The Laird's Willful Lass

An untamed man as immovable as a Highland mountain...

Fergus Mackinnon, autocratic Laird of Achnasheen, likes to be in charge. When he was little more than a lad, he became master of his Scottish estate, and he''s learned to rely on his unfailing judgment. So has everyone else in his corner of the world. He sees no reason for his bride-when he finds her-to be any different.

A headstrong woman from the warm and passionate south...

Marina Lucchetti knows all about fighting her way through a wall of masculine arrogance. In her native Florence, she''s become a successful artist, no easy feat for a woman. Now a commission to paint a series of Highland scenes promises to spread her fame far and wide. When a carriage accident strands her at Achnasheen for a few weeks, it''s a mixed blessing. The magnificent landscape offers everything her artistic soul could desire. If only she can resist