Fiona MacCarran arrives in the Highlands to teach the young children English. But she keeps her true goal secret - to wed a wealthy Highlander and break her family's curse. Which is what makes her attraction to Dougal MacGregor so distressing. Not only is he not wealthy, it's likely that he is a smuggler - the very same man her family is sworn to arrest. Dougal cannot risk giving into his attraction to the lovely Fiona. Her brother is seeking smugglers, and exposure could ruin Dougal and his entire village. But the passion between them is too strong to resist, and soon Dougal and Fiona are faced with a decision - do what seems right, or risk everything to follow their hearts.