Douglass McGrail is a Scottish water horse -- his clan the deadliest in the British Isle. When the shifter chooses to save -- rather than eat -- a young lassie, he never expects her innocent face to mark his memory so strongly. Months later, he stumbles onto a perceived attack in progress and plays the hero once more. He's shocked to find the victim is the same lass who haunts his dreams. Jinny Fairchild is an English miss who's come to the Highlands to live with her last remaining family. She is pursued by her handsome older cousin, Lachlan Brockhouse, but he has a dark side that lands her in the path of the mighty Douglass McGrail. Douglass wants Jinny for himself, yet discovers she is connected to the attacker she denies knowing. He's determined to find the truth. Jinny loves Lachlan, even with his dark side. And she loves Douglass, even with his dark secret. Her heart is torn, but one thing is certain -- no matter which of these men she chooses, she will be choosing a monster.