Bøger af Cecelia Mecca

In the midst of England's bloody civil war, a forbidden love threatens to destroy reputations and reshape destinies.When celebrated tourney champion Sir Gareth joins a secret knightly order, he falls for the daughter of a powerful baron. Sir Gareth would be the perfect match for Lady Evelina . . . if he weren't the disgraced son of an accused traitor. Sir Gareth and Lady Evelina are drawn together by passion neither can deny. As their clandestine affair ignites desires that could ruin them both, Gareth hatches a bold plan. He will embark on a death-defying mission behind enemy lines to prove his worth to the baron once and for all.Surrounded by enemies, with scandalous ruin looming, Gareth fights for his honor, his country, and the heart of the woman he loves. Can the celebrated knight secure redemption and claim Lady Evelina as his bride? Or will their forbidden love doom them to heartbreak and tragedy?Immerse yourself in book one of a sweeping historical academy romance filled with star-crossed chemistry, high-stakes adventure, and twists of fate.

From a renewed feud between clans comes a budding love that threatens to destroy two families.The FeudThirty years ago, when Clan Duncraig and Clan MacKinlay's bitter feud disrupted any semblance of peace in the region, the king of Scotland decreed a battle to the death. Each clan sent thirty of their best warriors, and with the king as their witness, Clan MacKinlay was decimated.Niall When Niall, the brave and honorable son of the chief of Clan Duncraig, travels to his enemy's castle to investigate MacKinlay cattle grazing on their land, he meets Lady Avelina and sparks fly. Despite their families' bitter rivalry, a kinship develops between Niall and Avelina, but their path to happily ever after is far from smooth.AvelinaOvercoming her own anger and bitterness toward Clan Duncraig, Avelina is torn when her passions are awakened by the chief's son. Her brother, the MacKinlay chief, refuses to acknowledge Niall as anything other than the enemy, forcing Avelina to make decisions that will affect both her and her clan.Niall and Avelina strive to find happiness amidst the turmoil of war and family loyalties. Will their love be strong enough to overcome the obstacles in their way, or will the feud between their clans tear them apart?

He crossed time on a mission to rescue his family but discovered the one woman with the power to save him. Reikart McCaim doesn't want to be saved-despite the fact that he's a time traveler from 2020 New Orleans stuck in medieval Scotland. He holds his jagged secrets close to his chest and wants to keep them that way. Even if he could open up to the incredible woman fate has tossed in his path, they'd both be shredded by the things he can't let go of. Still, he needs her help. In his time, his father lies in a coma with only one wish: to see Reikart's mother again, whom he's always claimed was a time traveler pulled back to her true time. Two of Reikart's brothers already traveled back to search for her, but they are missing, too. Now, Reikart must find his family and secure the magic cross they need to return to their time. And the lass who is everything he wants but cannot allow himself to have is the only one who can recover it. Deirdre Irvine's life is a disaster, and it's about to get a whole lot messier. She's been betrayed by her brother, and she finds herself unwittingly embroiled in a plot to gain control of the Scottish throne. Not to mention she's harboring enormous guilt over failing the sister she adores. So when the unexpected chance to prove herself to her sister arises, Deirdre will do anything to use the opportunity to her advantage. It doesn't matter that it means putting herself in danger and joining forces with a man who claims he's from the future. But she is woefully unprepared for the jeopardy he puts her heart in.For a scarred man and wounded lass, their greatest obstacle may not be the centuries that divide them, but the walls they've erected themselves. As Deirdre's and Reikart's lives intertwine and they're confronted with dangerous enemies, she's about to discover a strength she never knew she had, and he's about to learn that facing his ghosts may be the only way to save not only himself but the woman he now loves. If you love sexy bad boy heroes with hearts of gold, heroines with the courage to fight for what they want, and love stories that encompass all time, then you'll love this sweeping romance series.

In a time he doesn't belong, in an alliance she shouldn't have made, they'll fall dangerously, hopelessly in love. New Orleans, 2020. Billionaire Rhys McCaim doesn't believe for one second that his missing mother is a time traveler. Still, his father insists that she didn't leave them willingly but was pulled through time to her true home in medieval Scotland. But when he and his three brothers test out an ancient time-traveling spell to appease their dying father and Rhys is catapulted to thirteenth-century Scotland, he can't exactly deny it anymore. Suddenly he's a Highlander in a land on the verge of war. He needs to get back to his time before all hell breaks loose, but first he must find his mother. Luckily, fate drops the perfect guide in his path. She's brilliant, beautiful and bold, and he's drawn to her in a way he's never been drawn to anyone or anything before. But he can't afford to be distracted from his mission or lower his carefully constructed guard. Scotland, 1286. Maggie Irvine is betrothed to a vicious man who cares only of wealth and power. Marrying him will restore her family's reputation, however, saving her siblings from lives of misery. She has resigned herself to her fate, but when a mysterious, handsome stranger magically appears before her out of thin air, her plan-and the stranger's life-are in jeopardy. And the only way to save him is to risk everything. As she comes to learn the shocking truth of what he hides, Maggie discovers what happens when duty collides with desire and long-abandoned dreams rise to the surface. Bound by secrets and lies, Maggie and Rhys are entangled in the brewing battle for the Scottish throne. With his knowledge of the future, Rhys possesses the powerful ability to alter history. Yet, to do so successfully, he must let Maggie past the defenses he's spent a lifetime building. Now, an alliance that began in desperation becomes a need that will leave them both torn between what they should do and what love demands. If you love sexy bad boy heroes with hearts of gold, heroines with the courage to fight for what they want, and love stories that encompass all time, then you'll love this sweeping romance series.

Lady Isolda will not be forced into a marriage with a Scotsman.This warrior comes to claim her with a wild tale, a battlefield vow he made to her father when he lay dying in his arms. A vow to marry the earl's eldest daughter. To marry her.Except Isolda is already betrothed. A fact her father knew well.Unfortunately, the Scot refuses to leave Bramton. He claims her father willed their marriage just before taking his last breath, after having been stabbed in the back by an Englishman-one of his own countrymen. As all of Bramton mourns the earl's death, Isolda finds herself unable to deter this Scotsman, who remains steadfast to his story. Instead, she is increasingly drawn to him, Conall Kerr filling every room he enters with a commanding presence.Even if he is not the enemy, the danger Conall poses to Isolda and her family cannot be ignored. For if Father truly was murdered by a king's loyalist, a union between her, the eldest daughter of Bramton, and a Scotsman with ties to William Wallace could incite a new war along the border.One as fraught with uncertainty as Isolda's desire for a man she'd been told to hate.

"I would protect you from your own father, from the king of England himself. If only I could trust you."Forced to marry the daughter-and would-be secret agent-of King Edward''s closest advisor as a consequence of His Majesty''s growing distrust of his family, Lord Waryn has a plan for his new bride. Install the spy in a little-used estate and turn his attention back to where it belongs-his family.Lady Phillipa is given a simple but nonnegotiable task: report back any questionable activity by her new husband''s family, whom the king suspects of having ties to William Wallace. When Phillipa develops unexpected feelings toward Haydn, she''s forced to decide between her newfound loyalty to her husband, or defying the most powerful man in England.Thirty years after the Border Series ends, a new saga of family, loyalty, and love along the turbulent Anglo-Scottish border begins.

He thought himself irredeemable. She showed him the truth.The RogueReid Kerr has always known his place. He's the brother no one can depend on, the rogue who's determined never to marry. But when he attends a council of border chiefs at Highgate End, he meets the one woman who might change his mind about love-and his own worth.¿¿His Redemption¿After narrowly escaping an arranged marriage, Englishwoman Allie Bowman is content to remain a permanent visitor at her sister's new home, Highgate End. She is finally free to be herself. Or so she thinks. When she falls for the most notorious rogue in Scotland, she will discover her sister has very particular ideas of whom she should marry. ¿¿With both loved ones and circumstances poised to keep them apart, will Reid and Allie fight to stay together?The Rogue's Redemptions is the eighth book in a historical romance series set in 13th century Northumbria along the Anglo-Scottish border. If you like strong female heroines, alpha-male heroes, and sizzling romance, you'll love the eighth installment of the Border Series.

Court and Marion have been pitted against each other by fate-can love twist them back together? The ProtectorSir William ("Court") keenly feels his lack of status as a seneschal, running a castle that belongs to Kenshire. When one of the king's regents offers to grant him both land and a title in exchange for storming a strategic castle in the borderlands, he quickly accepts. But before he can lead the attack, he finds himself inexplicably drawn to the enchanted fairy pools in Scotland, from which he takes a powerful stone. Though he knows naught about the stone's legend, he senses it will help him. There's one problem: the stone has an assigned protector who will do anything to retrieve it-and Court will find she's not so easy to deny. The PromiseMarion has spent her life preparing to do her duty as the Stone of Scotland's protector. She pledges to take it from the Englishman who's stolen it, but he's not at all what she expected. She certainly didn't consider the possibility that she might fall in love with the handsome, confounding man.

The LordSir Bryce Waryn has dreamed for years about the day when he will finally liberate his home from the Scots who killed his parents and stole his brother's birthright. Now that day is finally upon him, only his brother has abdicated the title of lord of Bristol Manor to him. Bryce should be celebrating, but something unexpected stands in his way-the sister of the Scot who held Bristol. In the chaos of the raid, Lady Catrina Kerr was injured and left behind. Bryce takes her captive, hoping to exact an even more satisfying revenge from his enemy. Except the fiery beauty is far more compelling than he would like…The CaptiveRaised by three elder brothers, Lady Catrina Kerr knows a thing or two about stubborn men. But Bryce is more strong-willed than all of her brothers combined. He's also maddeningly handsome, brave, and kind-but no matter how compelling her captor, she's intent on escaping him. Only then will she be able to protect her brothers. But as Bryce's plan escalates and her feelings for him intensify, she finds herself facing an an unthinkable choice between her family and the man who has captured her heart.