The story is set in the aftermath of The Jacobite Rebellions, just after the bloody conclusion of the Battle of Culloden. As violence and terror seize the land, a young widow banished from the clan due to the traitorous actions of her husband. She finds the wounded son of their laird, a man she used to hear about when she was young. From the moment she decides to nurse him back to health, she is hunted by English Soldiers until an enigmatic deserter from the English Army save them. Bringing with him stories about her husband's bravery, and his dying words, what secrets does he have about her husband's death? How is the laird's son involved? And will she be able to escape the carnage of the rampaging English Army and start a new? This is a standalone romance short story ending HEA and the book contains language, situations, or images appropriate for readers over 18 years of age only!