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Book The Highlander s Forbidden Bride

Download or read book The Highlander s Forbidden Bride written by Donna Fletcher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-12-29 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donna Fetcher’s The Highlander’s Forbidden Bride is the thrilling conclusion of this exceptional storyteller’s series featuring the rugged, proud, and sexy Scotsmen, the Sinclare brothers. Evocatively set in the Highlands of Scotland, this powerful and stirring tale of vengeance turned to lust and hatred undone by passion is yet another breathtaking example of what bestseller Patricia Potter calls Fletcher’s “pure magic.” If you like the manly heroes and strong, sensual heroines of New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter, you’ll love Donna Fletcher—and especially The Highlander’s Forbidden Bride! After being freed from the hellish barbarians who held him captive, Ronan Sinclare knows he must return to his clan to claim his powerful heritage. But first he must destroy the woman who ruined everything. Even as he seizes Carissa and makes her his prisoner, Ronan is tormented by memories of the woman he loved and lost: the gentle Hope, whose death by Carissa's hand he has sworn to avenge. Carissa knows nothing but survival. Raised by a brutal man, she shows only coldness to the world . . . but inside burns the heart of a woman longing for passion. Forced to hide her true self from the proud, fierce warrior even as she dreamed of someday being his bride, Carissa would do anything to keep her darkest secret. But she cannot hide the truth—or her desires—from her captor forever . . .

Book The Highlander s Forbidden Love

Download or read book The Highlander s Forbidden Love written by Miriam O' Cain and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a Historical Scottish Romance by your favorite author Miriam O' Cain. Mauled by a bear on the way to meet his future wife, Alan of the McNab clan barely escapes death when he is rescued by Fiona McFarlane. But they are from rival clans, and so Fiona keeps Alan's presence a secret until he is well enough to leave. And as she cares for this brave warrior, their love begins to grow.Though Alan has promised to wed another, their hearts know the truth, and the two cannot deny the bond that has grown between them. But Alan has a duty to bring peace to his clans, and he leaves Fiona at last, to marry a woman he has yet to meetBut love will have its way. And when Fiona finds herself in grave danger, it is Alan's turn to save her. And save his last chance at love.

Book Highlander s Desire

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  • Author : Mariah Stone
  • Publisher : Stone Publishing B.V.
  • Release :
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  • Pages : 326 pages

Download or read book Highlander s Desire written by Mariah Stone and published by Stone Publishing B.V.. This book was released on with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s engaged. She refuses to alter history. Their love is forbidden. But destiny binds them. Daring, dangerous, and full of desire–for fans of Outlander! Discovering a rune-covered rock in Eilean Donan Castle, Historian Rogene Wakely is hurtled from the twenty-first century to the fourteenth. Highlander Angus Mackenzie has agreed to marry the powerful and predatory Euphemia of Ross. But one forbidden kiss with Rogene makes his engagement feel like a death sentence. Rogene resists her attraction, knowing the giant Scot’s marriage will result in an important heir. But when Euphemia sees Angus’s longing for the dark-haired beauty, neither can escape her rage. Will they risk their lives and Scotland’s future by choosing desire over duty? All volumes of the 'Called by a Highlander' series: 1 - Highlander's Captive 2 - Highlander's Secret 3 - Highlander's Heart 4 - Highlander's Love 5 - Highlander's Desire 6 - Highlander's Vow 7 - Highlander's Bride 8 - Highlander's Protector 9 - Highlander's Claim 10 - Highlander's Destiny 11 - Christmas Reunion (Series Epilogue) Each book is a standalone and can be read in any order. A happy ending is guaranteed. Keywords: Highlander Romance, Historical Romance, Outlander, Scottish Highlands, Medieval Romance, Time travel, time travel romance, strong heroines, Highlander, alpha hero, steamy romance reads, historical romance read, historical romance series, enemies to lovers, paranormal romance, fantasy romance, paranormal fantasy romance

Book The Highlander s Forbidden Love

Download or read book The Highlander s Forbidden Love written by Debra Chapoton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-09-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fate, fortune, and forbidden love collide in the rugged hills of 18th century Scotland. Huey Beldorney is a brave and daring Highlander with a heart of gold. When he risks imprisonment, torture, and even death to save the lovely Kilmahew heir, Rhona, from her lecherous uncle, he finds himself entangled in a love so powerful that he is willing to forego two separate fortunes to claim her. But will they be able to outwit her scheming uncle or will their forbidden love be quashed? With the odds stacked heavily against them, will their love be enough to keep them together? Get your copy today!

Book The Highlander s Forbidden Mistress

Download or read book The Highlander s Forbidden Mistress written by Anna Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A week to be wicked... Widowed Selina Martin faces another marriage founded on duty, not love. When notorious libertine Lord Bruard invites her to his isolated hunting lodge, he promises discretion - and seven days of hedonistic pleasure before she weds her boorish fiancé. All her life, Selina has done the right thing, but this no-strings-attached chance to discover the handsome rake's sensual secrets is irresistible. She'll surrender to her wicked fantasies, seize some brief happiness, then knuckle down to a loveless union. What could possibly go wrong? In a lifetime of seduction, Brock Drummond, the dashing Earl of Bruard, has never wanted a woman the way he wants demure widow Selina Martin. When Selina agrees to become his temporary lover, he soon falls captive to an enchantment unlike any other. He sets out to slake his white-hot desire until only ashes remain, but as each day of forbidden delight passes, the idea of saying goodbye to his ardent mistress becomes more and more unbearable. When scandal explodes around them and threatens to destroy Selina, Brock is the only person she can turn to. After so short a time, can she trust a man whose name is a byword for depravity? Will this sizzling liaison prove a mere affair to remember? Or will their week of passion spark a lifetime of happiness for the widow and her dissolute Scottish earl?

Book Highlander s Forbidden Love

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  • Author : Emma Atwell
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2016-09-20
  • ISBN : 9781537764443
  • Pages : 28 pages

Download or read book Highlander s Forbidden Love written by Emma Atwell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laird Donald MacAllister has a problem: his twenty year old son, Fionn, refuses to marry any of the other lairds' daughters, finding fault with each of them. He is starting to suspect that his son's heart has been claimed--and he is right. Golden-haired, handsome Fionn MacAllister is the apple of his mother's eye--and a thorn in his father's side. They're right--but his secret love is closer to them than they think. Laird Donald's distant younger cousin Mary, has watched and cared for the Laird's children as they grew up together. Beautiful in spirit and nature, it's no mystery why she is the object of Fionn's feverish fantasies. Fionn agrees to an arranged marriage of a MacDonald daughter from Skye, but both he and his beloved Mary agonize over the situation, longing for a marriage and a life together. Everything chances when their secret is exposed. To save her from banishment, Fionn must risk everything he has, including his future as his father's heir. AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a stand-alone story with an HEA, so no cliff-hangers! Story contains mature themes and language, and is intended for 18+ readers only.

Book The Highlander s Forbidden Love

Download or read book The Highlander s Forbidden Love written by Bonnie Craig and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aileen has loved Hamish, Laird of Elgin, since she was 16 but his bitter and broken mother, Lady Agnes, does whatever she can to keep Hamish and Aileen apart, including arranging a marriage for Hamish that will benefit both clans. When Aileen finds out that Hamish is betrothed to Blair, daughter of the Laird of Aviemore, after not having spoken to him in one year, her world falls apart. Blair's parents are pushing for a quick marriage, within 6 weeks, not telling Lady Agnes how desperate they are for money. Desperately needing to see Hamish, Aileen visits the castle with her father, and old feelings stir when she sets eyes on him. Hamish is taken aback by her beauty but says nothing as he is to be married soon. But as weeks go by, Hamish finds his feelings growing for Aileen and vows to break the betrothal to Blair. Both Blair and Hamish are living secret lives, neither knowing, until Blair finds out Hamish's secret and vows to have him and Aileen destroyed. Blair will stop at nothing to have Hamish and become his wife, even committing one unforgivable act that will destroy Hamish's world and tear the clans apart.

Book Forbidden Highlander

    Book Details:
  • Author : Donna Grant
  • Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
  • Release : 2010-05-25
  • ISBN : 1429928123
  • Pages : 348 pages

Download or read book Forbidden Highlander written by Donna Grant and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fallon McLeod has gifts any warrior would covet—fierce strength, unmatched skill, even immortality. But those gifts have come at a price that puts everyone he loves at risk. Only when his brother, Quinn, is taken captive does Fallon leave the seclusion of his Highland home to seek the king's aid. And though every woman at court would gladly be his for the asking, one alone causes desire to roar to life within him: beautiful, mysterious Larena Monroe. Rumors swirl around the castle about "The McLeod" but Larena knows the truth. Like Fallon, Larena is searching for a way to vanquish the evil Druid who wants to wreak havoc on earth. Drawn to Fallon in spite of her fear, she surrenders to a passion that shocks them both with its raw intensity. But Larena dares not hope for more—not when she holds a secret that could turn her fiery Highland love against her forever... "Totally Captivating" (RT Book Reviews), Forbidden Highlander is a stunning historical and paranormal romance, book two in Donna Grant's bestselling Dark Sword series.

Book The Highlander s Inconvenient Bride

Download or read book The Highlander s Inconvenient Bride written by Terri Brisbin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Betrothed by duty To his enemy! To strengthen an alliance between their clans, future chieftain of the mighty Cameron Clan, Robbie Cameron, must marry Sheena MacLerie. Only, she is the last person he would have picked after her betrayal years ago. Now she is as infuriatingly elusive as ever—and, worse, seems intent on breaking their betrothal! Just what is his inconvenient bride hiding? Uncovering her secrets means earning her trust…but that also ignites a simmering passion! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. The Highlander’s Inconvenient Bride is a crossover story – connecting The MacLerie Clan series with the A Highland Feuding series! A Highland Feuding Book 1: Stolen by the Highlander Book 2: The Highlander's Runaway Bride Book 3: Kidnapped by the Highland Rogue Book 4: Claiming His Highland Bride Book 5: A Healer for the Highlander The MacLerie Clan Book 1: Taming the Highlander Book 2: Surrender To the Highlander Book 3: Possessed by the Highlander Book 4: Taming the Highland Rogue Book 5: The Highlander’s Stolen Touch Book 6: At the Highlander’s Mercy Book 7: The Forbidden Highlander (HQN "Highlanders" anthology) Book 8: The Highlander’s Dangerous Temptation Book 9: Yield to the Highlander

Book The Highlander Series 3 Book Bundle

Download or read book The Highlander Series 3 Book Bundle written by Maya Banks and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 1043 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a rising star in Scottish romance comes a breathtaking trilogy of forbidden passion, legendary heroes, and sacred bonds. In Maya Banks’s Highlander series, collected here in one must-have eBook bundle, three unforgettable brothers risk everything to save their clan and their legacy—and to surrender their hearts to love. Contains a thrilling preview of Maya Banks’s sensual new novel, Never Seduce a Scot! IN BED WITH A HIGHLANDER Ewan McCabe is poised to take back what is his—until a blue-eyed, raven-haired temptress is thrust into his life. The illegitimate daughter of the king, Mairin is wary of love. But her attraction to her ruggedly powerful new husband makes her crave his surprisingly tender touch. And as war draws near, Mairin’s strength, spirit, and passion challenge Ewan—a man who dreams only of revenge—to confront his demons and conquer the strangest territory of all: his heart. SEDUCTION OF A HIGHLAND LASS Fiercely loyal to his family, Alaric McCabe is prepared to wed for duty as well. But on his way to claim the daughter of a neighboring chieftain, he is ambushed and left for dead—only to be saved by the soft touch of a Highland angel. An outcast from her own clan, Keeley McDonald is drawn to the wounded warrior and his strong, lean body. As forbidden love draws them into pleasures of the flesh, conspiracy and danger circle closer. Alaric must make an impossible choice: Will he betray his blood ties for the woman he loves? NEVER LOVE A HIGHLANDER Caelen McCabe’s young, reckless heart nearly destroyed his clan—now he must marry to salvage an uneasy alliance. But Caelen trusts no woman, especially not the beauty who torments him with white-hot longing. Rionna McDonald had vowed to protect her heart—until she finds herself craving the sensual delights of a husband who guards his emotions as fiercely as his clan. When the ultimate battle for the McCabe legacy is upon them, Rionna risks her life to prove to Caelen that their love is too precious to lose.

Book Highlander Unchained   Forbidden Highlander

Download or read book Highlander Unchained Forbidden Highlander written by Donna Fletcher and published by Donna Fletcher. This book was released on 2024-02-11 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlander Unchained An infamous Highlander. A peasant woman without a voice. An undeniable love. The infamous warrior Cree is paraded before the village Dowell and though shackled and wounded he walks with arrogant pride, meeting all the curious and fearful stares of the villagers with a fierceness that has them quickly turning their heads away, all but one woman. Dawn cannot keep her eyes off the captured warrior, though tales of his exploits suggests he’s more devil than man. When his eyes meet hers, she wonders if the notorious tales are true for only the devil himself could be that sinfully handsome. Dawn is summoned by the liege lord Colum and ordered to tend Cree, in all ways possible, while he awaits his fate, and please him she must or suffer the consequences. Colum laughs when he issues his orders. He’s sending not only a plain woman to please the mighty warrior in his final days, but one he’ll find no pleasure with. After all, what man wants a woman who cannot utter a sound. But no shackles can hold Cree and when he breaks free, he returns to claim the voiceless woman who found a way into his silent heart. Forbidden Highlander Dawn struggles to accept her future as Cree’s mistress while his future bride Lucerne Gerwan arrives in the village. But there is more for her to worry over. The attempts on her life continue and she fears Cree’s reaction when he learns that she carries his child. The situation grows worse when warriors from the McClusky clan arrive in the village and the laird Kirk McClusky claims that Dawn is his daughter. Dawn wonders if it can be true and though her father insists, she returns home with him, she knows her love for Cree will never allow her to leave him. She cannot envision life without him. Cree faces many obstacles in ensuring Dawn will be his, the hardest being his own failure to tell Dawn how he truly feels about her. But when she is taken from him, his temper rages and nothing stops him from bringing her home. He cannot think of life without her. Cree and Dawn battle old secrets that finally surface and threaten to tear them apart. And it is with strength and courage that they fight for their love and a future together.

Book The Shopgirl s Forbidden Love

Download or read book The Shopgirl s Forbidden Love written by Jenni Fletcher and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A friends-to-lovers forbidden romance to warm your heart! From forbidden love To forever? Belles Biscuit Shop is more like a home than a place of work for Nancy MacQueen. The shared attraction between her and James Redbourne, the handsome owner of a nearby store, has been simmering for years, but she’s refused to trust his feelings for her. After all, they’re not remotely in the same social class. Until one day Nancy can no longer deny her love—only to find he’s become engaged to someone else! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. Regency Belles of Bath Book 1: An Unconventional Countess Book 2: Unexpectedly Wed to the Officer Book 3: The Duke's Runaway Bride Book 4: The Shopgirl's Forbidden Love

Book Forbidden Love

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  • Author : Terry Spear
  • Publisher : Terry Spear
  • Release :
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Forbidden Love written by Terry Spear and published by Terry Spear. This book was released on with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Huntress Alena MacLeod is given a mission: work undercover to discover a rogue vampire’s secretive work, then terminate him.Ephraim MacNeill, aka Sutton Bastrop, knows Alena is his Elizabeth MacLeod from an earlier time, and he’s determined to return to the past and right all the wrongs to end the curse placed on the love of his life before it’s too late—again.Together, they must risk all to stop a war between a newly formed Brotherhood of rogue vampires, tired of the status quo, and the League of Hunters, who have ruled for centuries over the vampires—both changed during the Black Death—some of the survivors becoming vampires, and others hunters of the same.

Book Stolen by the Highlander

Download or read book Stolen by the Highlander written by Terri Brisbin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kidnap in the Highlands! The morn of her wedding, Arabella Cameron is filled with dread. But if marrying a man she doesn't love will end the feud between the Cameron and Mackintosh clans, she will do her duty. That is until outlaw Brodie Mackintosh arrives in her bedchamber and steals her away to the mountains! Brodie knows Arabella has every reason to hate him, but a forbidden kiss soon makes these sworn enemies question everything. And when Arabella's intended reclaims her, Brodie must fight with all his strength to make her his once more! A Highland Feuding Rival clans, forbidden love

Book Highlander s Bride

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  • Author : Mariah Stone
  • Publisher : Stone Publishing B.V.
  • Release :
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  • Pages : 291 pages

Download or read book Highlander s Bride written by Mariah Stone and published by Stone Publishing B.V.. This book was released on with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern medicine keeps her alive, but a medieval Highlander makes her soul sing. Will a diabetic trapped in the past risk her life for a love to span the ages? Scotland, 2021. Light-headed, diabetic Bryanna Fitzpatrick stumbles through Eilean Donan Castle, searching for a place to test her blood. But when she wanders into an underground cavern, a Highland faerie sends her back in time to the Middle Ages. Scotland, 1310. Four years ago, Highlander Raghnall Mackenzie swore to raise his dying betrothed’s son. Now he must marry another to reclaim his lands and fulfill his promise. Until his would-be bride leaves him standing at the altar. Thinking she’s in a pleasant dream, Bryanna agrees to marry gorgeous warrior Raghnall Mackenzie. When she realizes the medieval world is real, she tries to escape—but there’s no chance Raghnall will let his beautiful new wife run off. Though Bryanna resents his manhandling, his tortured soul and beautiful music speak to her. With only a few doses of insulin left, she’s out of options. Her life depends on returning to her own time. But can she leave the husband who’s captured her heart…even if staying costs her life? All volumes of the 'Called by a Highlander' series: 1 - Highlander's Captive 2 - Highlander's Secret 3 - Highlander's Heart 4 - Highlander's Love 5 - Highlander's Desire 6 - Highlander's Vow 7 - Highlander's Bride 8 - Highlander's Protector 9 - Highlander's Claim 10 - Highlander's Destiny 11 - Christmas Reunion (Series Epilogue) Each book is a standalone and can be read in any order. A happy ending is guaranteed. Keywords: Highlander Romance, Historical Romance, Outlander, Scottish Highlands, Medieval Romance, Time travel, time travel romance, strong heroines, Highlander, alpha hero, steamy romance reads, historical romance read, historical romance series, enemies to lovers, paranormal romance, fantasy romance, paranormal fantasy romance

Book The Forbidden Highlander

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  • Author : Terri Brisbin
  • Publisher : Luckenbooth Press
  • Release : 2024-01-06
  • ISBN : 1949425118
  • Pages : 125 pages

Download or read book The Forbidden Highlander written by Terri Brisbin and published by Luckenbooth Press. This book was released on 2024-01-06 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Forbidden Highlander By Terri Brisbin James Murray, heir to the powerful and influential Murray chieftain of Perth, was honor-bound to marry the woman his father had chosen… and negotiated for him. Determined to carry out his duties, he ignored the warning signs and even the questionable birth of his fiancée and the clear fact that she bore soft feelings towards her guard. It mattered not… until it did. For try as he might to accept a future with his arranged bride, he instead found the perfect woman for him was her best friend. Elizabeth MacLerie had found no hardship in serving as companion to her friend and cousin Ciara Robertson. She was excited to leave her village and accompany Ciara on the journey to meet and return home with Ciara and her betrothed… until she meets him. James is completely wrong for Ciara, but as the days pass Elizabeth realizes she is falling in love with him. Rather than be forced into the arranged marriage, James takes the bold and dangerous step of running away with Elizabeth. On their own, on the run from two angry chieftains and without friends or family, they must discover the depth and strength of their new love. But will love be enough to keep them together when so many plot to separate them? This story was previously published in the Harlequin anthology HIGHLANDERS and is now republished by the author through Luckenbooth Press.

Book How to Handle a Highlander

Download or read book How to Handle a Highlander written by Mary Wine and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a land of warriors playing a deadly game, she refuses to become a pawn. Moira Fraser has been given an ultimatum—marry the elderly Laird Achaius Morris, or risk another deadly clan war. She vows to do the right thing, as long as she can steer clear of the devilish charms of one stubborn Highlander. Gahn Sutherland knows there's a dangerous plot behind Moira Fraser's wedding, and will stop at nothing to foil it. But where a hot-headed, fiery Highland lass is involved, trust and honor clash with forbidden attraction, threatening to throw the Highlands into an all-out war. A romantic tale of the Scottish highlands, readers of Lora Leigh, Connie Brockway and Amanda Scott will love this tale of intrigue, loyalty, and forbidden love. The Sutherlands Scottish Highlander series: The Highlander's Prize, Book #1 The Trouble With Highlanders, Book #2 How To Handle A Highlander, Book #3 The Highlander's Bride Trouble, Book #4 What readers are saying about How To Handle A Highlander: "The love scenes were hot - I am still fanning myself!!" "so much intrigue and I just couldn't put it down." "a GAME OF THRONES feeling" "Rich in setting and history, this story CAPTIVATED me from the start." "humor, passion, mystery, conniving people, and a great ending" "Mary Wine is MY FAVORITE HIGHLAND HISTORICAL ROMANCE WRITER hands down." What reviewers are saying about How To Handle A Highlander: "Well-written and filled with delightful repartee, this is a feast for medieval fans. " —RT Book Reviews "So much emotion, so much guile along with the high romance between Gahan and Moira made this a book I could not put down until the very end. " —Under the Covers Book Blog "If you love Highlander stories,;How to Handle a Highlander;should be on you TBR list." —Proserpine Craving Books "...a tapestry of a tale with adrenaline-pumping action, political manipulation, sweet and spicy love scenes, clan culture, a touch of humor, and a twist and turn here and there..." —Long and Short Reviews "Well done!! I love this author's Highlanders and the Sutherlands are no exception, they are a most addictive clan to be sure." —My Book Addiction Reviews " a wonderful fast-paced story " —The Good, The Bad and The Unread What everyone is saying about Mary Wine's Scottish Highland Historical Romances: "NOT TO BE MISSED."—Lora Leigh, New York Times #1 bestselling author "Whenever I pick up a book by Mary Wine I know I'm going to be engrossed in the story for hours. 4.50 / 5 - Reviewer Top Pick" —Night Owl Reviews "Satisfying, sexy, and well-written romance" —Historical Novels Review "Mary Wine...makes the reader feel the primal, sexual attraction of the hero and heroine." —Long and Short Reviews "Mary Wine brings history to life with major sizzle factor."—Lucy Monroe,USA Today bestselling author of For Duty's Sake "Dramatic and vivid...Scorching love scenes threaten to set the sheets aflame."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review