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Being dumped at the altar turns out to be the best wedding gift ever.Forsaken and forlorn, Innis Bree MacIntyre finds herself alone in Scotland on what was to have been her honeymoon. So, naturally, she's flattered when three men vie for her affections - a debonair billionaire, a grumpy sheep farmer, and a swarthy ghost. (Never mind that one of them is dead.)When the dashing Jacobite ghost thrusts her into a gripping 300-year-old romance mystery, Innis Bree awakens to possibilities unlike any she's ever known. As shocking secrets from the past are unearthed, they ignite in her a desire for excitement, unbridled passion, and epic love. She wants it all!But which man can give it to her?Waking Innis Bree takes you to the highlands of Scotland for unforgettable characters, thrilling suspense, and breathtaking insight into the world of eternal love. Click "Read sample" or "Look Inside" by the picture of the cover to begin.Finding Tess, a companion to this story, will be available in December 2023.

Most detailed military narrative of wars of the Alexander's Successors.

For two years, Tyree H. Bell (1814-1902) served as one of Nathan Bedford Forrest's most trusted lieutenants in the Civil War. Forrest's legendary exploits and charisma often eclipsed the contributions of his subordinates, as his story was told and retold by admiring soldiers and historians. Bell, however, stood out from others who served with Forrest. He was neither a professional soldier nor an attorney-politician; he was, instead, a farmer with no previous military experience, a model of the citizen-soldier. Using Bell's unpublished autobiography and other primary materials, including Confederate letters, diaries, and official correspondence, author Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., worked with Connie Walton Moretti and Jim Browne, two of Bell's great-great-grat-grandchildren, to augment Bell's manuscript and to write the first full-length biography of this significant Confederate soldier. Born in Kentucky, Bell grew up on a Tennessee plantation and became a farmer and stock raiser. At the outbreak of war, his neighbors asked him to be captain of a company of volunteers they were raising for the Provisional Army of Tennessee. In 1861, he entered service with the Twelfth Tennessee Infantry and quickly became its lieutenant colonel. He distinguished himself in the battle of Belmont, where he commanded the regiment, and continued his steady performance at Shiloh. By the following year he was promoted to colonel and led the Twelfth Tennessee in the Kentucky campaign, rejoining Kirby Smith's army for battles at Cumberland Gap, Richmond, and Perryville. After obtaining permission to leave the Army of Tennessee, he became a brigade commander under Forrest. Bell led half of Forrest's forces inthe attack at Fort Pillow as well as in numerous other battles and expeditions. After the war, Bell returned to Sumner County to resume farming and eventually moved his family to California. In addition to giving insight into the man whose courage and leadership earned him t

Attila the Hun is one of the most famous individuals in world history, dominating the history of Europe for two decades. Here the author attempts to analyse Attila's character and motivations as far as imperfect sources will allow.

The current volume continues the tradition of providing significant and interesting procedures, which should prove worthwhile to many synthetic chemists working in increasingly diverse areas. Following precedent, there is no specific or central theme to this volume.

Originally published: Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, c1993.