Owned by the Sinful Highland Laird: A Dark Highlander Prisoner Romance

Kieran MacAlister is a man who builds his reputation on the screams of his prisoners. They call him the Sinful Laird. He’s a ruthless warrior with a dungeon that stays full and a temper that stays short. When a raid ends with Lady Elara MacLeod in chains, he expects her to break just like the others. Instead, she meets his cold stare with a glare of her own.

The stone walls of the cell are damp, and the faint smell of wet moss hangs in the air. Elara refuses to cry. She won't beg for mercy or lower her head. Her defiance is a constant hum in the dark. It draws Kieran back to her cage every single day. He came to crush her spirit, but he found a fire he can't put out.

Their struggle for control starts to shift. The harsh interrogation fades into something much heavier. A brush of skin. A look that lingers too long. He’s the captor, yet he’s the one losing his grip. When a betrayal within his own castle walls puts them both in the path of a blade, the rules change. He needs her alive.

The line between a prisoner and a partner is thinner than a sword’s edge. Kieran thought he could own her, but he’s the one who might end up bound. In a land ruled by blood and steel, a single defiant woman is his greatest threat.

Can the man who holds the key ever truly be free of his captive?

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You’ll love this dark Highlander romance if you crave ruthless lairds, captive heroines, and fierce passion forged in the unforgiving Scottish Highlands.

Steel rings before dawn. Torches spit in the rain. In the Highlands, clan wars decide who kneels and who rules.

The lairds who rise to the top don’t ask twice. They take what they want and hold it. Land. Loyalty. Brides. Their hands are scarred from battle, their halls thick with smoke and old grudges. Mercy isn’t the language they speak.

But the women brought behind those stone walls aren’t fragile spoils.

Each captive arrives with fire in her spine and her own loyalties tucked close. She watches. Learns the rhythms of the keep the scrape of boots on flagstone, the murmur of strategy by the hearth. And she pushes back in ways no blade can answer.

Feuds burn hot between rival clans. Stolen brides shift alliances. Tension coils tighter with every shared glance across a crowded hall. What begins as conquest turns into something harder to control. Pride meets defiance. Authority meets desire.

These lairds know how to win wars. They’re less prepared for women who challenge them at every turn.

Step into the world of the Dark Lairds where power is seized, hearts are tested, and surrender carries a cost.

When strength meets strength, who truly conquers?

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