by Maya Banks
First published 2013
Genevieve McInnes lives as a prisoner within McHugh Keep's walls. Her captor has brutalized her for years, ensuring no man would want her. She believes her family thinks she died long ago. When Highland warrior Bowen Montgomery attacks the fortress during a clan battle, he conquers the keep and becomes the new laird. Genevieve considers fleeing to become an abbess, but she cannot abandon the other captives to their fate. Bowen discovers this quiet, damaged woman and feels drawn to her strength and beauty. She stirs desires in him he has never experienced. Yet Genevieve remains wary of all men after her ordeal. Bowen realizes that winning her trust requires more than charm or seduction. He must prove his patience and gentleness. Most difficult of all, he understands that truly loving Genevieve means restoring the choices that were taken from her, even if she uses that freedom to leave him.
Genres: fiction, romance, historical-fiction, historical-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: McHugh Keep
Period: 19th-century
352 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Ballantine Books
Content warnings: abuse, physical-abuse