SEDUCTION OF A HIGHLAND WARRIOR ends my Highland Warriors trilogy, and I’m betting readers will know where Alasdair MacDonald and Marjory Mackintosh enjoy spending time these days, now that their happy ending is behind them. Their favorite “hideout” is extra-special, as I’m sure readers will agree when Alasdair and Marjory take them there.
Scotland brims with special places.
Is there anywhere more romantic? Anyone familiar with my work knows how I’d answer that question. Nothing fires my blood faster than deep, empty glens, misty hills, and high, rolling moors purple with heather. Toss in a chill, damp wind carrying a hint of peat smoke, a silent loch, and a spill of ancient stone, and my heart swells. Add a touch of plaid, a skirl of pipes, and my soul soars.
My passion for Scotland has always been there.
So has my belief in Highland magic.
I always weave such whimsy into my books, and my Highland Warriors trilogy abounds with Celtic myth and lore. Readers will find an enchanted amber necklace, a magical white stag and other fabled beasties, and even a ghostie or two. There are mystical standing stones and enough Norse legend to lend shivers on cold, dark nights. My characters live in a world of such wonders. The Glen of Many Legends, the sacred glen shared by the three clans in these stories, is a magical place.
But at the heart of each book, it’s always love that holds the greatest power.
Alasdair fought against his love for Marjory. If, at the beginning, you asked him what matters most, he’d answer kith and kin, and Blackshore, his beloved corner of the glen. He’s a proud chieftain and a fierce warrior. He knows that giving his heart to Marjory will destroy his world, even causing the banishment of his people. As clan leader, the weal of others must come first. Yet for Marjory, he risks everything.
A strong heroine, Marjory is sure of her heart, refusing to abandon her love for Alasdair even in her darkest, most dire hours. She also desires the best for the glen. But as a passionate woman, she battles to claim the one man she can’t live without.
As Marjory and Alasdair enjoyed the special place noted above, a bit of Highland magic entered my own world. In the story, Marjory has a much-loved blue ribbon. The day I finished copy edits, I received a lovely, hand-made quilt from a friend. On opening the gift, the first thing I saw was a beautiful blue ribbon.
I smiled, my heart warming.
I’m sure the ribbon was a wink from Marjory and Alasdair.
Highland Blessings!
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Contents
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
Chapter Twenty-four
Chapter Twenty-five
Chapter Twenty-six
Chapter Twenty-seven
Chapter Twenty-eight
Chapter Twenty-nine
Chapter Thirty
A Preview of Once She Was Tempted
The Dish
Newsletters
Copyright
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
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