HE CONTROLLED BOTH WORDS AND PEOPLE! Catriona Forbes returned home to the Scottish island of Crannich only to please her grandparents. But she had to admit she desperately needed the break from her hectic life as a famous actress. Her unexpected encounter with Lachlan Erskine, a very successful playwright, made her visit anything but restful. Lachlan was as powerful and disturbing as ever. Catriona was furious when she learned just how cleverly he had manipulated circumstances to fit her into his plans. She was determined that he wouldn't be play master of her life a second time....