Shakespeare had one thing right—the Scots were wicked, indeed. Well, one Scot.Broadswords and stone castles might take Isla's mind off the mess she left back in New York, but not even reenacting battles from military history or exploring ancient Scottish ruins can distract her from the very handsome instructor and the way he makes her forget her one and only rule when it comes to men: no Scots.Alistair isn't running away from his grief. Or his mother. He's just really focused on his dissertation right now, and if he also happens to be picking up more classes during the break, it's nothing newsworthy. At least, not until a gorgeous New Yorker with an attitude about all things Scottish walks into his life and makes him want to slow down for the first time in two years. All he has to do is convince her to leave her past behind, forgive the sins of his countrymen, and surrender to the undeniable heat between them before the retreat ends.Easy? No. But if spending years with...

Lady Charlotte Talbot hasn't seen Armand Rajaram de Bourbon, her oldest childhood friend and once betrothed, since his family returned to India when she was fifteen. Since then, she has left a groom at the altar, changed her name to Catalina Sol, opened a house for unwed mothers and orphans, and captained a ship, the Liberté, crewed by the best fighters in the Spanish Main. She's no longer the lady he left behind, not that she'd admit to wishing he'd return. When Armand's brother is kidnapped, he breaks his rule of never engaging with pirates. But desperation drives him to the Liberté and a life he thought he'd left far behind. He'd do anything to save Henri, but Armand never expected to find Charlotte here, and now that's he's found her, he doesn't have a clue what to do about it. Together, they must face kidnapping, pirate captains, blackmail, and themselves. The Liberté may sail thousands of miles from the shores of England, but that might not be far enough to escape the past.