Twenty years later, Serena Boyd and her mother, Evelina, are traveling back from market when she has a seizure and falls from their wagon. Gavin MacKenzie comes upon them and carries Serena back to her cottage in The Village of Outcasts, the only home Serena has ever known. Gavin is smitten with her beauty from the start. Evelina tells him a bump in the road caused Serena to fall and hit her head on a rock.

Gavin, a Scottish chieftain heir, has brought a troupe of men to the area to repair Braigh Castle. The elder laird of the castle died recently and his nephew, Iain Braigh, is the only heir and new laird. Gavin is here with a dual purpose. There is suspicion that the elder laird was murdered, and other suspicious events have also occurred in The Village of Outcasts. Gavin and his men were sent to find out who is responsible and why they are trying to harm these innocent people. The Village of Outcasts has become a refuge for those who are mentally and/or physically challenged and looked down upon by society. It has been a sanctuary for Evelina, Gunna and Serena all these years.

With the recent changes at Braigh Castle, Serena acquires a job as manager of the household staff. She is in close proximity to both Iain and Gavin daily. Both men seem smitten with her and begin vying for her affection. Iain seeks to give her gifts and anything money can provide, while Gavin gives her words of encouragement and spends time talking with her about the people and her life in the village. When Serena accompanies Gavin to the town market one day, she has a seizure and people start claiming she is daemon possessed, calling for her to be burned at the stake. Gavin and Iain join forces to keep Serena safe at the castle, but the local magistrate takes her by force. They can protect Serena and her secret no longer.

Will Gavin, Iain and the villagers be able to devise a plan to save Serena? Will Serena be free to give her heart to one of the two men seeking her affections? And who is responsible for the attacks on the Village of Outcasts?

This medieval inspirational novel is a charming story about facing life's challenges, making the best of them and living by faith each day. It's a well-written tale you won't want to miss.

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