Not only the land is in danger, but also the life of the young widow of the Scottish laird Catriona Mackie - after all, a cruel neighbor is ready to do anything to take possession of her estate... Catriona's only hope for salvation is the courageous knight Brett Murray from the retinue of her cousin Arianna, a man who who is told that the word “fear” is unknown to him. However, the brave Scot covers his ardent heart with severity, once it has already known the bitterness of irreparable loss. And now he is afraid to succumb to passion again - the passion that the beautiful Catriona awakens in him.