Border wedding - Amanda Scott

Marry or hang! For Sir Walter Scott, caught stealing back his own cattle from his thieving neighbour, death is almost preferable to wedding his captor's eldest daughter. Yet to save his loyal men, Wat trades the hangman's noose for a woman he barely knows, Lady Margaret Murray - reputed to be one of the homeliest women in the Borders. For Meg, marriage means the promise of a life she thought beyond her grasp, but their union has also made Meg a pawn in the endless violence between England and Scotland. She must choose between standing up to her brothers - or betraying her husband.