In 1854 high in the Pyrenees in the tiny country of Andorra a band of mercenaries lead by highlander Courtland Mc Carrick wages war under ruthless general Reynaldo Pascal. Though Court is a cold-hearted merc who was cursed years ago to walk with death or walk alone " even he balks when he learns how vicious Pascals campaign against the people of this region really is. He removes his men from the fray demanding only to be compensated for the time theyd spent under the Generals leadership but the man refuses. This Scottish leader will exact his revenge-by kidnapping the generals exquisite Castilian fiance & forcing her back to his highland home. Annalia Tristan Llorente staid beautiful a noblewoman to her toes despises the fierce barbaric highlander. Because of his cadres skills her own brothers resistance was crushed & he was imprisoned-only to be freed once Annalia weds the general. Distrusting Courts seemingly mercurial loyalties she tells him nothing of her brothers imprisonment allowing Court to think Anna is more mercenary than he since she longs to return to the rich general to wed. With every mile further from her home she plots to escape hating the highlander more with each thwarted attempt outrage bubbling in her every time he captures her in his powerful arms. Annalias fury only increases when she finds herself attracted to the dark commanding warrior. But if she succumbs & loses her innocence she signs her brothers death warrant as well as her own. From the moment Court sees that Annas prim facade masks fiery passionate lass beneath his hearts ensnared. He realizes he will never let her go & for the first time he dares to defy the curse that has shadowed his life. Until it comes true when the general vows hell hunt the two never stopping until hes destroyed them both."