The Laird's Highland Mistress

She refused to be his mistress. She became his equal. Penniless and proud, Marianne Elliot takes a position as housekeeper to Laird Rory MacLean — a man as famous for his charm as for his refusal to marry. He offers her more than a wage. She offers him only her work. But as Marianne transforms his chaotic castle and wins the loyalty of his clan, Rory discovers that the one woman he can't buy is the only one he wants. When a jealous cousin threatens to expose Marianne's darkest secret and ruin her, Rory must choose between his reputation and the woman who restored his home — and his heart. In the Highlands, a laird's word is law. Rory will break every rule to keep her.