Serena Faw must shut out the barrage of thoughts from everyone around her. Her telepathic powers reveal the darkness and true intentions behind every false smile. When her adopted brother is accused of murder, the only man who can help her is the one person she cannot read. Can she trust him with the life of her brother? Can she trust him with her heart?
Keenan Maclean is the younger brother to the new chief of the Macleans. A dark prophecy shadows him. One brother will live, wed to a witch, and one will die. Keenan is raised to defend his clan and die.
Serena and Keenan hunt a loyalist murderer before the Battle of Culloden and fall in love despite the prophecy’s warning that she heralds his death.