Twice a widow and now suspected of witchcraft, Sorcha MacIver must find a man who can overcome the curse that haunts her, or burn at the stake at the hands of her own clan. Mercenary Ian Hunter thought marrying her would be easy money and a way to escape Scotland, and his treacherous brother who stole his first bride. But neither counted on Sorcha being a pawn in a deadly play for the throne of Scotland by King James’ cousin, the Earl of Bothwell, where witch hunts are only the beginning, and a trial judged by the king himself might be their ultimate demise...