Nathan Blake knows the time for keeping secrets has passed. He has lied to his family for long enough—and now the only way to keep them safe is to admit to truths he has been too afraid to share. But in the midst of the Jacobite Rising, unrest is never far away. Even as Nathan rids himself of his lies, he becomes entangled in a decades-old crime—and falling hard for a woman with dangerous Jacobite sympathies.

As the pressure mounts, Nathan comes to realise that truth-telling is not enough. It's not enough to save their home, or keep his family intact—or even ensure their survival.