Once celebrated as one of the fiercest warriors in the Highlands, Brody MacKay has lived for years with a disastrous battlefield decision that cost brave men their lives and shattered his faith in himself.
Unable to face what waits at home, he goes to Edinburgh, but the guilt he hoped to outrun follows him there.
A chance encounter with Lilia Belston, bound to a cruel clan by a crushing family debt, awakens a hope she thought she had lost after years of humiliation, hardship, and the threat of men who would see her broken.
For the first time in years Brody has a reason to fight, and he returns to Ludus Caledonia, the secret Highland fighting guild, determined to reclaim the honor he abandoned.
As powerful enemies tighten their hold on Lilia, Brody vows to win her freedom, though old mistakes, dangerous secrets, and ruthless opponents threaten to tear them apart before they can claim any future together.
