Reluctant Betrayer — Cynthia Owens

Sweet deception and hidden passion... Trasnavan...a west-of-Ireland village bursting with charm, intrigue and treachery. Aidan Collins grew up in the shadow of his heroic older brother. The steady one, the responsible one, he burns with anger against the landlord and vows to change the desperate straits of the village folk. Raised in a family of rebels, Maura Riordan is horrified when she learns the man she loves has committed the ultimate act of treason. But Aidan has his own reasons for taking the position of landlord's agent. Will those reasons destroy him? Will Maura's deception tear them apart? Can their love survive the lies they've both told? Reluctant Betrayer, Book 5 in The Claddagh Series.