Fallon MacLeod has gifts any warrior would cover - fierce strength, unmatched skill, even immortality. But those gifts come at a price that puts everyone he loves at risk. Only when his brother, Quinn, is taken captive does Fallon leave the seclusion of his highland home to seek the king's aid. And though every woman at court would gladly be his for the asking, one along causes desire to roar to life within him: beautiful, mysterious Larena Monroe. Rumours swirl around the castle about the MacLeod but Larena knows the truth. Like Fallon, Larena is searching for a way to vanquish the evil druid who wants to wreak havoc on earth. Drawn to Fallon in spite of her fear, she surrenders to a passion that shocks them both with its raw intensity. But Larena dares not hope for more - not when she holds a secret that could turn her fiery Highland love against her forever...