Five Viking lairds. Five Highland brides. One royal decree that could save—or shatter—Scotland.
“You dinnae own me because a king says so.”
Determined to escape her fate, Ada MacTavish steals one reckless, sinful kiss from a dangerous stranger to save herself—then runs, certain she’s left him behind forever.
Until he turns out to be Magnus Haraldson—the feared Serpent of Barra—and now, by royal decree, her husband.
What begins as resentment burns into temptation neither can deny. Magnus never planned to claim a wife… yet she is bound to his name, his bed, and his rule.
And when Ada’s past comes hunting her, desire turns deadly. Because loving her may be the one weakness powerful enough to destroy The Wicked Laird no one has ever dared to break.
A wicked reputation. A forbidden kiss. And a bride who was never meant to be his.