For the Heart of a Highland Widow by Alisa Adams

He is an enemy of her clan. For her, he is the last resort.

Having defeated the Dewars, Sam Campbell is entrusted to serve as a mediator between the two clans. Upon his arrival at the Dewar’s castle keep, the Laird’s nephew is treated as a conqueror and responsible for Laird Dewar’s death. However, the Highlander is not the only one who is unwelcome. The Laird’s young widow, Merida, shares his fate…
Merida was true to her duty; as the daughter of a Laird, she married Laird Dewar to secure an alliance. However, she never anticipated spending her wedding night alone. Since she married Laird Dewar by proxy, Merida had never even laid eyes on her husband before news of his death on the battlefield against the Campbells arrived.
Unable to mourn a man she never met, Merida is constantly scorned and berated by the Dewar clan and her husband’s mother. Moments before losing all hope, she realizes Sam Campbell could help her. However, blinded by grief and hatred, Merida’s mother-in-law will stop at nothing to destroy the Campbells, starting with their new visitor. Sam.
Sam and Merida are natural enemies, but they must navigate through the Dewar clan’s plots and schemes if they want to leave that castle with their lives. Will they be able to defeat their foes at their own game, or is this partnership the shortest way to their doom?