Download or read book The Twisted Laird written by Cherime MacFarlane and published by Paper Gold Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-03 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle of Culloden is over. They must leave the glen or starve. Those who stay will die. But would Glasgow be a safe haven? He doubts his ability to take care of those now his responsibility. His brother’s widow doesn’t believe he is capable. The woman who chose Edan knows he is able. The lowlands of Scotland in the year 1746, is a dangerous place for refugees from the Highlands. With women and children to care for, Edan Campbell MacGrough needs to keep certain secrets buried deep or he might hang. For a lame young man it is a difficult road to walk.

Download or read book The Twisted Laird written by Cherime MacFarlane and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edan Campbell MacGrough is the only MacGrough male to return home from Culloden. They must leave their beloved glen. His half-brother sent him home to care for the women and children who are left. Daracha is happy to see her man return, but others are not so fortunate. He must hide behind his infirmity, a thing he detests. How will they survive in Glasgow? The MacGrogh clan has long wanted to knopw how the glen was lost to them. Aili Lara, wife of Birk MacGrough, has seen Edan's story by paranormal means and is telling the tale to the MacGrough's of 2015.

Download or read book The Twisted Forest written by J. F. Danskin and published by Inkpot Books. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malevolent magic rises in the forest. Will Donnell’s own growing powers be enough to meet the threat? It has been a few months since the Battle of Cardhu. Donnell is preparing the villagers, anticipating further incursions from the Norse encampment on the coast. But the attacks, when they come, are from Donnell’s beloved forest. What is causing normally peaceful beasts to behave in this way? Who is equipping the boggles with bows? Healer Fenella wants to retrieve the stolen white stone of Lugh. Balance won't be restored until her circle of druids is reformed. Donnell is torn – Cardhu is vulnerable. The stone lies in the hands of the enemy Iohric: retrieving it will be a perilous mission. But when they find out what he intends to do with it, there doesn’t seem to be much choice at all. The thrilling second instalment of the Druid Stones Saga.

Download or read book Laird Cregar written by Gregory William Mank and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1944, Laird Cregar played Jack the Ripper in The Lodger, giving one of the most haunting performances in Hollywood history. It was the climax of a strange celebrity that saw the young American actor--who stood 6' 3" and weighed more than 300 pounds--earn distinction as a portrayer of psychopaths and villains. Determined to break free of this typecasting, he desperately desired to become "a beautiful man," embarking on an extreme diet that killed him at 31. This first biography of Cregar tells the heartbreaking story of the brilliant but doomed actor. Appendices cover his film, theatre, and radio work. Many never before published photographs are included.

Download or read book The Laird written by Grace Burrowes and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes delivers another passionate Regency romance... He left his bride to go to war... After years of soldiering, Michael Brodie returns to his Highland estate to find that the bride he left behind has become a stranger. Brenna is self-sufficient, competent, confident—and furious about Michael's prolonged absence. Now his most important battle will be for her heart Brenna is also hurt, bewildered, and tired of fighting for the respect of those around her. Michael left her when she needed him most, and then stayed away even after the war ended. Nonetheless, the young man who abandoned her has come home a wiser, more patient and honorable husband. But if she trusts Michael with the truths she's been guarding, he'll have to choose between his wife and everything else he holds dear. Captive Hearts series: The Captive (Book 1) The Traitor (Book 2) The Laird (Book 3) "Burrowes delivers powerful and moving romance." —RT Book Reviews Praise for The MacGregor's Lady: "Consistently excellent writing, deep and layered stories." —Publishers Weekly "Engaging, deliciously sensual, superbly written romance." —Library Journal "Absolutely enchanting." —Romance Junkies

Download or read book Modern Gods written by Nick Laird and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful novel about two sisters who must reclaim themselves after their lives are dramatically upended, from an award-winning author with “a wonderfully original and limber voice” (The New York Times) “[Nick Laird’s] kinetic prose, full of insight about politics, history and religion, dazzles eye and ear." –The New York Times Book Review “Nick Laird takes two experiences poles apart and unites them in gorgeous language…[with] fierce tenderness. ” –Dave Eggers, author of Heroes of the Frontier Alison Donnelly has suffered for love. Still stuck in the small Northern Irish town where she was born, working for her father’s real estate agency, she hopes a second marriage will help her get her life back together. Her sister Liz, a fiercely independent professor who lives in New York City, is about to return to Ulster for Alison’s wedding, before heading to an island off the coast of Papua New Guinea to make a TV show about the world’s newest religion. Both sisters hope to write their own futures, but the past has other ideas. Alison wakes up the day after her wedding to find that her new husband has a past neither of them can escape. While Liz, in a rainforest on the other side of the planet, finds herself increasingly entangled in the eerie, charged world of Belef, the charismatic middle-aged woman she has come to film, the leader of a cargo cult. As Modern Gods ingeniously interweaves the stories of Liz and Alison, it becomes clear that both sisters must learn how to negotiate with the past, with the sins of fanaticism, and decide exactly what the living owe to the dead. Laird’s brave, innovative novel charts the intimacies and disappointments of a family trying to hold itself together, and the repercussions of history and belief.

Download or read book The Laird s Vow written by Heather Grothaus and published by Lyrical Press. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In medieval Scotland, the illegitimate children of a notorious criminal vie to claim their birthrights, and find that love is an even greater prize... Edinburgh merchant Tavish Cameron has no choice but to pay outrageous tolls to the nobility, until fate gives him an unexpected opportunity for advancement. To claim Tower Roscraig, all he has to do is admit that he is the bastard son of a murdering baron...and evict the proud, impoverished Lady Glenna Douglas from her crumbling castle. With her father ailing and her village devastated by illness, Glenna has lost almost everything except her home. Now a ruggedly handsome stranger intends to take that too. Until the king himself arrives to determine the rightful laird, Glenna and Tavish Cameron must share Tower Roscraig—resulting in a scandalous bargain. But something deeper than passion ignites as they realize that Roscraig has been targeted by enemies. And only by uniting can they evade the traps set for them both...

Download or read book The Laird s Forbidden Lady written by Ann Lethbridge and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ian Gilvry, Laird of Dunross, is as rough and wild as the Highland heather. Yet the return of Sassenach Selina and her family to claim his land ignites hatred and passion in equal measure. Lady Selina is torn between family loyalty and wanton need for Ian. Tricked into marriage, she finds the laird fulfils her every burning desire. But Ian is a man bound by duty. Can Selina be sure that his heart belongs not only to his clan...but also to the woman he has made his wife?

Download or read book Glover s Mistake written by Nick Laird and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-07-09 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful and drolly satirical novel about contemporary romance--"the kind of book Jane Austen would've written had she been male and hipper." -Chicago Tribune Look out for Nick Laird's new novel, Modern Gods, coming in June 2017 With his debut novel, Utterly Monkey, Nick Laird won acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic for his deft humor and sharp-eyed powers of observation. In this new novel, disaffected thirty-something college teacher David introduces his former teacher, American artist Ruth Marks, to his friend and flatmate James Glover, unwittingly setting in place a love triangle loaded with tension, guilt, and heartbreak. Set in the London art scene awash with new money and intellectual pretension, Nick Laird's insightful and drolly satirical novel explores the nature of contemporary romance among damaged souls whose hearts and heads never quite line up long enough for them to achieve true happiness.

Download or read book Laird of the Mist written by Paula Quinn and published by Forever. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PROTECTING HER WAS HIS PASSION High-born though she is, Kate Campbell isn't afraid to draw her sword. When raiders strike, she rushes into the fray...and is lucky when a mysterious Highlander shields her from a deadly blow. Swept onto his stallion, she soon discovers that her rescuer is her clan's most hated enemy: Callum MacGregor, the man they call The Devil. Yet she cannot ignore his achingly tender touch or the way his fiery gaze leaves her breathless. POSSESSING HER WOULD BE HIS PLEASURE Callum MacGregor has taken many Campbell lives, but he's never saved one--until now. Mesmerized by this spirited lass, he wants her by his side, even if it means holding her for ransom. As his fingers graze her sumptuous curves and tangle in her unruly tresses, Callum realizes Kate Campbell is his most dangerous foe of all. For he can't make love to her without betraying his kinsmen and his honor...and surrendering his heart forever.

Download or read book Taming a Laird s Wild Lady written by Tammy Andresen and published by Swift Romance Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Isabelle Maddox, known as Isla, has never been one to follow rules. She would much rather a reckless ride on horseback than a dance in a ballroom but her father has very different ideas about her future. To further the families’ fortune, he would see her married to a Scottish lord. Isla fears this will be the end of the life she treasures above all else. Gavin Campbell will never marry again. His past has taught him well, his first wife’s spending has him teetering on the edge of financial ruin. Marriage is a disease , or so he thought until the headstrong Isla starts seeping into is heart and he begins to wonder if a woman like her might actually be a cure. Can Isla’s wild ways tame this laird’s heart?

Download or read book Aurora s Song written by Cherime MacFarlane and published by Paper Gold Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Algen is finally home after spending most of her teen years, and young adulthood in Washington State. She has never been clear on the reason she got sent to live with her father’s relatives. But she has a job she loves and can finally live in the place she loves. The Aurora Borealis fascinates her; Algen has missed the lights and winter terribly. The Grannies want her to be careful. Should she be wary of the new hire at the native corporation? She’s sure if he gets too close, her heart will be in grave danger. The cultural anthropologist is pursuing her with the single-mindedness of a big predator. Gunrik is too smart, too much of a hunk, far too tempting and can’t stay in her little backwater in rural Alaska.

Download or read book Life and Love in Alaska written by Cherime MacFarlane and published by Paper Gold Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-19 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dead End Beach It’s the end of the road, the last town on the road and the very last beach at the end of the road. It’s the end of the season. The party is shaping up to be the biggest party-til-you-drop long time. The biker from Louisiana, Fawke has been waiting for this opportunity to get Irene out of the bar and into a situation where he can get to know her better. What he chooses to do depends on Irene. If he’s leaving he must decide soon. There are only a few weeks between fall and winter. Wild in Willow A family Christmas celebration scheduled early due to the oldest son's business commitments has his parents on edge. A growing schism between the oldest son and his parents threatens to fracture the family beyond repair. The youngest daughter hasn’t confided her pregnancy to the parents. Things will get Wild in Willow. Price of the Little Blue Pill Growing old isn’t for wusses. If they must spend their thirtieth wedding anniversary on the garage floor, Andy wants to do a bang-up job. Getting it up and doing it right is getting harder by the day. But his beloved wife, Sugar, doesn’t want him taking the little blue pill. How much can Andy sneak past her? What will the little blue pill cost him? The Father-in-Law Effect His Father-in-law is making his life miserable. His uncle ran off to Hawaii and the young father is a manager without authority. An out of town project will take more time from his family. His wife and mother-in-law are going to make changes. Homesteader Christmas Disaster Sweet story of Christmas deferred. Winner of the 2016 Scribe Awards, Best Anthology, Holiday Heartwarmers!. A pregnant pig, the failure of an electrical breaker and below zero temperatures make it hard for Tina Jean to keep the homestead running until Jimmy and their oldest son, Kyle get home, somehow. Iceworm Ida worries about her parents and their marriage. Is her mother tired of living at the end of a dirt road the state closes in winter? If her mother intends to leave, Ida isn't going with her, and the old cabin will be a good place to hide. Back Bay A young woman must leave her isolated home. Before leaving she finds something in the waters of Back Bay.

Download or read book Rhythm and Blues written by Cherime MacFarlane and published by Paper Gold Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-18 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bad boy of Bushmaster has found her.” Cate is Hamish's mutually adopted sister. Lurch has a problem. Bushmaster's rhythm guitarist Lurch Walker is ready to give it up for a woman. Long red hair, long legs, and green eyes have him tied in knots. Hamish’s babysitter has Lurch’s heart. A minor complication is Hamish looks on her as a little sister. Lurch thinks he can handle that. Then his bad boy past rises to put an end to everything Lurch worked for. Worse yet people he loves are being threatened. But all he can seem to concentrate on is Cate. Lurch has the blues big time, now how to cure those blues, stay alive and keep Cate in his bed.

Download or read book Woman Inside written by Cherime MacFarlane and published by Paper Gold Publishing. This book was released on with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A second chance Alaska romance. Trudy worked full time and a major side hustle to get enough money for her own slice of the American dream, land. Not just a box she slapped money down on, but acreage. Only problem, it’s in interior Alaska, where the temperature can fall below minus 25. Her next-door neighbor doesn’t think this cheechako will make it without a man. Trudy has no choice, there is no backup plan. Deak has problems of his own. His wife died in an accident and he can’t move forward. Still, something about his new neighbor is appealing. Maybe it’s the dark hair she can’t seem to keep tamed that has his fingers itching.

Download or read book Death Wish written by Cherime MacFarlane and published by Paper Gold Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-22 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NUMBER 1 in Listopia's Hard Drinking: Alcoholism in Romance. Contemporary romance; growing up the only child of an alcoholic mother, Colin didn’t get much love. In the small community he grew up in everyone knew his situation and the boy turned increasingly inward. The only thing that helps is going higher, further and faster. One other child sees the hurt. Paul, a little older brings Colin into his home. They become friends for life. Paul finds a girl, just released from foster care. He brings her home to the business and his partner Colin. Colin finds himself in love with his only friend’s wife. For two years Colin hides all from Maria Elena. But Paul knows because Paul knows Colin. They both lose Paul. Maria chooses alcohol to kill her pain. Colin is in denial and will lose everything if he can’t get her sober. But what to do about the ache he has been living with for two years? A long road trip from Alaska to Bellingham, Washington is necessary. It is a lot of miles. Anything can happen on the Cassiar Highway, the shortcut from the Alcan to the Yellowhead Highway in Canada.

Download or read book Planet Crisis An Adar Genn Cat and CoDee Story written by S.P. Gallatin and published by Paper Gold Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-08 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A planet in trouble needs all the help it can muster. The Mercenary Union and the Life Foundation from Stellar United Nations have mobilized every available hand and transport available. Both CoDee and Cat are to get a short training course. The union and the foundation need the couple too much to send them off for basic training. Adar isn’t happy about babysitting CoDee. The boy knows next to nothing about working with a crew of tough men. But the boy and his cat are interesting. Then Adar finds he may need CoDee’s help on a little matter for a goddess.