Even Rosamund Macfie has heard stories about The Highland Beast, though she lives in the Scottish Lowlands. Rumours of his horrific appearance and terrifying exploits are used to scare children into obedience. However, she never thought she would meet him, let alone find herself bound to be his bride. Now the fate of her clan rests on her wedding Lachlan Rodrhu, or as he is better known, The Highland Beast. Rosamund is terrified of the future that awaits her as the wife of such a man, but circumstance offers her no other choice. With a heavy heart and dread in her bones, Rosamund says the words that will tie her to The Highland Beast forever.

More monster than man, Lachlan Rodrhu, laird of clan Rodrhu, is well aware that he would make a bad husband for any woman, and he has no intention of burdening himself with a wife that would fear and hate him. But the death of his brother and heir changes everything. Suddenly Lachlan must marry and produce an heir and it must be done quickly. An old betrothal contract between the Rodrhus and Macfies makes Rosamund Macfie the most convenient solution to Lachlan’s problem, even if it means resigning himself to a cold and unhappy marriage. Because if anything is certain, it is that no woman could ever love the highland beast.