Title: Highland Protector
Series: Of Mist and Mountains, Book 5
Release Date: November 10, 2026
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Blurb:

He swore never to love again. But a fake marriage to a feisty lass is testing that vow.

Highlander Lannarck MacLeod has fought for years to earn the one thing he’s always wanted—a lairdship and a home of his own. But one final mission for the Scottish king threatens everything when he encounters Cecily MacWilliams, a spirited beauty condemned to hang for a murder she didn’t commit. His honor demands he save her. His good sense demands he keep his distance. Betrayed by the last woman he loved, Lannarck has no intention of making that mistake again. But when evading their enemies forces them to pose as husband and wife, sharing a bed with the tempting lass proves far more dangerous to his resolve than any sword. Especially when Cecily seems determined to make him forget their marriage is a lie.

Cecily MacWilliams has spent her life believing no man could ever truly desire her. But when a dying man entrusts her with a secret powerful men will kill to recover, she finds herself accused of murder and hunted across England. Her only hope is the fierce Highland warrior who rescues her from the gallows. Beneath Lannarck’s commanding exterior, she discovers a tenderness that makes her feel beautiful and wanted. As stolen kisses ignite a passion neither can deny, Cecily realizes she craves far more than the pleasures of his bed. She longs for a place in the future he dreams of—but the stubborn Scot refuses to surrender his heart.

With a deadly conspiracy threatening the English crown and ruthless enemies closing in, Lannarck must choose between the land he’s sacrificed everything to claim and the woman who has become more precious to him than any kingdom.

He’s willing to risk his life for her. But will he risk his heart?