On the eve of his return to Baldreagan castle, Highlander Jamie Macpherson cannot believe his eyes: a golden-haired beauty haloed in the moonlight of St. Bride's own glade, so delicate and fair she can only be a faery. The knight's desire rises like a wave, and then crashes. For despite the treachery that has just made him the new Macpherson heir, he's still betrothed to a noblewoman he's never met...

Yet there's magic - and passion - in this union. Fiery Aveline Matheson may look like a sprite, but she's a flesh-and-blood bride eager to discover the pleasures of marriage. And woe to those who would stop their lovemaking! Avenging his slain kinsmen is only second to Jamie's protecting his beloved...and keeping her in his arms forever.