John Sinclair, faithful warrior for Robert the Bruce, makes a fateful wager with his brother: whoever wins Aislynn's affections will wed her. Only Aislynn de Valence, niece to the English King, is a captive of the Bruce, sent to the Highlands as a prisoner and for her own protection. The last thing she wants is to wed her enemy. To win the wager and the woman, John woos Aislynn with his whole heart. But the Highlands are unstable, clan fighting against clan. And no one in the Highlands is ready to welcome an Englishwoman into their midst. When Aislynn learns that she was nothing more than a prize in a wager, she decides she's had enough of Scotland and its Highlanders.