Scoundrel, seducer, Sir Ian MacKay deserves to be called the Thief of Hearts. Yet, he is a man with a mission: to return Scotland's rightful king to his ancestral throne. But first he must find out the true identity of the mysterious woman whose beauty and wit have dazzled the court...and why she is avoiding him. Can it be possible that Kate Templeton is an English spy? Though Ian insists that no woman has ever refused him, Kate vows to resist his scandalous charm. Leading him on a merry chase all over Scotland is the best way to safeguard her heart. Yet a passionate confrontation brings them together at last...and the only word on her lips is yes.