It's been ten years since Liam McFarland stepped foot on his native soil, since he disobeyed his father's wishes and joined the army, and it has been ten years since he gave up his birthright as Laird McFarland and the woman that he loved. Isobel McLaren gave up on a life of love and passion when Liam McFarland chose the army over her. She settled into her mundane existence with a husband who has no interest in the fairer sex. Her life was predictable and structured, until Liam McFarland the rightful laird of Kingorn returned and then nothing was predictable anymore.