Annie MacPherson's world was torn apart when her family's castle was ravaged during the war. Determined to aid her countrymen, she braves the battlefield and finds Lieutenant Craig MacLean left for dead. Soon her heart belongs to the fierce warrior.

As the English dragoons draw closer to Annie's makeshift hospital, Craig knows they have to escape together if they'll have any chance to survive. But when they come face-to-face with the enemy and Craig is imprisoned, Annie will have to risk everything she has to save the man she can't live without.

History and adventure come to life in Eliza Knight's thrilling Scottish Highland romance. Annie is based loosely on Anne MacKay, Anne Leith and Lady Maxwell, who risked their lives to protect Jacobite soldiers by hiding them, healing their wounds, and aiding in their escape from enemy forces.

Annie MacPherson is devoted to Prince Charles’s cause in Scotland. When her family’s home is burned and her brothers are in danger, Annie does what she must to protect herself and those around her. Finding herself at the field of battle shortly after the conclusion, she does what she can to gather the wounded, including one of her brother’s friends, Lieutenant Craig MacLean. As the dragoons draw closer, Annie is torn between protecting the men in her charge, protecting her own life, and the life of the man she finds herself increasingly drawn to.

Annie is a strong willed woman, working as a medic to support Prince Charles’s fight for the throne. She and her friends have made a vow to support the war in their own ways, and medicine is her specialty. She has seen war up close, and knows how to take care of herself in tough situations. 

Craig vowed to his friend that he would protect Annie should anything happen to Graham, but with his wounds he is finding it a challenge to uphold that vow. As he works to heal and also keep Annie safe, he finds himself remembering the things that intrigued him about her, even as she was off limits. 

This was a fun change from my usual. The plot moved quickly, with the constant threat of discovery at the edge of the character’s minds. I enjoyed the Scottish highlands setting, as well as the backdrop of Culloden and the dragoons, though the written Scottish accent sometimes felt overdone. Annie’s character is based on some real life heroines of the time, but the actual history involved in the story is light on details and relevance. Beyond a basic understanding of the general events during the Bonny Prince’s attempt to take back the thrown, the details are not important to this story. It was however, an entertaining read and a great escape from the bustle of the everyday. 

Eliza Knight is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of sizzling historical romance and erotic romance. Writing as E. Knight, she pens riveting tales of Tudor fiction. Eliza grew up playing in castle ruins and traipsing the halls of Versailles when visiting her grandparents during the summer, which instilled a love of history at an early age. While not reading, writing or researching for her latest book, she chases after her three children. In her spare time (if there is such a thing…) she likes daydreaming, wine-tasting, traveling, hiking, staring at the stars, watching movies, shopping and visiting with family and friends. She lives atop a small mountain, and enjoys cold winter nights when she can curl up in front of a roaring fire with her own knight in shining armor. She is the owner of the popular historical blog, History Undressed.