She wants to take off his head. He wants to win her heart.
Hugh Cullane is only delivering a simple message of betrothal to four-year-old Queen Mary
of Scotland, but the queen’s guardian orders his severed head sent back to England in a jar.
Katherine Payne can show no mercy to the handsome messenger, despite the way his stolen kiss
unsettles her sense of duty. Trapped between the English and Scottish armies, Katherine, Mary,
and Hugh are chased by men determined to murder the young queen.
The king’s law, a thief’s revenge, a love that risks it all
During the reign of James V, and a gang, led by a man with a red stain on his face, threatens
all that Robin holds dear. But Robin will not let him take his home, his family, or the woman he
loves.
Suannoch will always carry half of the shilling she and Robin split when they pledged their
devotion. When Robin is sentenced to hang, she vows to rescue him because where they have
chosen, steadfast will they be.
She wants to take off his head. He wants to win her heart.
Hugh Cullane, accused of murder and sentenced to hang, is forced to deliver a message of betrothal to four-year-old Queen Mary of Scotland. He faces death yet again when, in rejecting the proposal, the queen's guardian orders his severed head sent back to England in a jar.
Trained to protect her queen at all costs, Katherine Payne can show no mercy to the handsome messenger, despite the way his stolen kiss unsettles her single-minded sense of duty. Trapped between the English and Scottish armies, she must escape with Mary. Hugh joins her as they are chased by men determined to murder the young queen in their own quest for power.