Ian MacKeefe is haunted by the demons in his head, taunting him of his tarnished past. Then, in the bonfire on All Hallow's Eve, he sees the face of Tearlach MacTavish, the man he'd killed and buried three years ago. Not a settling thought since this is the night when the veil is pushed aside and the dead are said to be able to come back to life.Kyla has grown up with Ian, as her brother Aidan is his best friend. And while Ian thinks of her as naught more than a wee sister, she has fallen in love with him through the years, and plans on proving to him she is much more than he thinks.But love is the last thing on Ian's mind, especially when their clan chieftain makes an alliance with the enemy, betrothing Kyla to one of them in the process. Can Ian overcome his past before it's too late? And will he notice that the lassie he's considered naught more than a wee sister is a strong and beautiful woman who he is about to lose forever?