He's a giant of man; what's more, he's the enemy. These truths should be enough to send Aislynn running far and fast from the wounded stranger in the woods. But he needs her help - and the reward he bestows changes her forever...Formidable knight Rhoenne Guy de Ramhurst has been gifted with a fiefdom - and the unenviable task of taming the rebellious Highlanders that populate it. He also has a castle full of dissidents, led by his own half brother. Yet these challenges pale in comparison with attempts to forget the healer who saved his life and captured his heart...Rhoenne believes a family curse places any woman he loves in mortal danger. When Aislynn is abducted by his profligate sibling, Rhoenne becomes her protector - even as he tries to resist her. But Aislynn has secrets of her own - as deception and danger swirl ever closer around them, the truth may be their only salvation...