Amor Vincit Omnia...Love conquers all, they said. But not for Lady Magnolia Winterbourne, who had only one goal in her life: serve the Crown as a dutiful agent, and make her father proud.When she is presented with the task of spying on a powerful Scottish clan, she is determined to succeed. Until she meets her undoing in the eyes of the handsome Laird.Nathair Irvine, Laird of MacFoihl, has been splitting himself between protecting his clan, and being a good father. When an alluring Englishwoman offers her services as a nanny, he can’t do anything else but agree. And fall in love with her.With Magnolia slowly winning his heart, Nathair has to let go of the past. Slowly realizing that she has nothing to spy for, Magnolia is torn between her duty and her heart. Until the decision is made for them: a letter, declaring war, written in her own hand.

Amidst the darkness of chaos, she was his heaven and his sin...Violet O'Cain has been solving cases alongside her father ever since she turned of age. When they receive a letter from the Laird of MacChoill, requiring their services, she is not prepared for the scene she sees. Or the sadness in the eyes of the victim’s brother.With vengeance on his mind and his brother’s killer still roaming free, Ethan MacFerson’s guilt stems elsewhere: his sudden inability to control himself around the detective’s beautiful daughter.Convinced that his brother’s killer will strike again, Ethan’s suspicions are proven right. A note, with a very clear ultimatum: his head or his father’s. When Violet bears witness to something she shouldn’t have, she finds herself thrown into the dungeons, staring straight into the murderer’s eyes.