Which sin is bigger? To lie or to desire the forbidden...Ruth Browne has been bestowed with a wonderful and rare gift: freedom. Having escaped her controlling father, she is now living with her sister Marianne's new family, in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.However, Ruth's unyielding spirit is not yet content, and she is dreaming of adventure and traveling in unknown lands. But her life will get even more exciting after she meets a roguish-looking minister...Troy Ferguson had buried the demons of his past and found solace in the arms of the church. But even the cloth cannot hold away temptation and Troy is about to face the biggest one.Ruth's presence wakes up his passion and stirs his desire. In a moment of weakness, he reveals his former flirtatious self and from that moment on they are both playing with fire. When Ruth discovers the hidden golden cross of the minister, she doesn't know the danger she's putting herself into.How will this pious man stay away from the seductive lass? And what are the secrets that he guards with his life?He was more dangerous than she thought, she was more intoxicating than he could imagine...