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Defying her laird and brother, Lael of the dun Scoti clan takes up her sword to fight beside the MacKinnons in order to return Keppenach to its rightful heir—to Broc Ceannfhionn. She'll risk everything to keep the stronghold out of the hands of King Henry's Butcher... even her life. They call him The Butcher, but not even Henry's henchman would hang a woman. Riding into the gates on winged fury, Jaime Steorling cuts the raven-haired beauty down from the gallows only to discover himself a willing prisoner of Lael’s heart.

Once upon a time, Alexandra Grace Huntington believed in fairy tales. She oohed and aahed over gowns from Courtauld’s, never wore black lest in mourning, always minded her social graces, and never, ever indulged her inner bluestocking. Now her life is a mess. She’s home alone for the holidays, alone, no siblings, no friends, and not a shred of pride remaining. But that’s all well and good, so far as Alex is concerned, because everything she once knew was all wrong.

Fearing her "gifts" will be used to defeat her sister Matilda, Elspeth Pendragon escapes the Black Mountain priory that has sheltered her and her four sisters since King Henry's death, only to find herself indebted to, of all men, a Scotsman, whose loyalties are in question.... Left to face the wrath of a new sovereign, Malcom Scott is forced to swear fealty to Stephen of Blois to keep the castle he won by slaying his own grandfather. But having done that, he's pitted himself against Scotland, and even his own father.

Eleven years later, Hugh FitzSimon is a broken man. He is forsaken, alone, a wretch left to wallow in his grief. A scrooge to rival Ebenezer, he is visited by the ghost of his dead wife, who has come to reveal what life has been, what it could be, and where it will end if the candle burns out before FitzSimon has made amends. Meantime, in the Highlands, the MacKinnon clan faces their darkest hour.

Rhiannon's destiny is fated from the moment of her birth. She and her dewine sisters must defeat an ancient evil, or Britain itself will go the way of Avalon. Her sisters and their champions have set the stage for an epic final battle against the Witch Goddess Cerridwen, but Rhiannon can only fulfill her destiny if she can win the heart of the Lord of Shadows, the man who holds her prisoner. Fueled by vengeance, Cael d'Lucy's ambition has raised him to the pinnacle of power. Concealing an ancient secret, he's close to achieving his desires.

Embark on a journey into magical Medieval Scotland, with the last princess of Moray and the last Pecht prince. Each Man to His destiny. As the last male heir of the dún Scoti clan, Keane's future is known from the hour of his birth: Someday, he must take his brother's place as Guardian of the true Stone of Destiny. But fickle Highland winds will turn. To quell a looming rebellion, King David of Scotia commands the marriage of a granddaughter of the traitor MacBeth to de Moray's new laird, a man rumored to be as dangerous and conniving as his father.

A deception of royal proportions had thrust Ian MacEwen into the very center of the ton's marriage mart, forcing him to choose a bride who would be queen. He'd wanted only to uncover answers that had denied him all his life. Instead, he found Claire Wentworth, a fearless woman with grass-green eyes who needed his protection - and his love - whether she admitted it or not!

Boston heiress Sophia Vanderwahl has come to realize her fiancé is a rotten philanderer. Looking for retribution, she sets out to find the wastrel to give back his engagement ring, hiring an old rival of his to take her to Mexico. Although suspicious of her motives, Jack MacCauley needs the money to finance his expedition. In this light-hearted seafaring romance, Jack and Sophie learn to trust each other as lovers and friends.

Zoe Rutherford wasn't sure what she was expecting when she returned to Sullivan's Island. The house on Sullivan's hadn't represented home to her in decades. It was the place where she had endured her father's cruelty. It was the place where her mother had closed herself off from the world. It was the place where her sister had disappeared. But now that her parents are gone, Zoe needs to return to the house, to close it down and prepare it for sale. She intends to get this done as quickly as possible and get on with her life.

What would you do if you believed someone you loved was murdered? Everyone suspected Peter Holland married Sarah Woodard's cousin for her money. Some were certain he killed her for it. Sarah is determined to discover the truth. Posing as a tutor for Peter Holland's blind son, Sarah suspects the clues to her cousin's murder lay hidden in her missing journals. But her suspicions will lead her either straight to the heart of a doting father...or into the arms of a heartless killer.

Bound for a marriage she hopes will save her cousin from the gibbet, Lady Elizabeth Louise Wolfe finds herself en route to Scotland to marry the younger son of a known traitor to the Crown. Fate intervenes when, on the way, she checks into an inn and registers as the “MacKinnon's bride”. Presumed dead at Culloden, Callum MacKinnon, stops by the inn as well, intending to clean up before his return as the prodigal son. Imagine his surprise to discover his “bride-to-be” has already procured a room. And more - the feisty sassenach everything he never realized he desired.

Sie wurde aus einer Prophezeiung geboren, von Magie gezeichnet und für eine Liebe bestimmt, die ein Königreich erschaffen – oder zerstören – konnte. In einem Zeitalter, in dem Stämme um die Vorherrschaft kämpften und Legenden noch geboren wurden, wurde Gwendolyn von Cornwall bei ihrer Geburt mit drei Gaben – oder Flüchen – der Fae gezeichnet: einer Prophezeiung, der sie nicht entkommen kann, einem Antlitz, das die Wahrheit in den Herzen der Menschen enthüllt, und Haar, das sich nur dann in Gold verwandeln wird, wenn es von wahrer Liebe geschoren wird.

No good can ever come of men and their feuds, and Meghan Brodie refuses to be a pawn in their games. It all began when Englishman Piers de Montgomerie accepts a challenge from King David: squash a troublesome highland rebellion. For his payment, he accepts disputed lands but soon discovers what he truly desires is the Highland beauty whose brothers will never accept him.

Augusta Aldridge believes in Ian Patterson's innocence, even after he was arrested for killing two young women. She was with him the night one of the crimes occurred, hidden in the shadows beneath a beachside pier, locked in a wild, unthinking embrace with a man whose dangerous fascination may have fatally lured other victims. Now that another body has been discovered, and a 13-year old boy has gone missing, the police suspect a copycat killer, but Augusta is certain they have the wrong man.

Praised for her beauty and grace, deep down, Seren Pendragon fears a tempest rising inside her. Her mother is a witch, her sisters are in peril, and she has been promised to a beast of a man who's already murdered one king. When she and her youngest sister seize the opportunity for escape, neither realizes how much their struggle will cost, and it will take a terrible tragedy to unleash Seren's inner fire and true nature.

Facing the grim prospect of a forced marriage to a feckless minion of King Stephen's, Rosalynde, the defiant youngest daughter of Morwen Pendragon takes matters into her own hands. With the help of her mother's spell book and a stolen wimple, she disguises herself as a plain, matronly nun and flees her loveless fate. Giles de Vere, lord of Warkworth, is facing his own arranged marriage - to Rose's sister, the reclusive Seren, reputed to be the loveliest woman in all of Wales. But destiny has its own wayward plans.

Malcom MacKinnon has been gone from Chreagach Mhor for more than ten years. He's never met the youngest MacKinnon, but while he's looking forward to their first meeting, Alexander Ailbeart MacKinnon isn't quite as enthusiastic to meet the brother who, in his eyes, abandoned their clan. Having received word Malcom and his new wife are on the way, he's on his heels now, making sure their home is safeguarded from forces that threaten his family's joy. Will the brothers finally come together after so long?

Less than 48 hours. That's how long Florence W. Aldridge has to live. Every event in a person's life is connected. The state of our lives, at any given time, is the sum of everything we have done and everywhere we have been. Our next decision determines, not merely where our lives end, but who we become along the way. How far can one lost woman go to redeem herself by the time the clock stops ticking? These are the final moments of Florence W. Aldridge....

Page is the sweet/clean edition of The MacKinnon's Bride by Tanya Anne Crosby - revised by a New York Times best-selling author and her daughter. England/Scotland 1124: Page FitzSimon has lived her entire life in the shadow of the man she called Father. Left to her own devices, with her mother imprisoned and her father disinterested, she still might never have imagined Hugh FitzSimon would deny his only daughter.

A daughter of the forest and loyal to no clan, Seana is whispered to be a child of the faeries, but not even a little Gael magic can help her claim what she truly desires - a home and hearth - before it's too late for her ailing da. Seana pins her hopes on Broc Ceannfhionn, but Broc has eyes for another. To win his heart, she strikes a bargain with Colin Mac Brodie, the biggest rogue in all of Scotia. But although Colin has already broken Seana's heart once, this time around, he's powerless to resist the girl he once shunned.