Embraced By A Highlander

Embraced By A Highlander
Author: Donna Fletcher
Publisher: Donna Fletcher
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2023-09-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Is he her enemy or is she his salvation? Haunted by the looming threat of evil, Hannah embarks on a desperate quest for sanctuary. The elusive haven she seeks lies within the mysterious MacKewan keep, guarded by Slain MacKewan, a notorious warrior known as the savage. As she cautiously approaches the neglected fortress, uncertainty shrouds her path, but it's her sole refuge. For Slain MacKewan, captivated by the red-headed beauty, love becomes an unforeseen complication. Bound by a relentless pursuit of vengeance, he sees Hannah as a means to settle a profound debt. His heart torn between affection and vendetta, Slain is determined to right the wrongs inflicted by a bitter adversary who stripped him of everything. United by circumstance, Slain and Hannah defy formidable odds. Together, they confront the malevolence that shadows them, unraveling the darkest secrets that threaten their worlds. Amidst the chaos, a timeless and boundless love emerges, transcending the constraints of both fate and time. Escape to the Highlands, late 1400s, in this historical romance of love, betrayal, secrets, and redemption, book two in the Highland Warrior Trilogy.

To Love a Highlander

To Love a Highlander
Author: Donna Fletcher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2018-03-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781973806615

His hate runs deep for her. Will his love run just as deep?Craven of the Clan MacCara is a fierce Highland warrior, fighting endless battles and conquering his foe, but there is nothing the mighty warrior can do to save his wife and unborn child. He can, however, make the person responsible for their deaths suffer for it. He had nearly taken the healer's life that tragic day, his hands having been at her throat. To his regret, he let her live and warned her never to return. He has lived with that regret for the past year, but no more. She has dared to return home and he intends to make her suffer before he takes her life. He is called the beast for a reason and he intends to release the beast on her. Nothing will stop him. Nothing... or so he thinks.Espy has no place to go but home... to her grandmother, the one person who loves her. She has no choice, for what awaits her there is far less frightening than what she is running from. She is a healer, wise in the old ways and knowledgeable in the ways of a physician, her father having taught her. She is hopeful that Craven MacCara, a beast of a man, might find it in his heart to forgive her, since a day has not gone by that guilt, misplaced as it is, has not weighed heavily upon her. If not, then death will be her only salvation... or so she thinks.Truths begin to surface, lives are threatened, secrets are discovered, and love finds a way to heal the heart, and Espy discovers what it means... To Love A Highlander.

Never Love a Highlander

Never Love a Highlander
Author: Maya Banks
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-10-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345519515

Maya Banks, the New York Times bestselling author of romance and romantic suspense has captivated readers with her steamy Scottish historical novels, perfect for fans of Julie Garwood. In Never Love a Highlander, the youngest McCabe brother uses sword and seduction to save his clan—and seal his heart. Caelen McCabe’s young, reckless heart nearly destroyed his clan. Now, putting family loyalty above all else, he steps up to marry his older brother’s jilted bride and salvage the uneasy alliance between two clans. While beautiful Rionna McDonald is a fit wife for any man, Caelen trusts no woman, especially not this sweet temptress who torments him with white-hot longing. As the sacrificial lamb in her father’s power game, Rionna will do her duty but vows to protect her heart and her pride from humiliation. Despite everything, though, the heat in Caelen’s touch melts her defenses, and she craves the sensual delights of a husband who guards his emotions as fiercely as his clan. But when the ultimate battle for the McCabe legacy is upon them, Rionna’s true warrior spirit emerges. She will risk the wrath of her father, the fury of her enemies, and her life to prove to Caelen that his wife’s love is too precious to lose.

The Highlander's Sword

The Highlander's Sword
Author: Amanda Forester
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2010-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 140224696X

A quiet, flame-haired beauty with secrets of her own...She's nothing he expected and everything he really needs Lady Aila Graham is destined for the convent, until her brother's death leaves her an heiress. Soon she is caught between hastily arranged marriage with a Highland warrior, the Abbot's insistence that she take her vows, the Scottish Laird who kidnaps her, and the traitor from within who betrays them all. Padyn MacLaren, a battled-hardened knight, returns home to the Highlands after years of fighting the English in France. MacLaren bears the physical scars of battle, but it is the deeper wounds of betrayal that have rocked his faith. Arriving with only a band of war-weary knights, MacLaren finds his land pillaged and his clan scattered. Determined to restore his clan, he sees Aila's fortune as the answer to his problems...but maybe it's the woman herself. The Highlander Series: The Highlander's Sword (Book 1) The Highlander's Heart (Book 2) True Highland Spirit (Book 3) Praise for Amanda Forester: "This clever combination of wit, romance, and suspense strikes all the right notes." —Booklist, Starred Review on A Wedding in Springtime "Plenty of intrigue keeps the reader cheering all the way." — Publishers Weekly "Passionate and spellbinding!" — Mary Wine, acclaimed author of Highland Heat

Highlander the Demon Lord

Highlander the Demon Lord
Author: Donna Fletcher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2018-06-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781719527064

She ran from a life of fear...Adara's life has been filled with dread and apprehension, never knowing if she'd live to see the sunrise, or if she even wanted to. From an early age, she's served others-traded, sold, or given away. Only one fleeting moment in her life did she know kindness, but that too was taken away. Now that she's escaped to her uncle's land, she finally has peace and feels safe. That is until he rode in. Now that peace is in danger-along with her heart. He searched for salvation.Warrick is called the Demon Lord for good reason. He is ruthless and cares for nothing-or no one-which makes him the perfect man to carry out the King's unsavory and sometimes brutal tasks. His current mission is no different, except when he arrives at MacCara keep, he finds Adara, the one woman he thought he'd never see again. She makes him feel, something he is afraid to do. He can't afford to be soft, and Adara could quickly become his weakness-one his enemies will use against him. Someone wants Adara dead.Can Warrick convince her to trust him and keep her safe? Or will their new-found love become a deadly trap for both of them?

Kiss of the Highlander

Kiss of the Highlander
Author: Karen Marie Moning
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2008-05-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0440337844

A laird trapped between centuries... Enchanted by a powerful spell, Highland laird Drustan MacKeltar slumbered for nearly five centuries hidden deep in a cave, until an unlikely savior awakened him. The enticing lass who dressed and spoke like no woman he’d ever known was from his distant future, where crumbled ruins were all that remained of his vanished world. Drustan knew he had to return to his own century if he was to save his people from a terrible fate. And he needed the bewitching woman by his side.... A woman changed forever in his arms... Gwen Cassidy had come to Scotland to shake up her humdrum life and, just maybe, meet a man. How could she have known that a tumble down a Highland ravine would send her plunging into an underground cavern — to land atop the most devastatingly seductive man she’d ever seen? Or that once he’d kissed her, he wouldn’t let her go? Bound to Drustan by a passion stronger than time, Gwen is swept back to sixteenth-century Scotland, where a treacherous enemy plots against them ... and where a warrior with the power to change history will defy time itself for the woman he loves....

Highlander Most Wanted

Highlander Most Wanted
Author: Maya Banks
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-03-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345533240

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Maya Banks, the bestselling author of romance and romantic suspense has captivated readers with her steamy Scottish historical novels, perfect for fans of Julie Garwood. In Highlander Most Wanted, a reclusive woman content to live in the shadows shows a Highland warrior the true meaning of love. Genevieve McInnis is locked behind the fortified walls of McHugh Keep, captive of a cruel laird who takes great pleasure in ruining her for any other man. Yet when Bowen Montgomery storms the gates on a mission of clan warfare, Genevieve finds that her spirit is bent but not broken. Still, her path toward freedom remains uncertain. Unable to bear the shame of returning to a family that believes her dead or to abandon others at the keep to an imposing new laird, Genevieve opts for the peaceful life of an abbess. But Bowen’s rugged sensuality stirs something deep inside her that longs to be awakened by his patient, gentle caress—something warm, wicked, and tempting. Bowen seizes his enemy’s keep, unprepared for the brooding and reclusive woman who captures his heart. He’s enchanted by her fierce determination, her unusual beauty, and her quiet, unfailing strength. But wooing her will take more than a seasoned seducer’s skill. For loving Genevieve, he discovers, means giving her back the freedom that was stolen from her—even if it means losing her forever. “[Maya] Banks has written an emotionally taut Highlands romance. . . . Lush emotionalism, compelling characters and a moving story line will win romance fans.”—Kirkus Reviews

Between a Highlander and a Hard Place

Between a Highlander and a Hard Place
Author: Mary Wine
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2018-10-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1492655554

A fierce Englishwoman on the run A Highland Laird who needs a proper wife And a desire neither can resist Athena Trappes thinks she's in love...until she discovers the scoundrel only wanted her as his bit on the side. Enraged, she does what any spirited Englishwoman would do: set fire to his belongings, incur his dangerous wrath, and flee—immediately. With nowhere else to turn, she seeks freedom in the wilds of Scotland. Highland Laird Symon Grant lost his wife years ago, and it's his duty to find another. Athena is not exactly what the clan has in mind for him, but Symon's heart burns with unexpected passion for the woman who would risk everything to be free. Highland Weddings Series: Highland Spitfire (Book 1) Highland Vixen (Book 2) Highland Hellion (Book 3) Highland Flame (Book 4) Between a Highlander and a Hard Place (Book 5) What Readers Are Saying About Mary Wine: "Impossible to put down...one of the genre's finest writers."—RT Book Reviews, Top Pick for Highland Vixen "Spellbinding...this is one book you have to pick up."—Night Owl Reviews Top Pick, 5 Stars for Highland Flame "Sizzles with passion and romance...a notch above other Highlands historicals."—Publishers Weekly for Highland Vixen

Original Death

Original Death
Author: Eliot Pattison
Publisher: Catapult
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1619022508

“Edgar–winner Pattison combines action, period details, and a whodunit with ease in his impressive third mystery set in Colonial America.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Despite the raging war between French and British, Scottish exile Duncan McCallum has begun to settle into a new life on the fringes of colonial America, traveling the woodlands with his companion Conawago, even joining the old Indian on his quest to find the last surviving members of his tribe. But the joy they feel on reaching the little settlement of Christian Indians is shattered when they find its residents ritually murdered. As terrible as the deaths may be, Conawago perceives something even darker and more alarming: he is convinced they are a sign of a terrible crisis in the spirit world which he must resolve. Trying to make sense of the murders, Duncan is accused by the British army of the crime. Escaping prison to follow the trail of evidence, he finds himself hounded by vengeful soldiers and stalked by Scottish rebels who are mysteriously trying to manipulate the war to their advantage. As he pieces together the puzzle of violence and deception he gradually realizes that it may not only be the lives of Duncan and his friends that hang in the balance, but the very survival of the native tribes. When he finally discovers the terrible truth, Duncan is forced to make a fateful choice between his beloved Highland clans and the woodland natives who have embraced and protected him.

Dangerous Highlander

Dangerous Highlander
Author: Donna Grant
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429988754

Dangerous Highlander is the first novel of Dark Sword—a breathtaking historical and paranormal romance series from Donna Grant. The bold and passionate Lucan MacLeod—one of three brothers cursed by dark magic for eternity—is driven by desire for the one woman he dare not let himself possess... He is magnificently strong—and dangerously seductive. One of the fiercest of his clan, Lucan MacLeod is a legend among warriors, inspiring fear in man and woman alike. For three hundred years, he has locked himself away from the world, hiding the vengeful god imprisoned in his soul. But then, a young lass caught in a raging storm awakens his deepest impulses...and darkest desires. Cara doesn't believe the rumors about the MacLeod castle—until the majestic Highland warrior appears like a fiery vision in the storm, pulling her into his powerful arms, and into his world of magic and Druids. An epic war between good and evil is brewing. And Lucan must battle his all-consuming attraction for Cara—or surrender to the flames of a reckless, impossible love that threatens to destroy them both...