Beloved Heart — Mallory Burgess

Tired of being confined by propriety to lady-like subjects, artist Callie Wingate, the daughter of an Oxford professor, finds new inspiration in the wilderness of Scotland and passion in the arms of a mysterious stranger.

n a medieval land of pomp and passion, betrayal divided their hearts...

A fiery-spirited beauty, Cat Douglas is sworn to support her ancient Scottish homeland against its savage enemies. -- A once-illustrious knight, Rene Faurer is now despised as a traitor to the sacred cause of Robert the Bruce.

They meet in the great hall of a castle keep and surrender to a fated, forbidden passion...before Rene is forced to flee to France in exile -- and into the arms of another woman.

...But love bound their very souls.

From the heather-strewn hills of the Highlands to the glittering debauchery of the Parisian court, Cat and Rene find themselves pawns in a battle for a throne, two lovers divided by warring loyalties and a conspiracy of lies. But they can never forget the promise they have made, nor the desire that unites them. On the battlefield of the heart, Cat and Rene will fight for their future with love their blazon and their banner -- tonight, tomorrow, and forevermore!