Highlander’s Disobedient Daughter by Olivia Kerr

To execute a coup, she will have to go through this man.

Keira McTavish is the daughter of Laird McTavish, but since her mother’s death, she feels that she is utterly alone in the world. Her father is known for his cruelty to the clan, but with her, he is truly inhumane… The abused lass is not sure if her mother died of natural causes, and she knows that her father keeps her alive only to marry her to another Laird and gain an alliance.
But as the years go by and Keira grows older without marrying, she fears that one day she will disappear just like her mother did. Thus, the lass needs to find a way to overthrow the evil Laird and liberate her clan. And for that reason, the past few years, she balances between life and death as she is the leader of a secret resistance group against him!
One of her greatest problems, however, is Murdoch Holmes, the second in command to the Laird and the leader of an elite force of warriors. Murdoch is not only a huge man unbeatable in battle but also a fearsome strategist who can not be bargained or reasoned with.
Armies of men fear this Highlander, but Keira will have to go through him if she wants to end her father’s tyranny. And since it is impossible to beat him or trick him, trying to bring him on her side might be the only solution. Will Keira be able to turn Murdoch around, or is approaching the brute a deadly mistake?