Shona Imrie should have agreed toGordon MacDermond's proposal of marriageseven years ago--before he went off to war andreturned a national hero--but the proud Scottishlass would accept no man's charity. The dashingsoldier would never truly share her love and the passion that left her weak and breathless -- or so she believed--so instead she gave herselfto another. Now she faces disgrace, poverty, and a life spent alone for her steadfast refusalto follow her heart.
Honored with a baronetcy for hiscourage under fire, Gordon has everything hecould ever want--except for the one thinghe most fervently desires: the headstrong beautyhe foolishly let slip through his fingers.Conquering Shona's stubborn pride, however, will prove his most difficult battle--thoughit is the one for which he is most willing to riskhis life, his heart, and his soul.
