She is willing to die to bring peace to her kinsmen, but is she willing to love for them?When her brother's daughter is captured by the rival clan Macnaghtan, Gillian rashly volunteers to save her as clan Adam's champion.Her opponent, the mysteriously silent and unmoving Madman Macnaghtan, isn't what Gillian expects, especially when he refuses to fight her.Desperate and willing to do anything to make peace between the feuding clans, Gillian tries a ...

For him to become the wolf once again, her love must teach him how to hold on to the man inside the beast.Shifter leader Owen Fairbairn might be able to pronounce marriage unions for others in his clan, but when it comes to romance, he's bewildered, especially when his inner wolf muddles his understanding of human emotion.When his last shift ended in carnage, Owen swore he'd never shift, never endanger innocent lives again. But the wolf inside him hungers f...

He is the last man she expected, on a rooftop, no less. She is drowning in her mother's expectations. What they both need is a change of perspective.Kathryne flees from horrible suitor after horrible suitor, each one more atrocious than the last. After a particularly vexing engagement with a drunken cad, she attempts a desperate escape from a rooftop.When her exit is more dramatic and dangerous than she expected, a gallant hero comes to her rescue.K...

Mirrors should not be portals. Pixies do not exist. And dance partners with mystically blue irises should not be so mysterious.When Kassidy meets a reflection pixie after dancing all night with a handsome stranger at a benefit gala, she thinks she's had too much to drink—until she falls through the hotel room mirror into a magical world.With the mirror passage closed and everyone thinking she's a lady about to marry a lord, Kassidy has no one to trust but t...

Sometimes the difference between life and death is just a single kiss.No one seems to notice the young woman wandering the estate, slipping between the onlookers in the crowd.Those who do turn and run.When his eyes meet hers, flaring with recognition, it's enough to send her racing away into the safety of the gardens, because nothing feels as it should.And there's not a familiar soul she can turn to for help.Kiss of Life is ...

Frances Housden returns with her best–selling, award–winning Chieftain series in this short novel about a young woman with a strong will and a sharp mind, and the man who has nothing to offer but his heart.Maggie McArthur never thought she would meet her fate in a clash of swords. She may wield a sword more skilfully than a needle, but it was more luck than proficiency that led to her piercing Dhugal Robertson through the shoulder. Frightened she has kille...

The award–winning Chieftain series continues in a new, full–length novel about duty, determination and the power of love to heal all wounds.Rob is the McArthur heir and is determined to prove himself, a resolve that leads to his capture in a battle on the wrong side of the Borders where he is held for ransom at Wolfsdale. He never expects to fall in love with Melinda La Mont, his Norman captor's daughter, but payment of the ransom means their separation.

Johanna Templeton is on a life-and-death quest. Swept into an intrigue that rivals the tales she pens, she joins forces with a Highland rogue to find the treasure that will save her kidnapped niece—a prize the Scot seeks for reasons that have nothing to do with ransom. Engaging the Highlander in a sizzling battle of the sexes, Johanna shields her heart.Connor MacMasters, spy for Queen Victoria, is a man on a mission—keep a legendary gemstone from an evil man. Trailing an American n...

National Readers Choice Winner and Holt Medallion Historical WinnerScotland, 1642.He has sworn he will never marry.Lachlan Cameron is honor bound to see a wounded lass to safety, although he has well learned women are deceivers, and this lovely maid harbors a wealth of secrets. But Maggie's free spirit and charms enthrall him while he works to discover if she is innocent…or a spy scheming with his enemies to destroy his clan.

Louisa Robertson’s father is furious when he finds her acting on stage. Now, she’s being shipped off to America to marry some stranger her father thinks will bring out the “lady” in her. Luckily, Louisa’s maid agrees to switch places with her. Her maid will marry the American and get the wealthy lifestyle she’s always wanted, and Louisa can do whatever she damn well pleases…for the first time in her life.Highlander Ian Sinclair needs an army commission, and the only way he can get ...

Virginia Whitebridge is trapped in a loveless, abusive marriage. The law says her husband can have whatever he wants from her—so he's taken her inheritance. And he tried to kill her. After a close escape, Virginia feels protected for the first time in forever, thanks to the Scottish Highlands and the Highlander Magnus Sinclair. But she must go back to England, regardless of the danger, to reclaim what's hers. Even if it means leaving her heart in Scotland.It's just Magnus's luck th...

William Blackheath's had recurring dreams, the same one, over and over again, of a woman calling out for him, asking for help. He doesn't believe in seers, but goes to visit one anyway, to learn what the dreams mean. He's told that to find peace, he has to find the woman.Shana Invermore's half Scottish, half gypsy. She's definitely not a wilting flower, nor is she always one to follow laws. She can raid with the best of them. Until she's caught.Now Shana's the captive Jacob...