About the book: 2011 / Obeying a sense of duty, young Alix Givet meekly married the rude and cruel son of an English baron. However, when her husband died, the beauty swore to herself that she would never again allow anyone to play with her destiny. In search of freedom, Alix fled to Scotland, but even there a lonely young woman cannot live without the protection of a strong man... Fearless and stern Malcolm Scott is without hesitation ready to risk his life for Alix; but what motivates him? Is it only nobility? Or a secret, burning passion that he is afraid and ashamed of, but which he cannot overcome?