The Anguish of the Scottish Lairds (Clans of Mull #3)

A chieftain in love. A lass in denial. Time in a dungeon may be their undoing—or their salvation.

Chieftain Sloan Rankin has spent his life proving himself—to his clan, his father, and the woman he’s always adored. But when his long-awaited proposal to Eva MacVey is met with refusal, his focus falters at the worst possible time. His clan faces an impending attack, his father doubts his leadership, and his reckless younger brother is missing yet again. Still, Sloan is certain he’s done enough to keep his people safe—until the unthinkable happens.

Eva MacVey clings to the belief that her late father...

A chieftain in love. A lass in denial. Time in a dungeon may be their undoing—or their salvation.

Chieftain Sloan Rankin has spent his life proving himself—to his clan, his father, and the woman he’s always adored. But when his long-awaited proposal to Eva MacVey is met with refusal, his focus falters at the worst possible time. His clan faces an impending attack, his father doubts his leadership, and his reckless younger brother is missing yet again. Still, Sloan is certain he’s done enough to keep his people safe—until the unthinkable happens.

Eva MacVey clings to the belief that her late father chose her future husband before his death. She’s convinced that fate—not her own heart—should decide her match. Sloan Rankin is not the man she’s been waiting for, and she’s determined to escape her mounting feelings for him by immersing herself in archery lessons. But when tragedy strikes Clan Grantham, Eva finds herself the only witness to a devastating attack—one that results in the most vulnerable among them stolen away in the night.

Barred from joining the patrol to hunt the kidnappers, Eva defies her brother’s orders and sneaks off to follow them—only for Sloan to predict her move and track her down. But when their pursuit lands them both in a dungeon, surrounded by danger, Eva must decide: Will she keep running from her fate or finally fight for the love that’s been waiting for her all along?

The Clans of Mull series is a sweeping historical romance filled with suspense, seers, faeries, ghosts, and fierce Highlanders. Each book delivers a happily ever after but is best read in order.

Trigger warning: Contains themes of sexual abuse