New cover and edits.He's married the wrong woman, and he has only his hot-headed resentment of the king's edict to blame.Chaos reigns between the Scott and Barde clans in 14th century Scotland. To end the generation's long feud, King Robert II of Scotland decrees Eaden, Laird Scott, and Lady Miriam Barde wed with all haste. When marriage negotiations break down, King Robert threatens Eaden with the loss of his lands and title. Forced to take matters into his own hands, the laird kidnaps his bride, only to find the young woman he mistakenly drags to his marriage bed is not Laird Barde's daughter, but her lady companion.Mary Marsh fights for her freedom from the laird and the unwanted marriage, refusing to accept her new life as Lady Scott. When her husband and the king deny her request for annulment, she has nowhere left to turn.As a reluctant bond forms between the unlikely pair, Laird Scott realizes he must woo his wife in order to keep her. But will a woman determined to ruin the fragile bond between Eaden and Mary in order to claim the title for herself be too much for Mary's trusting heart? Can Eaden convince Mary of his growing love? Or will she find the ghosts of his past too much to bear?