart. He is an infuriating, irresistible opponent with a curious touch, a smoldering kiss, and a reluctant smile that begins to shine on her alone. Can the ashes of his heart be stirred into flame by his enemy?
Contains mature themes.
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Paula Quinn is a USA Today bestselling author of Scottish historical and paranormal romance. Several of her books have garnered starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, and all the books in her MacGregor and Children of the Mist series have been named “ Top Picks” by RT Book Reviews. Her work has also been honored as Amazon's Best of the Year in Romance, and in 2008 she won the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence for Historical Romance. Her faerie series has won the Sceal Award of Excellence from Books and Benches, as well as taking 2nd place for the 2016 Best Series award from the Paranormal Romance Guild. Two of her dragon-shifter romances have garnered Crowned Heart reviews from Ind’tale Magazine and “Top Picks” from Night Owl Reviews and The Romance Reviews. She also writes fantasy romance under her pen name of Genevra Thorne.