Her father's will was clear. Jewel MacKenzie had to marry within a year of his death or lose her beloved ancestral home. Determined to preserve her clan's heritage and maintain her independence, the Scottish beauty spurned the eligible bachelors in the Grampian Mountains. Never one to lose herself in visions of living happily ever after, she chose to wed Tor Cameron—a worthless convict who wouldn't dare challenge her authority in business or in bed.