A shamed woman, a lad with a tarnished legacy and the man who loves them both Escaping an unspeakable past, Seonaid MacKay journeys across the width of Scotland and the breadth of her heart to give her son a fresh start. Challenged by rugged terrain, slavers and kidnapping she struggles to let go of her haunted past. Padraig MacKay refuses to leave Seonaid and Deian to the dangers of the wilds. She belongs with the clan, her people. She belongs with him, in the one place she refuses go, the Highlands of Scotland.