It's 531 A.D., and Prince Aedan finds himself washed upon the shore of Kell, face-to-face with his rescuer, the infamously sensuous siren Ione. In 1721, the deadly, but gorgeous assassin Leila has little remorse for the rakes on her hit list. Her next victim is Ronan MacMhuirich, Earl of Kell, with a dark magic of seduction all his own. The year is 2004 and Ruri Kell cannot escape the draw of the handsome stranger offering to buy her Scottish island. When she agrees to visit Kell with him, she soon realizes he is after more than her property.