A Knight With A Dark SoulSir Hugh Dryden undertook his quest for a bride with a guarded heart. But two years of captivity had deadened his desire for any woman. So why, then, did the sight of a mere country girl in distress stir such tenderness in him? And why did simply carrying her from danger ...
Drawn to her avowed enemyBaron Mathieu Fitz Autier expected some resistance when he staked his claim to the Saxon land he'd won in battle. But he never imagined that the former lady of the manor would have the courage to fight back—with an arrow aimed at his head!Lady Aelia saw her world slipping...
"Get out, Ye bloodthirsty half-breed"--Since the infamous Battle of Falkirk, Cristiane MacDhiubh had these words and worse hurled at her in the village streets. Half Scot, half English, she could claim no place as home--until the Lord of Bitterlee, as gallant a knight as any could dream, came in ...
Bartholomew, Earl of Norwyck, learned well the lesson of treachery from his late wife. What then, should he make of “Lady Marguerite,” the mysterious beauty he rescues from a shipwreck, who claims ignorance of her true identity? Is she an enemy sent to destroy him, or an angel come to heal his w...
To burn with passion . . . to surrender to the power of a man's desire . . . Kathryn de St. Marie's years in a French convent have taught her such things are forbidden. Still the chaste Norman beauty dreams of a soul-stirring love. But cruel destiny intrudes when she is taken prisoner by Scot bar...
WHAT COULD THE KING WANT WITH AN UNKEMPT URCHIN?Even one as sensuous as a fairy queen? Wolfram Colston could not fathom the royal command to bring Kathryn Somers to Court. A hoydenish sprite, she was nothing like the noble ladies of London—yet everything like the woman of his dreams!No matter wha...
A love that can transcend time . . . 981 A.D.: Brogan Mac Lochlainn has heard of a magical stone that bestows great powers. Now the slaying of his father, the chieftain, has placed the clan's protection in Brogan's hands—and he will brave any danger to possess the stone. But only the strongest s...
Mercy asked Emmaline. Really, they ought to be practicing penmanship or working out sums, but the sun had come out, and Mercy was sure that children ought to spend time outdoors whenever the weather was decent.Emmaline’s pretty eyes sparkled for a moment, and Mercy took heart in that brief flash ...
She moved aside to make room for him. “Come to me.” Somehow, she managed to refrain from writhing with impatience when he raised himself up over her, braced his weight upon his hands, and leaned down to kiss her. Isabel’s eyes drifted closed, her body flaming and tingling as he deepened the kiss,...
Maggie hissed after they’d climbed into Shefford’s carriage. “What can you possibly be thinking?” Shefford lowered his eyelids to slits and allowed the hint of a smile to brush his lips. “That I will soon be a very rich man, indeed.” Maggie was taken aback. If he had such enormous wealth, he shou...
How was it possible that she had never noticed a man’s forearms before? Broxburn’s were thicker and a great deal more muscular than hers, and obviously quite strong. She might have stayed and watched him fish, but his presence perturbed her. And not in the annoying way he ...
Soon the fields would be planted, and the wild flowers would come into bloom. Stella was going to miss it this year, but she was determined not to long for home while she was away in Town. The sound of a horse’s gallop came to her and she turned, expecting to see Robert on his way back from where...
He doubted he’d have been able to remain with Lady Keelin a moment longer without some terrible blunder. As it was, he was merely lucky he hadn’t trodden on her delicate feet, nor had he said anything inane. At least he didn’t think he had. The riders hailed the house and approached, identifying ...
SCOTTISH PROVERB They did not make it past the scullery the first time Hugh made love to her. But he managed to get her up to his bedchamber for their second go. And their third. She dozed now, curled against his chest, where she belonged. A wisp of her hair tickled Hugh’s chin and he smoothed it...
She stood at the door of the barn, with Dugan right behind her, snaking his arm ’round her waist. Pulling her against him, as though he had not just made love to her again. And she had allowed it, knowing how he despised her name. “You’ll sleep besi...
Andrew demanded. Several men, including his footman, Matthew, were lifting an inert man from the back of the wagon. Andrew saw that it was Carrick. “Good God. What happened? Is he—?” “Dead? Not quite,” Stillwater replied. “No thanks to the ruffians that attempted to finish him off. Your footman t...