SPOILERS GALORE!!! 
 Maya Banks really knows how to write some historical romance. I loved this. I couldn't read it fast enough. Eveline and Graeme have to marry by order of the king. Well, their clans basically live to kill each other, so things weren't looking good. But I lovedddd Graeme from the very beginning because even though she was his enemy's daughter and believed to be daft, he made sure everyone knew he wouldn't stand for anyone mistreating her. 
 Eveline wasn't daft at all though. She was deaf, but kept up the charade to avoid marrying douchebag Ian McHugh, who had big plans to torment her as soon as they were married. She had an accident and pretended to be daft so he'd break the engagement. 
 Anyway, so here she was about to marry Graeme. She made it known to him that she could still carry a conversation and understood things. They got married, left for Graeme's keep, and she got a not so great HORRIBLE welcome. 
 The sex portion was more of a slow burn because at first Graeme still thought Eveline didn't fully understand what was required of a wife and he felt he would've been taking advantage of her. But LET ME TELL YOU, as soon as Eveline told him she was just deaf but had full understanding of things, one of his first thoughts was consummating his marriage and that consummation was freaking HOT. 
 Meanwhile, most of the clan still hasn't warmed up to Eveline, and even go out of their way to be rude and demeaning to her. She got it in her mind to prove herself to them through hard work. They had her scrubbing the floor on her hands and knees and carrying logs of wood while they were off doing who knows what. I wanted to slap each and every one of them. 
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 It wasn't until Graeme got shot by an arrow and Eveline took care of him that everyone saw the light, apologized, and welcomed her. She was forgiving, but I was still thinking... 
 So Graeme was shot by what seemed to be a soldier from Eveline's former clan, so everyone was basically preparing for war. Eveline walks off with one of her new 'friends' and is kidnapped by none other than Ian (I was waiting for his idiot to pop up the whole time). While Graeme is searching for her, they get word that the other clan's army is approaching. Graeme finds out what happened to Eveline and goes to convince her father they need to go fight the McHughs instead. 
 They ride to that keep and after finding Eveline behind some secret wall, all beat up and looking like death warmed over, they rescue her, but not before Graeme puts his sword through Ian's gut. THANK YOU. They all ride back together and Eveline's family learns of her deafness. The clans agree to make a truce and be a family, and oh yea, go back and kill Ian's lying dad too. 
 Great story and romance. Moving on to book 2.