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Framed for a crime he never committed, Duncan Campbell, the illegitimate son of a Highland chieftain, spends a decade in exile before returning to the Scottish Highlands to clear his name. There he crosses paths again with Jeannie Gordon, the headstrong woman who once loved him but cut him off in a moment of betrayal. Jeannie, now hardened and carrying dangerous secrets, reveals to Duncan that the man she has shot with a pistol is the rogue who broke her heart years ago. The pair are forced to confront a web of murder and intrigue that threatens to consume them. In the glow of moonlit glens, passion ignites hotter and bolder than ever, sealing a fate that the former lovers can no longer deny.
As the shadows of their past collide with the present, Duncan and Jeannie must navigate a world of clans, loyalty, and deadly secrets, risking everything to preserve a love that once seemed unbreakable.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Monica McCarty
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