Betrothed to a wickedly evil man, Hannah Campbell runs from her brother hoping to forge a new life.  However, the fourteen year old is not prepared to witness a horribly bloody and violent battle that kills the laird of a rival clan.  She ends up back in her brother’s care where she is sent away for a decade.

Gavin MacGregor has never forgotten the young maiden that was killed in the same dreadful attack that killed his father.  However, the time to move on is upon him after he strikes a deal to marry the old maid sister of the rival Campbell clan.  He owes Owen Campbell for saving his life, and his repayment comes in a marriage of convenience in which he is not allowed to bed his new bride.  Gavin expects the woman to be undesirable, but he is about to get the surprise of his life.

As passions soar, Gavin realizes that he cannot ignore his growing love for his new bride.  Can he keep the promise he made to Owen, or will he risk it all for love?

Lori Pepio enters the romance scene with a book that has received raves from Kinley MacGregor.  I have to admit that that alone piqued my curiosity.  HIGHLAND HONOR is a great way to kick off your career.  Passions are intense; she perfectly captures the one thing that is missing from many debut books – sensuality and romantic tension.  It is one thing to have your characters become sexually active, but it is another to reach the plateau where it is clear how the characters need to be together for the sake of their sanity.  Lori manages to bring them to that apex making her an author to watch.