Honora St. Leger would much rather wield a sword than a needle. But when her girlhood infatuation, Ewan MacEgan, returns to compete for her younger sister’s hand in marriage, she’s startled by the unexpected yearning the Irish warrior awakens. As a widow, she found no pleasure in the marriage bed, but she cannot deny the forbidden spark between them. All his life, Ewan struggled to become a fighter like his brothers and now, he’s competing for land of his own. Despite his plans to wed a wealthy bride, he finds himself drawn to Honora—who continues to provoke him, just as she did when they were young. Honora keeps him at a distance for her sister’s sake…yet she cannot deny the way Ewan makes her heart race…