Esme dreads her husband’s return. Married only six months, she has already learned to fear Lord Torrance of Clan Glencairn. Cold, calculating, and obsessed with producing an heir, he made it clear she had one duty—to bear his child. When she failed to do so quickly enough, his anger grew sharp, his temper cruel. If she could flee, she would—but there is nowhere he wouldn’t hunt her down. Torrance would never suffer such a humiliation. He would make her pay.
Now, word comes that he is returning home—victorious in battle against Clan MacLeish, their fierce rivalry at last silenced with the downfall of Chieftain Ryland. But with his return comes something far more unsettling than the threat of renewed cruelty. There is something different about him. Subtle shifts. Small things. A glance that lingers too long. A touch too unfamiliar. A man who looks like her husband… but isn’t quite the same.
Confused, uncertain, and curious, Esme begins to question everything. What truly happened on that battlefield? Did her husband walk away the victor—or did someone else take his place?
As whispers of betrayal stir and enemies draw near, Esme must face the unthinkable: the man she married may not be the man he claims to be. But in his arms, she finds a kind of safety she’s never known—and a passion she never dared to want.
When vengeance burns hot and love dares rise from its ashes, who will claim the final victory?
It was her love of reading and daydreaming that started USA Today bestselling author Donna Fletcher’s writing career. Besides gobbling up books, her mom generously bought for her, she spent a good portion of her time lost in daydreams that took her on grand adventures. She met heroes and villains, and heroines that, while usually in danger, always found the strength and courage to prevail. She traveled all over the world and through time in her dreams. Some places and times fascinated her more than others and she would rush to the library (no Internet at that time) and read all she could about that particular period and place. After a while, she simply could not ignore all the adventures swirling around in her head, she had no choice but to bring them more vividly to life, and so she started writing.
Donna continues to daydream, characters popping in and out of her head wherever she goes and filling her with tales that keep her writing schedule on overload. You can learn more about her on her website. www.donnafletcher.com