Download or read book Protector in a Kilt written by Kait Nolan and published by Take The Leap Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-18 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captive who dreams of her freedom In public, violinist Elizabeth Duncan is the toast of the entertainment world. A prodigy who's been wowing audiences with her music since she was only twelve years old. But behind closed doors, she's desperate to escape the man who's turned her passion into a prison. When the specter of violence becomes more than a threat, she sacrifices everything to run. A hero lost without a mission Former special forces operative Ewan McBride has done everything he's supposed to since leaving the military: Moved home. Bought a new business. Integrated into the community. But he's just going through the motions. Until he rescues a woman in trouble in the midst of a terrible storm. A sanctuary and an unexpected new beginning Ewan recognizes a woman on the run and can't resist the urge to help. The danger from her past is certain to come calling. The safest place for her? With him. But as they live and work together, what starts as a self-appointed protective detail becomes so much more. With her, he finds his own safe place to land. But when their fragile fresh start is threatened, he'll do anything to protect her.

Download or read book Grump in a Kilt written by Kait Nolan and published by Take The Leap Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-10 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A grump who lost his family... After a devastating loss, Malcolm Niall has spent the past twenty years hiding from the world. As manager of a Highland estate, he's built a life of purpose, caring for the land and animals. And for the past six months, his peace has been utterly destroyed by a sexy Southern whirlwind who's never met a stranger. Worse, they have to work together daily. His sunshiny nemesis who's starting a new life Nothing about Charlotte Vasquez's life has been traditional. She never married, abandoned her corporate job to raise the son of her late best friend, and now she's followed that grown-up son to Scotland for a chance at something new. While she's enjoying the challenge, she could do without the attitude from the broody Scot next door. Join forces to protect a runaway Malcolm and Charlotte clash over absolutely everything on the renovation project they're tasked to lead. If there's a healthy amount of heat beneath the frustration, neither is willing to admit it. But when they discover a runaway hiding in one of the cottages, they find common purpose at last. Risks are taken and hearts expand as Malcolm and Charlotte pull out all the stops to protect Gavin from the abusive father who'd tear their unconventional family apart.

Download or read book Playboy in a Kilt written by Kait Nolan and published by Take The Leap Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A notorious former playboy As heir to Ardinmuir, Connor MacKean had one job: fulfill the marriage pact that's held his family captive for three-hundred years. Except his sister's the one who took the plunge, and now there's nothing standing in the way of him finding a real and lasting love. Nothing except the fact that the object of his affections has never seen him as anything more than her best friend's little brother. A hard-working Cinderella who doesn't need a prince The last thing Sophie Cameron has time for is a man. Her days are full keeping her flower shop afloat, expanding the event planning business she opened with her best friend, and keeping the promise she made to her late father to take care of her stepmother--even though Lorraine is more like a stepmonster. A fake engagement that's more real than either of them bargained for The little white lie Connor told a former fling to escape his playboy reputation becomes a necessary reality when she shows up as maid of honor to plan a wedding at the estate. As a huge social media influencer, she could make or break Ardinmuir as a wedding destination, so Sophie agrees to pretend to be Connor's fiancée. But as the lines between fiction and reality blur, Sophie begins to wonder if he's the answer to the fairy tale she doesn't think she deserves.

Download or read book Cowboy in a Kilt written by Kait Nolan and published by Take The Leap Publishing. This book was released on 2023-01-13 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cowboy without a home Screwed out of the family ranch that was his rightful inheritance, Raleigh Beaumont is a man with no roots and no purpose. When a friend drags him to the bright lights of Vegas, he figures he’s got nothing to lose. But after a hell of a lot of whiskey and a high stakes poker game with a beautiful stranger, Fate hands him a second chance: An estate in the Highlands of Scotland. It’s far from everything he’s ever known, but he’s willing to trade his Wranglers for a kilt. An heiress with a crumbling heritage When her brother’s bride goes AWOL just days before the wedding that’s meant to save their ancestral home from the mad marriage pact that’s held their family captive for generations, Kyla McKean believes they’ve been granted a reprieve. Until she finds out about the new, single—male—owner of Lochmara and knows she’s next in the hot seat or ownership of both their estates revert to the crown. A modern answer to a three-hundred-year-old problem. Kyla’s desperate to save Ardinmuir. She proposes a marriage of convenience. One year as husband and wife to satisfy the pact, then they get a quick and quiet divorce. Raleigh’s already lost one legacy. He’ll do anything to keep from losing another, even tie the knot with a stubborn stranger who feels far more like ally than adversary.

Download or read book Jilting The Kilt written by Kait Nolan and published by Take The Leap Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-17 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arranged marriages are so three centuries ago. But that doesn't stop Afton Lennox from being bound by one. All her life she's been pledged to wed Connor MacKean. It's the only way to save both their families' estates, and they're friends, after all, so it won't be that bad. Right? Hamish Colquhoun has spent his entire adult life trying to find a way to liberate his best friend from a marriage he doesn't want. If it also spares the woman he's secretly loved for years, it's of no mind to him. He's already got a wife and family of his own. Freeing them both is just the right thing to do. But with the wedding just days away, time is running short. Afton and Connor are prepared to do their duty, fulfilling the pact made by their long-dead ancestors. There's one option Hamish hasn't mentioned. It would only buy some time at best and risk everything at worst. But as Afton begins to question everything, Hamish finds he can't stay silent. God save them all.

Download or read book One Fine Night written by Kait Nolan and published by Take The Leap Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-14 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s fresh out of the Royal Marines. She’s finishing her last year of uni. When she receives unwelcome advances, he intervenes, posing as her boyfriend. But what might have been only a brief encounter turns into one fine night as they both find far more than they were looking for. ✅ fake relationship ✅ one night stand ✅ prequel

Download or read book Kilted All the Way written by Kait Nolan and published by Take The Leap Publishing. This book was released on 2024-12-06 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A holiday road trip with the one who got away It was the artisan cheese I fell for first. Then I met its maker at my best friend's wedding. Pippa Wallace. A goddess in glasses. We shared one dance, and I was lost. But we live on separate continents, so I settled for friendship. Now three years later, I'm back in Scotland about to embark on a road trip to deliver a massive Christmas surprise to my best friend... and Pippa's come down to drive with me. It doesn't take long to figure out this attraction is mutual. But it's going to take more than five hundred miles, a flat tire, and an inn with only one bed to convince her to take a real chance on us. Especially as I've got more than a few million secrets in the bank.

Download or read book Single Dad in a Kilt written by Kait Nolan and published by Take the Leap Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-13 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say timing is everything, and for single dad Hamish Colquhoun, the timing couldn't be worse. With a new law practice to establish, a centuries-old farmhouse to restore, and the challenges of raising a tween daughter, romance is the last thing on his mind. But when Afton Lennox, his best friend’s runaway bride, comes home seeking redemption, she ignites all the feelings he’s tried for years to bury. Will he let his guarded heart take a leap of faith to write a new ending to their shared history?

Download or read book Kilty Pleasures written by Kait Nolan and published by Take The Leap Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From online friends to real-world lovers For five years, Skye Stuart has crushed hard on her Scottish penpal. But what’s a Mississippi girl to do when the object of her affections lives an ocean away? Convince her best friend that Scotland is the perfect place for her destination wedding. Jason McKinnon has adored Skye from afar for years. The last thing he expects is for her to walk in after one of his performances at the local pub. When she asks him to be her plus one for the wedding that brought her to town, he can’t say no. But as proximity heats friendship to more and they both give in to the inevitable, will these two friends turned lovers have to settle for a fling or can they find a way to make their very different lives mesh for a shot at something real?

Download or read book Made For Loving You written by Kait Nolan and published by Take The Leap Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wounded warrior After the catastrophic loss of his best friend in battle, Army Ranger Tyson Brooks trades in his fatigues for a badge, moving to Eden’s Ridge, Tennessee to rebuild his life and find a way to live in a world without Garrett. But no amount of protecting and serving the citizens of Stone County is enough to override the guilt that he simply didn’t do enough. An incurable romantic Romance author Paisley Parish has spent her whole career chasing the perfect hero and finding all the real life options lacking. Until she runs into her high school sweetheart—the one who left her for the Army. The old spark is definitely still alive, but the man carries far more scars than the boy. A second chance to save each other When Paisley becomes the target of malicious harassment, the police have no suspects, no leads, no way to make her feel safe. As her stalker escalates, she turns to the one guy she knows can protect her. Ty’s determined to put a stop to the harassment, even if it means moving in with the woman who’s so much more than the girl he used to love. He just has to remember to guard his own heart in the process. Note: Includes the prequel novelette Bad Case of Loving You. She loves weddings As a romance author, Paisley Parish is a hopeless romantic. Seeing her friends exchange promises of forever does her heart good--even if the whole thing does highlight her own regrettably single status. But that's what cake and champagne are for. She just has to escape the douchecanoe who won't take no for an answer. He hates weddings Former Army Ranger Ty Brooks is happy to see his brother-in-arms starting his new life. He just wishes he was out of this monkey suit and miles away from the seemingly endless parade of guests. All this happily ever after isn't for him, but he's determined nothing's going to ruin Harrison and Ivy's special night. Especially the asshat who's cornered one of the female guests. A blast from the past The knight in a tux who shows up with a glass of champagne pretending to be Paisley's date is none other than the first love who broke her heart. Ty's older, hotter, and shocked to see her. It's clear the old chemistry is alive and kicking, and as they take a walk down memory lane, so are the feelings they both thought long dead and buried. Will the night be the closure they never got...or the start of a second chance?

Download or read book Stirred Up by a SEAL written by Kait Nolan and published by Take The Leap Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a SEAL without a mission and a widowed baker help each other learn to live again? Jonah Ferguson never wanted to be anything but a Navy SEAL. But after an injury sidelines his military career, he finds himself back home in small-town Tennessee. Opening a bakery with his best friends and daring to re-imagine his life is a whole new mission, but his biggest challenge yet is sticking to the friend zone with the woman who helped give him new purpose. Two years after losing her husband to a traumatic brain injury, baker Rachel McCleary needs a change. With the proceeds from the sale of her business, she's exploring what a new life would look like. For the short-term, it means helping one of her former students make his fledgling business thrive. And hopefully adding some benefits to the friendship that helped bring her back to life. All Rachel wants is temporary, and that's the one thing Jonah can give her. But when the trouble that's stalked his business from the start lands her in its crosshairs--and the hospital--he can't deny that there's nothing short-term about his feelings. Determined to protect her at all costs, he enters into a dangerous race to neutralize the threat before it torpedoes everything he holds dear.

Download or read book Who I Am with You written by Kait Nolan and published by Kait Nolan. This book was released on 2024-04-05 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After thirty-five years being married to the badge, former police chief Robert Curry has more than earned his retirement. Time to kick back, relax… and be bored out of his mind. At least until he gets dragged to a dinner party he won't soon forget. Veteran romance writer Dinah McClure has dealt with short deadlines, grumpy editors, and two ex-husbands—but she’s never faced writer’s block before. Her niece brings together three former and current police chiefs to help tackle the problem, but it's one silver fox who captures her attention. As Dinah and Robert work together to unravel the tangle of her latest project, their collaboration kindles a plot twist she didn't expect—an undeniable chemistry that makes her jaded heart yearn. Is she willing to take a chance on love off the page, or will their connection fizzle the moment she writes "The End"?

Download or read book Close To My Heart written by Kait Nolan and published by Kait Nolan. This book was released on 2023-07-21 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's nothing like forced proximity to make passions ignite! Lose yourself in this trio of full-length small-town contemporary romances. DON'T YOU WANNA STAY After accidentally buying an historic fixer upper in an online auction, publicist Deanna partners with YouTube famous DIYer Wyatt. As they battle home improvement hell and rising attraction, can they keep from giving the viewers more of a show than they ever intended? MADE FOR LOVING YOU When Paisley becomes the target of malicious harassment, the police have no suspects, no leads, no way to make her feel safe. As her stalker escalates, she turns to the one guy she knows can protect her. Ty’s determined to put a stop to the harassment, even if it means moving in with the woman who’s so much more than the girl he used to love. He just has to remember to guard his own heart in the process. BE CAREFUL, IT'S MY HEART The historic Madrigal theater, in the heart of downtown Wishful, is about to close its doors forever. A last ditch fund-raising effort, a production of White Christmas, is probably the only thing that could bring Tyler Edison back to the stage after all these years. Little does she know that the leading man who broke her heart just blew back into town. Auditions start at six o’clock.

Download or read book Don t You Wanna Stay written by Kait Nolan and published by Kait Nolan. This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Money Pit meets Fixer Upper in the next installment of the Men of the Misfit Inn series. After a lifetime spent trying to prove he's not a screw up, contractor Wyatt Sullivan is ready to take his YouTube channel, DIWyatt, to the big time. But he needs more than the one-man flips that built his reputation. He needs something truly big to impress network execs enough to give him his own home improvement show. After a messy, ugly divorce, publicist Deanna James can't afford another mistake. So when she wakes up from a night of too much wine to find out she's bought a historic monstrosity of a house in an online auction, she panics. If she’s going to sell it and not lose her shirt to her ex-husband, she’s going to need some serious help. But how will she afford it? Wyatt's just the guy to ride to her rescue. He'll take on the job if she'll let him film the process. Deanna sweetens the deal with the added bonus of using her PR skills to raise the profile of DIWyatt enough to impress the suits. There's just one problem: They both have to move in. As they battle home improvement hell and rising attraction, can they keep from giving the viewers more of a show than they ever intended?

Download or read book For Love of a Grump written by Kait Nolan and published by Kait Nolan. This book was released on 2024-05-17 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there anything better than winning the reluctant love of an inveterate grump? Find out in this collection of three full-length grumpy soft for sunshine romances! GRUMP IN A KILT: Grumpy estate manager Malcolm and his sunshiny nemesis Charlotte see eye to eye on nothing. But when they join forces to give a runaway a home, they just might find a new love and family along the way. SOMEONE LIKE YOU: Struggling author Ivy heads to the mountains of Tennessee in search of inspiration — only to get caught in a blinding snowstorm! Army ranger Harrison offers her shelter in his cabin, where the attraction between them heats up fast… STAY A LITTLE LONGER: As a successful farmer in small-town Tennessee, Logan is constantly busy — yet he can’t seem to keep his mind off the beautiful, talented chef with whom he shared one passionate night. When Athena returns home to hide out from a scandal, their connection reignites… and it’s up to Logan to make her stay!

Download or read book Just Wanted You To Know written by Kait Nolan and published by Kait Nolan. This book was released on 2023-04-14 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Livia Applewhite needs a change. Her awful boss has made the job she used to love a serious drag. On top of that, it seems everyone around her is paired off in romantic bliss. It's enough to give a girl a complex. Hoping a change of scenery will give her new perspective, she sets off for a two-week trip to Tennessee to visit her favorite cousin. It's been more than a decade since Declan Callahan has thought about anything but being a dad. But when his extensive (and meddling) foster family wrangles him into a "chance" encounter with the first love he had to leave behind, he's wise enough not to waste it. He's got a long-overdue apology to make. But as that apology opens a door long shut, Livia and Declan give in to the spell of nostalgia, basking as all those old feelings kindle anew. They're fully grown now, with lives in different places. Will this brief encounter be enough to convince Livia to give the undeniable connection between them a real second chance?

Download or read book The Protector s War written by S. M. Stirling and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-09-05 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s been eight years since the Change rendered technology inoperable across the globe. Rising from the ashes of the computer and industrial ages is a brave new world. Survivors have banded together in tribal communities, committed to rebuilding society. In Oregon’s Willamette Valley, former pilot Michael Havel’s Bearkillers are warriors of renown. Their closest ally, the mystical Clan Mackenzie, is led by Wiccan folksinger Juniper Mackenzie. Their leadership has saved countless lives. But not every leader has altruistic aspirations. Norman Arminger, medieval scholar, rules the Protectorate. He has enslaved civilians, built an army, and spread his forces from Portland through most of western Washington State. Now he wants the Willamette Valley farmland, and he’s willing to wage war to conquer it. And unknown to both factions is the imminent arrival of a ship from Tasmania bearing British soldiers...