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When his brother foists an English squire upon him, Alex Kerr is completely disinterested in training the lad - until he discovers that his new recruit is not a lad at all. "Alfred" is a beautiful Englishwoman in disguise, hiding a horrible secret. Determined to uncover the truth about Clara's past, Alex agrees to take her with him on a journey across the Scottish border into England. Passion flares between them, but as Alex gets closer and closer to discovering Clara's secret, their future seems ever more uncertain.

When Mila Sanchez is informed about the Immortal Angui Highlanders by her lifelong friends, she can’t believe what she’s hearing. On then being told she hooks up with City Counselor Ben Harris in the past and he’s an immortal as well, it’s the final straw. They’ve all lost their minds! But when she finds herself whisked back in time to Medieval Scotland, Mila becomes a true believer. After discovering the latest female from the future, Ned leaves Mila in Ben’s hands until they discover why she was sent back. Left in charge of the feisty lass is not Ben’s idea of a good time. ...

When Tor finds his mate in a pronghorn shifter, he can’t believe his luck. Despite his best efforts to win her over, she only rejects him. Frustrated with her refusals, he leaves everything he knows behind. If his mate didn’t wish to set eyes on him, then he was all too happy to oblige. When he is delivered a severe wound, he returns to his village once more. Can he win over his mate, or will she only drive him insane once more?

Secretly raised as a boy in her father's caravan and schooled in languages and the fine art of negotiation, Adira rejects the looming changes of womanhood that threaten her nomadic life and independence. With the arrival of two mysterious Northmen, rumored to be holy men, Adira's world unravels. She loses everything she values most, including the "Angel" who has awakened her desires.

In this heartwarming novella, Triona wants everything to be perfect for her longed-for family reunion. Her beloved sister-in-law Maire and her Norman husband will be joining them in Glenmalure for Christmas! Yet, it might take a miracle for her rebel husband Ronan O’Byrne and Lord Duncan FitzWilliam to get along peaceably together.

Thrown back two thousand years, Bella never expected to survive. She certainly never expected to fall in love. When a lightning strike crashes her flight over Scotland, Bella wakes in a world she doesn’t recognise—wild, dangerous, and ruled by the Roman Empire. Injured and alone, she has no choice but to trust Titus: a disgraced soldier with secrets of his own and no patience for the future-born woman he’s suddenly sworn to protect. As they journey through occupied Britain—pursued by soldiers, shadowed by druids, and watched by forces Bella doesn’t understand—their fragile ...

WINNER OF THE RONE AWARD FOR BEST MEDIEVAL ROMANCE! “A tantalizing and intriguing tale of medieval chivalry, intrigue, passion, duty, honor and romance." — My Book Addiction and More HE SEIZED LIFE BY THE THROAT Dubbed the Black Wolf for his raven hair, his fierceness in battle and his way with women, Sir Alexander of Talisand attacked life as he did the king’s enemies. But acclaim on the battlefield and his lusty escapades did not satisfy. King William Rufus would bind him to Normandy through marriage to one of its noblewomen, but the only woman Alexander wants is a commoner he saved...

"Ich wurde geboren, um die größte Heldin aller Zeiten zu werden." Laut der Prophezeiung des Orakels soll sich die Prinzessin Psyche im Kampf gegen ein tödliches Ungeheuer als größte Heldin aller Zeiten erweisen. So wird sie - gegen alle Regeln - zur Kriegerin ausgebildet. Bis die Göttin Aphrodite neidisch auf die mutige, schöne Sterbliche wird. Sie schickt den Gott Eros, der mit seinen Pfeilen das Begehren in die Welt trägt, um Psyche grausam zu verdammen. Doch der Pfeil trifft ihn selbst, worauf Eros zu einem ewig unerfüllten Verlangen nach Psyche entbrennt.

There is only one thing missing in Dulcia’s life - a husband. At least, that is what others would have her believe. But she feels the absence of something else - her father. Half slave and half noble, Dulcia has existed alongside him her entire life, just out of reach. Everything changes the day she arrives home to news of her betrothal. The problem is her heart already belongs to someone else. Nero is trying to make something of himself. Raised on the streets of Rome, he understands that family is a privilege, not a given.

An ugly civil war has just ended in Israel. One lone woman's death in the territory belonging to the tribe of Benjamin has shocked the nation. Fathers, brothers, and sons joined the army to demand justice. The guilty must pay for such a crime, and so they have. As everyone is left picking up the pieces, Benjamin has lost the most. Cities are burned to the ground, and Benjamin itself is in danger of disappearing. The once mighty tribe has been reduced to a mere 600 men.

Another adventurous, historical, magical romance from the RITA-nominated author of eighteen award-winning romances She can read every mind . . . except his Gifted with faery blood, Cairenn is blessed and cursed with the ability to read minds, until a naked, half-dead Highland warrior washes up on the shore of her remote island. Challenged by the wall between them, Cairenn nurses him back to life as she tries to pierce his thoughts without succumbing to his charm. For only a fool would fall in love with a man whose world she cannot inhabit, and whose heart she cannot know.... "Lisa Ann Verge...

Kiss me or kill me? All my life, I’ve been fascinated by stories about gods and the mortals they treated like toys. Now I’m at Oxford University with a newly acquired doctorate, and I’m making a career out of my childhood obsession. There, among medieval buildings and famous libraries, I meet five men who have names right out of Greek mythology. Achilles. Hector. Paris. Pollux. Orestes. I’m drawn to them, not only because of their names, but by the passion they try to hide. And the way our fates seem inexplicably linked. Turns out, I’ve uncovered an ancient artifact that could do ...

He bargained with the stone. She bargained with the sea. Fate will collect from them both. Ireland, 1282. Connla mac Ruarc is the last Wolf King of Ossory, ruling a starving people and a dying land. To save his kingdom from the Normans, he offers the ancient stones anything. The answer washes up on his shores: Aife, a merrow princess with a stolen voice and legs that bleed with every step. She has one year to change a king’s fate, or the sea witch will claim her soul. But as the curse binds their blood and the moon demands its due, a fanatical priest arrives with a silver spear and a ...

Three full-length Highland romances from author Aileen Adam’s Highland Heartbeats series. Book One of the Highland Heartbeats Series! A Laird’s Promise Some promises are hard to keep… Phillip promised he’d let her go home. He promised, after she completed her task, she’d be free. He didn’t promise her that he wouldn’t capture her heart before he released her. For Sarah, captive of the Highland Laird, that these promises are kept is paramount. Phillip never expected to fall in love with the woman who was supposed to save his brother’s life. He also never expected to break a ...

In a time long past, along the Nile, a peace treaty is signed between the powers of Egypt and Rome. As an act of good faith, Arsinoe, Pharaoh Ptolemy's daughter, invites the Roman envoy Albanus to dinner, making for him her three stone soup. As Ptolemy sees the attraction between the two, the pharaoh decides to drive a wedge between the two.

While Callum and Jamie Cameron leave Urlu to visit their remaining family and Clan, they encounter their near neighbors, Clan McLean. Dashing young Clan Chief Lachlan McLean welcomes the brothers as long-lost friends, but the reunion quickly turns sour when Callum discovers Sadie Cole—one of the time-traveling friends of the women back in Urlu—among the McLeans. Although Lachlan has his heart set on Sadie, Callum cannot fight his growing feelings for her. He finds himself compelled to keep his attraction toward her a secret to maintain the peace between the two Clans. But an ongoing war...

Lady Darline Lowel, una joven hermosa, hija del conde de Derby, el cual la presentará frente a la sociedad londinense para conseguir un matrimonio ventajoso. Durante su presentación conoce al joven heredero, el Marqués de Huntly, Alfred Bellamy. Ambos quedan prendados el uno del otro, pero las trampas del destino los separan, transformando sus vidas de manera desgraciada. ¿Será posible que ambos vuelvan a estar juntos u otra persona rescatará el alma de Darline de la soledad y el olvido? «—Señoría, necesito hablar con usted, es de suma urgencia, vayamos al balcón —lo invitó ...

The Sisters of Bethlehem Springs series delivers exactly what readers have been waiting for—smart, confident women who are not afraid to defy convention, live their own dreams, and share their lives if the right man comes along. In A Matter of Character, book three in the Sisters of Bethlehem...

The Earl - Garrick Helmsley, an earl in both England and Scotland, returns from the Crusades to find his Scottish inheritance challenged by his uncle. Forced to secure his claim in Linkirk, he agrees to marry the daughter of a powerful border lord. But no sooner does he agree to the arrangement than he meets Lady Emma Waryn - the impulsive and irresistible sister-in-law of his old friend, the Countess of Kenshire. Before he knows it, he finds himself escorting Lady Emma to Scotland. The more time he spends with her, the more he wishes to end his betrothal.

A love forged through time. A final battle for freedom. A future worth fighting for. Norah never expected to fall for the man she was sent to poison. Bound by a deadly druidic spell and trapped in Iron Age Scotland, Norah is caught between the life she wants and the man who still controls her fate: Lucanus Edmondson, the power-hungry scientist who commands her every move. Her only hope lies with Matthew Edmondson—Lucanus’s son and the one man she should never have trusted. Now, with ancient stones stirring and the druids closing in, Norah and Matthew must risk everything to end ...