The Shield of Love

By Violet K Zellara

Elowen of Northumbria was never raised to be a proper English lady. Trained by her father to wield a blade and fight as skillfully as any man, she has always known how to protect herself. But when Scottish raiders tear her from her home and carry her deep into the Highlands, everything she thought she understood about loyalty, duty, and honour is tested.

At the fortress of a powerful Highland laird, Elowen expects cruelty. Instead, she is given an unexpected role: governess and guard to three spirited young daughters who have lost their mother far too soon-and who are in danger from a rival clan with a blood feud lasting generations.

As Elowen fights to earn the children's trust, she finds herself equally drawn to their father-Laird Torquil, a fierce warrior whose strength is matched only by the tenderness he keeps hidden beneath his scars.

What begins as wary respect soon deepens into something far more dangerous.

Torquil is everything she should fear.

Worse still, he is already promised to another.

The Shield of Love is a medieval Scottish romance filled with Highland intrigue, slow-burn passion, found family, and a fierce heroine.

*Previously published in 2024, republished in 2026 with a new cover

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GW9FJLKH
• ISBN13: 9798233718656
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Vk Books
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"