** *The bonds you cannot see are sometimes the hardest to break...* **Malcolm McRae is a Highlander born and bred. ***When he goes crusading with his English Grandfather, he is ambushed and taken prisoner.***Princess Kalila is intrigued by the cocksure captive with the piercing green eyes. She spares his life, claiming him as her slave. But she wants more than just English lessons from the Scotsman. ***She wants a peek beyond the Palace walls where she too, is a prisoner. ***Irresistibly drawn together but worlds apart, the pair are swept to England and find themselves in peril again. ***The wild Scottish Highlands of his birth may be their only hope of salvation, but can they find a way to save their forbidden love?***words : 23223