Two Become One

by Harper Ellington

After losing her mother, Michelle Deveraux knew she needed to escape her stepfather’s clutches. His intention to marry her and assume possession of her childhood home would prove, however, to be the least of her problems. The giant Scotsman who thwarted her escape plan by having the audacity to KIDNAP her was the more imminent threat. Laird McVay believed her to the long-lost heir to the Clan Kincaid. Silly, really, as she’d never left France. But allowing him to believe he held the upper hand might just work to her advantage. Safe escort as far away as possible was exactly what she needed. But resisting his advances while appearing to remain open to his plans was not without great effort. And the longer they were together the less capable of resisting she became.
Laird McVay could not believe his good fortune. The lady was running away from home. If he could convince her that staying with him willingly would be to her benefit, he might just be able to save Kincaid from its English usurpers and honor his father’s late best friend and ally. Hunter would be able to use her status to take over the neighboring keep; ideally with little to no bloodshed. A union through matrimony would help him wrest the clan from his only true enemy. What remained of her family.
The trek was proving challenging, however. His charge was willful, stubborn and filled with her own opinions of what her future held. Not to mention distractingly beautiful. His original plan to marry her and then let her return to France a free woman was becoming an unintentional untruth. For the thought of letting her go was becoming harder than the battle itself.

324 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 19, 2025