A Highland woman desperate for a hero... A Highland warrior destined to save her... Will love be enough to unite them forever? Anice MacNab barely survived the brutal treatment of her wedding night, leaving her with a shattered life, body and soul. Now, the death of her husband forces her to flee another planned political alliance, seeking the help of the only man she trusts…. Robert Mathieson, raised as the son of a steward, discovers instead that he is the son of the MacKendimen laird. Denied recognition and refused his heritage, Robert still finds himself drawn into the intrigue surrounding Anice and wanting the one person he cannot have-his half-brother's wife. Secrets of the past threaten the MacKendimen Clan and vows made will be broken as Robert and Anice claim the love, once forbidden, that could destroy many lives or could unite them forever. ONCE FORBIDDEN is a full-length, historical romance novel (106K words) and was previously published by Berkley in the their Jove Highland Fling line. This revised edition is being released by the author's imprint, Luckenbooth Press.