The Highlander’s Hidden Heart by Kathryn Le Veque

As a child, Jackston Forbes made a promise to lovely – and pushy – Lizelle Menzies.
A man of his word, Jackston never forgot that promise. Through the years of experience and growth, Jackston has become a powerful warrior, now returning to his home in the highlands to assume his place as his father’s heir. But along the way he meets a young woman who will test the strength of his vow to marry Lizelle, and when he discovers the brutal and petty woman Lizelle has become, it becomes a difficult choice for him – will he remain true to a childhood vow or will he follow his heart?

Note: Originally published in The Forbidden Highlands collection 4/2017, this is an extended version never before published.