The Threadneedle Witch of Heather House

On a mission for Scotland's king, highlander Taran Mackenzie takes refuge at Haddon Hall while rumors of plague move through England.

Moll Thatcher, wed against her will to a Threadneedle Street tailor, has survived by selling love potions on London's streets.

When the plague leaves her a widow, she flees with half a dozen street children and begs at the castle gates.

Taran, undefeated on the battlefield, steps into a hall already tight with fear, and the situation quickly slips beyond anyone's control.

Within minutes he is shut inside Haddon Hall with Moll, his lover, and the children he has just claimed as his own.