Born in Sin (Brotherhood of the Sword, #3; MacAllister, #2)

Stunning Caledonia MacNeely fights an unfamiliar shiver when she is offered in marriage to the infamous Lord Sin. Though Callie fears this mysterious knight - less for the dark whispers that damn him than for the burning desire he invokes - she is under order of the English King. And with the fate of her troubled clan hanging in the balance, she has little recourse. Though few can equal her skill with the sword, Caledonia MacNeely fights an unfamiliar shiver when she is offered in marriage to the infamous "Lord Sin." Though Callie fears this mysterious, unreachable stranger -- less for the dark whispers that damn him than for the heat of his touch -- she is under the order of the English king. And with the fate of her troubled clan hanging in the balance, she has little recourse.Banished as a child, "Sin" MacAllister learned to despise his Scottish heritage. Yet now, to unmask King Henry's foes, he must return to the hated Highlands -- wedded to a bewitching lass whose flaming red hair matches the fire of her spirit. A cold, hard heart has always been the key to Sin's survival, but this beauty awakens in him a perilous need he's never known. Threatened With The Death Of Her Family If She Does Not Agree, Fiery Caledonia Macneely Reluctantly Consents To Marry Sin Macallister On The Command Of King Henry. Kinley Macgregor. A Macallister Novel. Originally published : New York : Avon Books, 2003.