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Will her secret start or stop a war?RONE Awards Finalist, Raven Awards Runner-up, Kindle Book Reviews Awards Semi-Finalist, Wishing Well Book Awards FinalistThe Lady Captive: Being a daughter of one of the Legendary Bastards of the Crown proves to be a blessing as well as a curse for Fia Douglas. Having both English and Scottish blood, she is being fostered in England along with her sister and cousins, having been chosen by the late queen to be in her secret society of strong women. When war breaks out between the English and the Scots, Fia finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time. While visiting the queen's secret garden, she comes across a wounded Highland spy. She helps him, but he kidnaps her and Fia ends up a prisoner in her own homeland.The Highland Spy: Highlander Alastair MacPherson is wounded and left for dead after being ambushed by the English on one of his spying trips across the border. When he stumbles into a hidden garden to seek refuge, he discovers a red-haired bonnie lass whose life he's saved several years earlier. She is inclined to help him to pay back the favor. But when his life is threatened once again, he has no choice but to take her captive to ensure his safe passage back to Scotland.Can a rugged Highlander love a lass whose secrets threaten to ruin his one chance at redemption? And will a woman who has fallen in love with her captor be able to betray him in the end if necessary?

Vampires are the last thing reporter Cassie Briggs expects to find when her coworkers send her on a night mission to Showman's Hill Cemetery. Still, she would do anything to find her missing sister, even take up residence in an old house with very strange occupants and a caretaker as handsome as he is eccentric.Basil Wensilton III, once a lion tamer in the circus, has never felt threatened until now. Cassie's body as well as her blood has him feeling emotions he thought died along with most his family and friends centuries ago. And when Cassie starts asking too many questions, he knows he can never let her leave - alive. He is a vampire with a job to do guarding the cemetery's secrets, and ironically the one woman who can destroy him and 'his kind' is also the only person who can save him from himself.

★ Opposites attract in a way that no one saw coming! ★The Baron: Garrett is a Baron of the Cinque Ports and has sworn allegiance to King Edward III to keep the channel safe from pirates. While on a journey to Great Yarmouth, he discovers a pirate ship that has been evading his capture. When he boards the ship to overtake them, a sudden storm at sea pushes his ship off course and leaves him stranded alone with the scuppers of the sea.The Lady Pirate: Echo is the daughter of the infamous pirate, Captain Powell ap Llyr. She has been raised aboard a ship full of cutthroats while trying to live up to her father's expectations. Echo is determined to take the place of the son he always wanted and never had. When a handsome baron is trapped aboard the ship, it brings back memories of the past, and she decides she can't let him die at the hands of her father and crew. Echo plans his rescue, but never planned on having to pretend she is a lady once she steps foot back on shore.Will she be able to pull off the guise to help Garrett? Or will the Lord Warden's visit, strip one's title and send the other to the gallows? Love and honor clash as a nobleman and a pirate fall in love and must face the most difficult challenge of their lives!

Will an imprisoned Highlander make it home in time to marry his betrothed?The Bride-to-BeMari Stewart has been betrothed to Duncan MacLean, preparing to marry him on Hogmanay (New Year's Eve.) But before that happens, Duncan leaves to fight the English. With only the two turtle doves he's left her as a promise, she anxiously awaits his return. When he fails to return, she is unwillingly betrothed to another.The HighlanderDuncan MacLean is captured by the English and sits in the dungeon with his brother, waiting for his clan to rescue him. When it doesn't happen, he risks his life, taking matters into his own hands to escape and return to the Highlands and the woman he loves. But things don't turn out as planned, and back at the clan he finds he's already lost Mari to another man.Can true love between two people be everlasting like the turtle doves that mate for life? Or will deception win over a promise of becoming man and wife?

When he agreed to hunt down a renegade, he didn't know it was a woman!The Highlander: After a disagreement concerning a battle, Storm MacKeefe is disowned by his father, the chieftain of the clan. Now he roams the countryside as a loner, earning his living through accepting wagers and competitions instead of hiring out his sword. But when he is tricked into hunting down and returning an English renegade, he discovers the renegade is a blind woman who leads an army of all females.The Renegade: Blinded by one of her own people in a battle against the Scots years ago, Englishwoman Wren turns renegade. She's learned to accept her disability and even live and fight with a little help from someone along the way. She lives in an underground hut in the Scottish Highlands, leading a band of renegade women. One day a Highlander comes to capture her but she takes him captive instead. And although she cannot see the man named Storm, she remembers his handsome face clearly from that horrible night when she lost her sight and escaped into the woods with her baby son.Will a Scottish Highlander be brought to his knees by a woman who holds a power over him so strong, that he almost forgets she's blind? And when a secret is discovered that will affect both of their lives, will they be strong enough not to let it come between them in the end?

♥ He can barely remember her, but she'll never forget him ♥Levi Taylor spent seven years behind bars for tax evasion, turned in by his traitorous brother, Judas. Now released, he heads back to his hometown of Sweetwater, Michigan, having nowhere else to go after having lost everything. Staying with his brother, Thomas, he needs to start life anew. However, he never suspected he'd be elected mayor of this small town, and he's not sure he really wants the job. Just when things are starting to look up, his past comes back to haunt him.Single mother and food reviewer, Candace Kane, arrives on the train in Sweetwater with her six-year-old twins in tow. She's been asked to be a guest judge for the food tasting at the county fair. Hoping for time to relax, she is faced with her past lover when Levi Taylor shows up as her escort at the station.Candace has been holding on to a secret even bigger than why Levi was thrown in the slammer. A one-night-stand years ago has changed her life forever. She doesn't think she wants anything to do with the man who will never change his wild ways. But with just one kiss in Levi's arms, she is ready to forget her anger and spill all her secrets.Passion and pride collide as two people who have everything to lose as well as everything to gain, decide if they should part ways or push aside old regrets and start a new life together.Sons of a preacher, but far from saints. These men are nothing but trouble.

Can she use her power of persuasion to catch a thief?RONE Awards Finalist* Raven Awards Finalist/Best CoverThe Flirt: Lady Willow Douglas holds the power of persuasion and can charm any man to do her bidding. But when her skill doesn't work on Sir Conrad Lockwood, he becomes a thorn in her side. The autumn festival is about to start, and Willow is distracted from her duties of being in the queen's secret society called the Followers of the Secret Heart - a group of strong women. Instead, she decides she wants to find a husband from all the rich, single, eligible noblemen who are arriving at the castle. But to her dismay, she discovers that her father, Rook (Legendary Bastards of the Crown) has hired Sir Conrad as her guardian until his return.The Guardian: Sir Conrad Lochwood arrives at the earl's festival, hoping to find a ward for his sister since the death of their parents. What he finds instead is the haughty girl, Willow, that he remembers from childhood that he used to pull pranks on just to make her scream. In exchange for what he wants, he promises Willow's father that he will watch over her until his return from Scotland. But Willow has turned into a beauty through the years and he finds himself attracted to her. Keeping her away from the men is going to be a challenge.When a visiting earl's prize ruby is stolen, Willow takes it as her personal goal to find the thief. But Conrad's challenge is to keep her away from the men . . . and hopefully closer to him instead.Can a strong woman who is determined to catch a thief accomplish her task before a dashing knight steals her heart away?

Raven Birchfield has dug up an ancient nursery rhyme book as well as a crystal in the backyard of her new home. After finally getting rid of Mary, Mary (Quite Contrary) who haunted Raven's head and tried to take control of her life, she now has another problem to deal with and it concerns her best friend, Candy.After researching the ancient nursery rhymes, Raven discovers some horrible hidden meanings behind them. And now, Little Miss Muffet is starting to emerge, using Raven's friend, Candy to do her dirty work. Not to mention, the girl isn't afraid of spiders, but actually loves them instead.Will the evil Muffet use an innocent girl's own anger toward an abusive stepfather to do her bidding, or will a twist of fate keep Candy trapped in a realm where nursery rhymes aren't for children after all?

He's determined to clear his family name, but the power of her kiss threatens his future.The Lord of the Castle: Lord Corbett Blake is determined to bring honor back to his family name. The king has told him he needs to marry, or he will lose his title and lands. Corbett's father made the wrong decision years ago of marrying a commoner, and now it is up to Corbett to make things right.Corbett searches for the perfect lady, but his reputation precedes him. With his raven perched on his shoulder, some say he is the messenger of death. After all, three times his future brides have died before ever reaching the altar. He tries to focus on a suitable lady, but his new serving girl with the bright green eyes keeps entering his mind, taunting him and tempting him to make the wrong decision.The Serving Girl: Devon has been raised in secret, hidden inside the walls of the monastery for the last eighteen years. Now the black-hearted lord of Steepleton has discovered her and made her a servant in his castle. When he lets down the walls around his heart, she sees him for the man he truly is, and loses her heart to a man she can never be with since she is not a noble.Deception and secrets are many within the walls of Blake Castle. But nothing can hold a candle to the passion that stirs between Corbett and his servant, Devon - a woman who can destroy his very future with the power of just one kiss.

◆ She was more than he gambled for ◆Pete Taylor is a non-denominational preacher with a problem. He likes to gamble and can never turn down a challenge. Even if he does give all his winnings to the church or his mission in Peru, it still seems to always get him in trouble. He's taken over his late preacher father's church in his hometown of Sweetwater, Michigan. He also spends time in Peru building homes for those less fortunate. But his mission is in trouble. Without some fast money, he's about to lose the mission and the church too. He takes on one last wager with a rich man, agreeing before he realizes he's going to have to mentor the man's unruly Peruvian daughter, and prep her for marriage.Eva Manterro is happy to return to the States with the preacher man who just saved her life. However, she is under false pretense, thinking she will be looking for a job to pay back her school debts and make her American father happy. Little does she know, she is there to get married.Two cultures, two lives, and one attraction that is so strong that no one saw it coming.Can a betting man keep his promise and deliver on a deal that might end up costing him the prize of his life?Sons of a preacher but far from saints. These men are nothing but trouble.

It's Milo's first day in a brand new home. He's feels scared and lonely in an unfamiliar place, but he won't have to do it alone. When Milo and Miku meet, their connection is undeniable. A story of found family and an unlikely friendship. Milo will find that not all friends walk on paws, and some may even fly.

¿ Will love letters from a secret admirer bring joy or cause trouble? ¿The Lassie: Lady Lark is the daughter of the well-known Scottish chieftain, Storm MacKeefe. Needing time away from her clan, she goes to Blake Castle in England to be with her cousins and to clear her head. Lark is unwed but has a four-year-old daughter, Florie. A foolish act has tarnished her reputation and she is hoping to start anew.Wanting the best for her daughter, Lark requests that a tutor be sent from the monastery to teach the girl. No monk will come, but a scribe named Dustin answers her call. Lark doesn't believe she'll ever fall in love again after the father of her child has deceived her, ruined her reputation, and deserted her. However, shortly after the arrival of the scribe, she starts to receive love letters and romantic poems from a secret admirer. It makes her feel alive again.The Scribe:Dustin Styles was left as a baby, abandoned on the stairs of the church. Raised by monks, he's lived his life inside the cloistered walls, but has never taken holy vows. Instead, he's focused on his studies, mastering the art of being a scribe and tutor to the nobles.A summons from the castle arrives, asking for a tutor to teach a young girl. Only boys are allowed to be learned so the monks turn down the request. Dustin is intrigued by the circumstances and volunteers to go. Once there, he meets the single mother, Lady Lark, and immediately loses his heart to her. They start to become close while he teaches her daughter, and she confides in him since she doesn't seem to have many friends. He can't express his feelings for her since she is from above the salt. So, instead he woos her as a secret admirer, sending her love letters, only able to watch her reaction from afar. However, sometimes even good intentions turn bad, and instead of spreading joy, those same intentions can bring trouble knocking at the door.Love has no bounds but marriage has rules. A noble must never wed anyone from below the salt.(This series features the next generation from Elizabeth's Legacy of the Blade Series.)

From an early morning walk to fancy fairy wings, her love for tennis balls and her friendship with Phoenix, the cat, Nava is so excited to spend the day with you! Enjoy this sweet book of fun photographs capturing a day in the life of Nava, the Doberman.

* When the darkness of despair casts shadows on life, the spark of hope flickers, just waiting to burst into flame once more.*Zann Blackseed is the huntsman for the king of Evandorm in the land of Mura. Zann has the power to shapeshift into a white wolf, and does so to help in the hunt. But when the king decides to send Zann to hunt in the forests of Glint, things take a nasty turn. Glint is one of the magical realms on the other side of the mountain. While in his shapeshifting form of a wolf, Zann is struck by an arrow and wounded. Little does he ever expect to see that a beautiful wench shot him, and that she happens to be the elven queen of this magical land.Lira Pentstone is the widowed queen of Glint, troubled by the fact a portal keeps opening and a dark man is trying to abduct her young daughter. When she stops a wolf from hunting in her forest, she discovers it is really a man. Having heard of the Blackseed brothers and their experience with other portals, she requests his help. Zann has no desire to help her or to have anything to do with elves or portals. But when a pesky elven sage tricks them, Lira and Zann end up married to each other. Each of their lives is about to change forever.Can war between the realms be stopped using magic that turns into a threat for all? And will a magical portal be the obstacle or the solution that will save or doom a hastened marriage between a shapeshifter and an elven queen?

Can love conquer the darkness to let the light shine through?Rhys Blackseed is a knight favored by the king of Kasculbough in the land of Mura. When a portal opens and two women and a dragon come through, his orders are to kill them. Magic is prohibited on Mura. Three kings fight for total control. Rhys is loyal to his king, but how can he kill the beautiful witch named Medea when all he really wants to do is kiss her?Rhys holds and hides the power of extreme strength, however, all the strength in the world isn't enough to fight off dark magic or a dragon. Others warn him against Medea, but he's seen a spark inside her that he believes he can turn into a flame. The race is on to capture the dragon and send it and the witches back through the portal before all of Mura is doomed. In order to do this, Rhys must first convince the witch that she really wants to leave, when all he desires is for her to stay.Medea de Bar is the daughter of an evil witch, and born from both dark and light magic. After the death of her mother, a struggle inside her has kept her isolated from her family. She has never known happiness, and her biggest fear is to live her life alone. Medea is reckless and bored, and decides one day to steal a dragon for a ride. Things don't go as planned, and she ends up with her sister, Rapunzel, and the dragon, entering a portal to another land. Will this be where she finds her happiness, with the handsome knight named Sir Rhys? Or will the uncontrollable darkness within her only bring about death, destruction, and doom once again?With love as a contestant in a race against dark magic, only the strongest will win.

From admired warriors to outcasts in a blink of an eye, these rugged Highlanders are out to find redemption.Gluttony, lust, pride, and greed, might sound like deadly sins. However, they are nothing compared to the wrath of Old Callum MacKeefe if you break his rules while drinking in his tavern!The Accused: Highlander, North MacKeefe. His greed, wanting what he cannot have, is the cause of all his problems.The Crime: North has broken Old Callum MacKeefe's tavern rule number five: No one touches their chieftain, Storm MacKeefe's, silver chalice.The Punishment: Since it was North's fault that the chalice was stolen when his twin brother accidentally set the tavern on fire, now North must pay dearly for his mistake. He's burdened with the impossible task of finding and bringing the chalice back to the Highlands. When he follows a lead and ends up across the border at Montclair Castle, he's lucky enough to find what he is looking for. The only problem is, Lady Matilda has the chalice attached to a chain that she wears around her waist.The Border Lord's Cousin: Englishwoman, Lady Matilda Montclair has seen her family killed by Scots when she was just a child. The silver goblet her father gave her on her sixth birthday was stolen, but now, she's lucky enough to find it again. To keep it from being stolen during a masquerade dance held at the castle, she's chained the thing around her waist for safekeeping. She's a widow with a young son and a sullied reputation. If she is ever going to find another husband at her age, she's decided to add this goblet to her dowry. However, a mysterious man shows up in her tower room one night, trying to steal the chalice from her.Two people who should never fall in love both covet the same possession that can make or break their futures. Will love win over the need for retribution, even if the love interest is from the wrong side of the border?Highland OutcastsHighland SoulHighland FlameHighland SkyHighland Silver

From admired warriors to outcasts in a blink of an eye, these rugged Highlanders are out to find redemption.Gluttony, lust, pride, and greed, might sound like deadly sins. However, they are nothing compared to the wrath of Old Callum MacKeefe if you break his rules while drinking in his tavern!The Accused: Nash MacKeefe.He's been called boastful, and his pride has done him in.The Crime: Having fun celebrating in the tavern, Nash accidentally sets the thatched ceiling on fire. He's broken Old Callum MacKeefe's rule number four: Never damage anything inside the Horn and Hoof Tavern.The Punishment: Nash is sent to a needy clan in the Highlands to help thatch roofs that have been burned by their enemy in a raid. He's a warrior, but this is work for laborers. He'd rather be out fighting, but needs to comply if he is going to be redeemed and welcomed back into his clan. While thatching roofs, he meets a woman who seems like she wants to kill him. The trouble is, all he wants to do is kiss her.The Thatcher's Niece: Devastated when they are raided and their crops and cottages burned by the enemy, Kellina focuses on bringing hope back to her weakened clan. She helps her distraught uncle repair the damage to the roofs, having learned the skill of thatching as a young girl.When a Highlander shows up to assist them, the man's boasting makes her want to stay far away at first. But it doesn't take long before she realizes his sense of pride is just what her clan needs. It will help to bring back hope where there is only despair. It's in her best interest to work with him instead of against him.Love blooms in the most unlikely of places . . . atop a roof! Sometimes, the answer to a prayer comes in mysterious ways, closer to the heavens than one thinks.

A dark man with a soul that is doomed for all eternity finds hope in the presence of a beautiful fae of light.Darium Blackseed is convinced his destiny has been determined from birth. Being the eldest of the three brothers, he is expected to follow in his father's footsteps, being the Sin Eater of the land of Mura. Taking on the sins of the dead isn't a hard job, but it dooms one's soul to The Dark Abyss for all eternity at death.Everyone fears a Sin Eater. Darium has accepted that he will never have a chance to find love in this lifetime, since no woman would purposely go anywhere near a man like him. When a tear in the veil between two worlds appears, a portal opens to the Land of the Dead. Spirits and dark entities start to emerge, and Darium must do whatever it takes to close it.Talia-Glenn is an Elemental of the Earth. With her race at risk of dying out, she seeks out the help of a sage. But when a Sin Eater gets in her way, she is forced to face the feared man. Sure, he saved her life, but now he refuses to help with her request. She needs him to enter the Land of the Dead through the portal, to seek out her dead father and bring back valuable information that is detrimental to the Faes. A Sin Eater is the only one who can do this and survive.Will a plan that goes awry doom more than just a Sin Eater to a destiny where happiness can never exist? Or will the love between a dark man and a fae of light, heal a dreaded fate that was never meant to be?

From admired warriors to outcasts in a blink of an eye, these rugged Highlanders are out to find redemption.Gluttony, lust, pride, and greed might sound like deadly sins. However, they are nothing compared to the wrath of Old Callum MacKeefe if you break his rules while drinking in his tavern!The Accused: Highlander Cam MacKeefe.He's been called lustful because he stole a kiss from a lassie.The Crime: Cam likes the lassies a little too much. A wild night of celebrating has brought him trouble when he steals a kiss from a girl in the tavern. Old Callum MacKeefe has a rule in the tavern about no touching, pinching, or kissing the lassies unless they are whores.The Punishment: Cam's been sentenced to escort a widow to a priory, and to stay there in repentance. Spending time on his knees praying instead of playing is not to his liking. His lust for the lassies needs to be controlled but, to his dismay, the nun-to-be has his thoughts as well as his libido working overtime.The Abbot's Sister: Yvaine's husband is dead and her only regret is that she was the one to kill him. It was done in self-defense, but it doesn't matter. Being a woman, she will die for her deed. Yvaine is the pregnant wife of a chandler, and must leave town in order to save her unborn baby. If her terrible secret is revealed, she will be sentenced to death. Her brother is the abbot at a priory where she'll hide until she can figure out what to do. A Highlander needing redemption is her escort, and somehow the fool has the idea she is going to be a nun. She lets him believe it, only to keep him at arm's length while she continues the family's business making candles within the cloistered walls.A Highlander looking for redemption from his lustful ways is attracted to a widow on the run. They both have dark secrets of the past that can destroy them. But can the flames of passion that burn between them help them to stop living in the shadows once and for all?Highland OutcastsHighland SoulHighland FlameHighland SkyHighland Silver

Can a Highlander and a cordwainer's daughter surrender to love, heart and soul?Welcome to book one in the adventurous new series Highland Outcasts from bestselling author Elizabeth Rose!From admired warriors to outcasts in a blink of an eye, these rugged Highlanders are out to find redemption.Gluttony, lust, pride, and greed, might sound like deadly sins. However, they are nothing compared to the wrath of Old Callum MacKeefe if you break his rules while drinking in his tavern!The Accused: Highlander, Gavin MacKeefe. He's been called gluttonous because of his never-ending love of food and drink.The Crime: Gavin foolishly breaks some of Old Callum MacKeefe's tavern rules and ends up as an outcast of the clan. His biggest offense is breaking rule number one: Never waste Old Callum's precious, homemade Mountain Magic whisky. His second mistake was breaking rule number nine: Never step on, or soil Callum's Cordovan leather boots.The Punishment: Gavin is sent to town to help the cordwainer's daughter since her father was attacked and left for dead. He also needs to help construct and bring back a pair of Cordovan leather boots for Callum. If not, he'll never be welcomed back into the clan. The cordwainer's daughter takes him under her wing, but he discovers she needs his help with her family matters even more than he needs her.The Cordwainer's Daughter: Davita is the cordwainer's daughter, trying to save their shoe business in her father's absence. She's asked for help from the castle. To her dismay, they've sent her the Highlander, Gavin MacKeefe. She's seen this man more than once drinking too much in the town's tavern. In a desperate deal with the MacKeefes, she promises to keep him away from whisky and to help him construct a pair of Cordovan leather boots. It should be a simple task, but when he turns out to be her savior, she has a hard time letting him go.Two people from different walks of life find that they need each other more than they think. But can a Highlander and a cordwainer's daughter find happiness together? One of them will have to give up everything they love if they are to make this work. Love acts in strange ways. Sometimes, it steals one's heart and soul.Highland OutcastsHighland SoulHighland FlameHighland SkyHighland Silver

Teddy is a little fluffy dog who has lots of adventures. He is very cute, and everyone thinks he is so sweet, but sometimes he can be very naughty. And that's just what happened one day when he went to stay with Grandma.