Aberdeen, Scotland. 1744
William Blackwood had it all.
The oldest son of a wealthy whisky merchant, the devastatingly handsome bachelor was more than content with his life. He had a wonderful family, good friends, and the freedom to do as he pleased.
The gentleman bad boy known affectionately as The Prince of Aberdeen, the ladies loved him.
And he loved them.
When his childhood friend, Emmaline Bissette, walks back into his life, his whole world changes. Suddenly, the thought of spending a lifetime with one woman doesn’t seem so mundane as he once thought, and the idea of marriage and a family of his own becomes rapidly appealing.
But when tragedy strikes, and his love is cruelly taken from him, William is left grief stricken and alone.
Vowing to never love again, William has kept his heart guarded for nearly three centuries.
But now, he yearns to go home, back to his beloved Scotland.
Where fate, it seems, is not quite done with him just yet……