Lady Violet had a good husband, even if he didn't bring out any passion in her. He married her to keep her away from a knight who murdered her father and burned their house. When he is executed for treason; said knight is given her as a token of good will via the king. Her friend helps her get safe passage to his friend, Callum, who he saved after a battle. Callum has had a hard life, his wife is cold to him and only commutated the marriage but never returned to his bed. It gave him a daughter who he cherishes. Upon returning from a war he finds his brother dead, and learns his wife died in childbirth. Coming to terms with his arm making it so he can't fight, losing his brother and his wife's betrayal; he hides in his quarters. Is Lady Violet enough to bring him out to be the laird his people need? Can they find who betrayed them and tried to murder Callum on the battlefield and who succeeded in ending his brothers death?

This book was slow at first but once it got going it was captivating. I would recommend.