A widowed, medieval Scottish warrior is drawn to a troubled woman in this romance by the bestselling author ofThe Highlander Who Loved Me.

Scottish Highlands, 1334:Lady Joan Armstrong Fraser was once the indulged and pampered daughter of a laird. But marriage to a brute changed her. When he sets her aside, she has only her wits and her beauty to protect herself and her child from the chaos of her former home. She will have to find another husbanda man whose strength is more than a weapon against the weak. A man she can trust . . . if such a man even breathes.

Sir Malcolm McKenna has known Lady Joan since her childhood, a spoiled princess as dangerous as she is lovely. But when she steps forward to protect him against a false accusation, he discovers a character stronger than he guessedand an attraction he yearns to explore . . .

Praise forNo Other Highlander

Good-hearted and perfidious men are at the center of Bassos enjoyable second romance featuring the Armstrongs and McKennas . . . . A lively, convincing world . . . . This heartwarming, satisfying historical lays intriguing groundwork for the series next installment. Publishers Weekly