Highlander’s Haunted Bride by Lydia Kendall

A secret that will ultimately be his death…

Sheltered by her father her whole life, Myriam Butchart longs for freedom. A freedom that comes in the form of the new stableboy, who takes her heart in his hands and gives it wings.

Erik Steoneson hides a deadly secret that no one must ever discover. Keeping his head low and assuming the role of stableboy are the only things tieing him to the world of the living. He never thought his priceless defenses would crumble like a sandcastle for the sake of the one woman he can never have.

When the forbidden nature of their love finally catches up to them, the shackles that chain Erik to his past begin to tighten. Only this time, they are not around his neck; they are around Myriam’s. And the only way to set her free is to dip them in his own blood.