She needs a husband to secure her lands and her child's legacy, even if she has to drag one from prison...

Isobel Seton is about to lose everything unless she can convince a man to marry her. Twice widowed, no man in Haddington will say "I do"—until she finds a handsome stranger locked up in the village pillory. She offers to free him in exchange for marriage. He agrees, but with rules: no questions about his past and the marriage will only last two months—not a day longer.

Alexander Godric Ross—one of King James VI's top soldiers—is undercover and on a mission. He's to infiltrate a network of spies he believes are helping the king's nemesis, Lord Bothwell. Aiding Isobel Seton is exactly the cover story he needs. Yet, as the nights pass, Alexander finds himself losing his will, falling for his wife and succumbing to a passionate love affair.

When a mysterious fire destroys her crops and Isobel is arrested for witchcraft, Alexander finds himself facing his most cunning enemy yet as he sets out to save his wife.