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Chance brought them together in a world destined to tear them apart.Caught between duty and honor, dragon-warrior Hamersveld is neck-deep in a dilemma. His commitment to the Razorback pack should take precedence, but when a new captive is brought into the lair, he's forced to decide-risk everything to rescue a woman in desperate need of his help. Or stay loyal to the Razorback cause and keep his new home, along with his life.Kidnapped by a rogue faction of Dragonkind, Natalie Bainbridge spends her days looking for ways to escape. Breaking out seems impossible until one of her captors offers her a trade-spend time with him in return for greater freedom inside his lair. With time ticking down, she enters the fray, playing a dangerous game with a man who makes no mistakes.Will she buckle under the pressure? Or hold the line and break free for good?

Anna Wilks went straight from her parents' house to her husband's. After thirteen years of trying to give him a son, she's told she's sterile. Her marriage crumbles and her husband leaves her for a younger woman who's pregnant with his child. Anna finds her deceased aunt's journal and discovers her secret. When Anna was little, she wanted to be just like her aunt, but then she grew up and forgot what it was like to be adventurous and fearless. Having no idea who she is now that she can't be a wife and mother, Anna shocks her family by setting out on a desperate search to find herself. She follows her aunt's journal to Mystic Valley, Vermont. Something about the place calls to her soul, except she doesn't have a clue how to make it on her own. She falls into old habits and the welcoming supportive town comes to her rescue, especially Officer Drew Jones who makes a living at helping others and longs to find someone to take care of, even if that's the last thing Anna needs. He is the perfect man on paper. The complete opposite of cynical, pessimist Editor-in-chief Clay Sullivan.¿Sully has no family and has been on his own since he was seventeen. He's worked all over the world, seeing war, poverty and "real" tragedy. He has no time for helpless pampered people like Anna, gravitating more toward the new tough independent police Chief Tess Fitz, who doesn't need anyone and is running from wounds of her own. Desperate to get back in the game, she helps him with a past that has haunted him for years. Yet Sully can't get Anna off his mind, refusing to coddle her and pushing her beyond her comfort zone until she surprises herself by discovering all she's capable of and just how strong she really is. She blossoms, learning a lot about herself and where her passions lie, taking care of others for a change. Sully isn't anything like what she thought she wanted yet he's exactly what she needs, and he needs her even though he doesn't know it yet. Like Mystic Valley, he calls to her soul. And like her namesake, she finds the courage to go after what she wants, only to discover a love like she never knew existed. Except in searching for the meaning of life, she uncovers a valley of secrets that will threaten the new life she fought so hard to create.

A restless man who moves west to start a new life.A widow searching for her purpose and security.These enemies clash-and then meld as danger and love bring them to the edge . . .Civil War veteran Jack Duncan heads west once the war ends. After stints as a bounty hunter and silver miner, he lands a job as sheriff in Silver Bluff, Colorado Territory. A man of strong moral convictions, Jack is concerned when the Kessler brothers come to town and begin buying up land and taking over businesses. The Kesslers made an under-the-table fortune during the war, so Jack determines to keep a watchful eye on the pair. Nora Cantrelle leaves a ravaged Louisiana after the suicide of her husband, a Confederate soldier who never recovered from his devastating war wounds. With her family in tow, she travels to Silver Bluff to start a newspaper and a new life. Sparks fly as the Northern lawman and Southern reporter clash, but love blossoms as they unite to discover what the Kessler brothers are up to. Fire, vandalism, death, and murder-will Jack and Nora be able to keep their town safe enough to build a future together?Love and the Lawman is a standalone western historical romance from Alexa Aston's Lawmen of the West series, which features heroes of the American west in various law enforcement positions and the strong heroines who bring love into their lives.

Alexander Armstrong, heir to the Clan Armstrong lairdship, took for granted his strength and size until that strength was taken from him. Injured during a skirmish with another Lowland clan, Alex finds himself struggling to wield his sword. His once handsome face is now marred by a vicious scar. Forced to attend court as his father's representative, Alex's anger and bitterness threaten to chase away the one woman who's loved him most of her life.Lady Caitlyn Kennedy usually finds the bright side of everything. Friends with Alex since childhood, when he fostered with her clan, Caitlyn attempts to lure Alex back from the brink of self-destruction. But their once budding romance seems destined to fail. Alex recognizes he's losing the woman he's loved since he was a boy by pushing away the one person who can heal his unseen wounds.Can these friends-turned-enemies turn into lovers?If you love a steamy wounded hero romance, then you're sure to enjoy Celeste Barclay's sizzling new Highlander romance, A Friend at the Highland Court.Welcome to Robert the Bruce's Highland Court, where the ladies-in-waiting are a mixture of fire and ice. The Highland Ladies, the STEAMY spin off series from Celeste Barclay's The Clan Sinclair series, returns to the Medieval royal court for love and intrigue.

A decade has passed since Rebecca Creighton was jilted at the altar at 17 and she has resigned herself to spinsterhood and the task of keeping her spendthrift family afloat. Her lectures and popular penny tracts have made "doing the Creighton" synonymous with proper behavior. But when mayhem breaks out during one of her speaking engagements in a disreputable part of London, she is saved by a seductive stranger.Sir Michael Fairgrove knew that his best friend, Ollie narrowly escaped the parson's mousetrap years ago. Now Ollie's only hope to avoid Fleet is marriage to his former fiancé, Rebecca Creighton. But Michael's plan to persuade her to accept his friend's suit soon goes horribly awry. When he rescues Rebecca from a raucous mob and they face the dangers of a late-night London riven by unrest, Michael finds his good intentions fading in the face of growing fascination. Rebecca is far from the plain-faced, pompous paragon that Michael had been led to expect. How can he persuade Rebecca to agree to Ollie's offer when Michael finds himself falling in love with the Paragon?

Shipwrecked in enemy territory, Euan Brodie fears the rest of his crew are at the bottom of the Moray Firth. While he searches for his crew, the youngest barely fifteen years old, he must evade Clan Ross warriors. Yet when he sees a lass about to drown in the incoming tide, he risks capture to save her.Along with two other Munro lasses, Muireall Munro was taken by Clan Ross raiders nearly a month ago. She's yet to be claimed as a Ross bride. Still, after two failed escape attempts, her hope is waning of ever seeing her home and the younger brother she was raising. But the stranger who pulls her from the surf will change her life forever.If Muireall reveals who she really is, the delicious man who just saved her life will want nothing further to do with her-yet she needs him if she is ever to escape her Ross captors. If Euan reveals who he really is to the woman he saved, he risks not only his life, but his clan. Left with no choice, can they save each other while they fall in love?

A Love DeniedKenneth Brodie offered for young Mary Catherine Rose but her father declined, then a year later accepted an offer from another clan. Furious at hearing Cat would be married soon to someone else, Kenneth fled to France and drowned his disappointment in wine, women and war.A Love LostTwo years after her father demanded they wait until Cat was older, she doesn't understand why Kenneth hasn't returned for her. Broken-hearted, Cat spurns yet another betrothal her father arranges and runs away to her cousin in St. Andrews, vowing never to marry.A Love Worth Fighting ForBy the time Kenneth returns home, trouble is brewing in Scotland. Sent to St. Andrews as hostage for his clan to the Regent, Kenneth resents being exiled-until he encounters his lost love, Cat Rose. When war breaks out, they must escape. And even though he betrayed her with more than one mademoiselle, he's the only man Cat trusts to get her home to the Highlands. Can she forgive his past and renew the love they once shared?

A Dutiful Daughter No MoreWhen Mary Elizabeth Rose's father marries a much younger lass in hopes of siring a male heir, Mary sees her chance to escape her role as his chatelaine, but fears his next step will be to betroth her to a stranger. She has a different future in mind-with a sometimes charming, sometimes difficult and arrogant wounded Highlander.He Owes Her His LifeCameron Sutherland is not too delirious to recognize Mary Rose is the first woman he could seriously consider taking as his bride. He'd like nothing better than to spend years repaying the debt he owes his angel of mercy for taking him in and saving his life. First, he must convince her to defy her father one last time.Will They Put Love Before Duty?For Mary, Cameron has become the man whose every smile has the power to bring her to her knees. But he is as duty-bound as she is, and responsibility calls him back to Sutherland, where she fears he will stay, forgetting her and all they've shared. With another powerful clan's interests at stake, Cameron's return sets events in motion that will have life-changing consequences for the woman he can't forget.

With a reputation for making misfits into marriageable maidens, Morton House has become one of the premier seminaries in London. Daniel, Viscount Corvin, believes that the school is his sister's only hope until he can find a suitable wife and remove Emmeline from their father's uncaring custody. But when Daniel meets a mysterious early morning rider in Hyde Park, he finds himself distracted from his review of Marriage Mart eligibles. Determined to unravel her identity, Daniel discovers that the woman he knows as "Elaine" resolutely resists his blandishments. Society would be aghast to learn that Morton schoolmistress Guinivere Courtney is hiding from a disreputable past. When the Viscount Corvin's sister becomes a pupil at the school, Guin is drawn into Emmeline's brewing batch of scandal broth. She knows that it is only a matter of time before Daniel discovers that she and the elusive Elaine are one and the same, and the bond of passion between them ruins her and the school.

When Sir Arthur Campbell leads an attack claiming Dunstaffnage Castle for Robert the Bruce, he is rewarded with both the keep and surrounding lands. As he assumes the lairdship, he finds a saboteur within his ranks. He sets a trap to ensnare the culprit, only to discover the rebel is none other than Rhona MacDougall-the only woman he has ever loved.After her clan is devastated by war, Rhona refuses to bend to Arthur's whims. Aye, he once stole her heart, but that was before he fought against her kin. When in his presence, she plays the demure lady, though behind the scenes, she's doing everything in her power to subvert his authority. And she thinks she has him fooled...until he beats the lass at her own game.Prepared to meet his condemnation, Rhona bravely stands before this man whom she has deemed a beast. But Arthur confronts her with a proposition she never dreamed possible-if she proves that she can change. If not, the desire long ago burned onto their souls just might hold them both captive for eternity.

A wounded horse. A half-dead man. She thinks she can save the horse. She doubts the man will survive . . .Painter Alena McClaine's world turns upside down when an unconscious rider arrives on his injured horse at her isolated California cabin. Both the animal and the stranger sport bullet wounds. Much to her surprise, the man lives-and hasn't a clue about his identity. Even worse, he's now blind. As the stranger recovers from his head and shoulder wounds, Alena finds herself falling in love.He remembers his name-and then his mission.John Harper recalls pieces of his past as a beautiful woman nurses him back to health. Finally, he remembers he is a U.S. marshal hunting a vicious gang of outlaws who have kidnapped a United States senator-the very man who married John's childhood sweetheart. He located the gang, only to be shot before he could rescue the senator and his young son. When his sight returns, John knows he must head to the gang's hideout and attempt to rescue their captives despite his bum shoulder. Alena, a crack shot, insists on going with him. The secrets and lies that await them test their new and fragile love.Blind Faith is a standalone western historical romance from Alexa Aston's Lawmen of the West series, which features heroes of the American west in various law enforcement positions and the strong heroines who bring love into their lives.

For Psychic Sunshine Meadows, reading a person's sign can lead to disastrous consequences... Sunny's parents have returned and taken over Divine Inspiration, the idyllic inn on the outskirts of the small town of Divinity, New York. Sunny can live with that since Granny has decided to move in with them, leaving her blessedly alone with her new fiancé, Detective Mitch Stone. Okay, not completely alone since her cat Morty still lives there, but Morty and Mitch have come to a truce of sorts, and life is finally good. If only she could pick the perfect month to get married in. But when she checks the horoscope, the hazard she sees is not a good sign. Shortly after Sunny's vision, her best friend's new husband Cole West is framed for murder when an old biker gang rival winds up dead. Sunny's happiness will have to wait once more as the calendar calls for a little clairvoyant intervention, and saving the date has never been more important."A delightful new cozy mystery series...Highly recommended."--The Mystery Bookshelf

Meeting her will change his life...And she has no idea how much she needs the SEAL to change hers.When Navy SEAL Commander Logan Rodgers winds up on a botched mission in the Gulf of Oman, his quick action in saving MI6 asset, Olivia Hamilton, brings him to the attention of the international espionage arena.Recruited by the mysterious and elite International Clandestine Enterprise (ICE), Logan faces Olivia again, but this time they're on the same team. Sparks fly as the two compete in a clash between skill and keen intellect until a French girl is kidnapped by a suspected terrorist.Posing a married couple, steam erupts between the pair while Logan and Olivia dive deeper into an ISIS kidnapping ring. But when Olivia becomes the kidnapper's next victim, she enters a madman's hell. And as Logan races against time to save her, one thing ravages his soul. If he fails, the woman he loves will be lost to him forever.

She has every right to feel venomous resentment...Convicted of a murder she didn't commit, sniper Henri Anderson suffers two years of hard time before she's given a choice-accept an unknown assignment offered by a seedy foreign dignitary or head for home. The decision took all of two seconds. At least that's what she thinks, until a mysterious Scottish man shows up and offers a deal sweet enough to tempt a saint.But has the rugged blue-eyed closer met his match?Annoyed that ICE is wasting his time by sending him to Utah to recruit a talented soldier who has already turned them down, secret agent, Mike Rose, has no intention of failing. He's a tough guy with more persuasion in his hard stare than most people manage with an oration. Disarmed by a woman who's not only tenacious, she's downright stunning, Mike tempts Henri with something even a hardened Delta Force sniper can't refuse. And once she's hooked, Mike thinks he's done-can go back to covert ops working alone. But Henri isn't a woman who's easy to forget. And when she's snared by the clutches of the very man who framed her for murder, the big Scot will sell his soul to save her.

Just looking at the mysterious and stunning woman brings trouble.But former Australian Airforce pilot Luke Fox isn't the type to shirk away from a challenge. When ICE sends him in undercover to take down the most notorious drug cartel in Mexico, he's not planning to encounter tempting and complex Mia. Further, Luke believes the woman to be part of the drug lord's gang...until he uncovers the truth.Intrigued by the cartel's new pilot, she takes reckless risks.Kidnapped when she was a child, Mia has lived her life in fear under the roof of a cold and heartless tyrant. Though she knows the punishment for her curiosity, she cannot help but seek to learn more about the new man who is so different from the others-and he's the only one who's not afraid to talk to her.As forbidden romance blossoms, they face the most dangerous challenge of their lives.Luke must complete his mission, but the stakes have just quadrupled. Shocked by the brutal truth, he refuses to end it without taking Mia with him. As the enemy closes in, all seems lost. Who saves whom in his fast-paced, heart-stopping struggle of good against evil?

"Modern day fantasy and paranormal with hot romance... storytelling at its best!" - Reader's Entertainment Book ReviewsA match made in hell. A love fated to last the test of time.Spying on the Archguard landed Scottish dragon-warrior Vyroth in serious trouble. Imprisoned deep underground, he needs a miracle to get out alive. One arrives when a woman with secrets enters his prison cell. Will she agree to set him free-or run when the going gets tough?Salvage hunter, Nicole Biscayne has experienced her fair share of hardship and knows how to make tough decisions. But when life throws up another roadblock, landing her in a Dragonkind prison, destiny turns the screw, giving her an ultimatum-save one of the warriors she fears or remain a prisoner forever.Can two lost souls find freedom together? Or will sinister forces intervene before true love finds its fairytale?"The Dragonfury series is a definite keeper." - Night Owl Reviews, 5 star Top Reviewer Pick

A long awaited sequel to Kimberly Cates beloved Culloden's Fire series. "Kimberly Cates is magnificent. Her every book is to be treasured again and again -Teresa MedeirosAn Embattled Lord: Known throughout his charmed life as "The Lucky Lord Lieutenant," Nate Rowland, Viscount of Harlestone, sees his fate change in an instant on the killing field of Culloden Moor. A serious wound suffered in battle shatters not only his life, but his marriage. Upon his return to his estates, the wife of his hot-blooded youth turns faithless. At a birthday gathering held by Viscountess Rowland intended to impress the ton, she is found strangled on the lawn outside the ballroom-- with Nate named by his enemies as the prime suspect.Scandal's Daughter: Born of an infamous love affair between an Earl and his mistress, Christianne Slade has always adored Nate Rowland despite her being the object of public scorn beyond the Glenlyon family estate. Since childhood, Nate has been her 'Galahad' to his 'Mistress Mayhem, ' but both have always known there could be no future between them because of Nate's duty to his aristocratic name. When Nate's wife is killed, Christiane defies society and slips into the underworld of the demimonde, determined to discover the dark forces bent on destroying him and to save him from the hangman's noose.A FORBIDDEN LOVE: Even if Christianne succeeds in the nearly hopeless task of clearing Nate's name, can her devotion and courage rescue the viscount from a loveless future? Nate faces an impossible choice: Surrender to a loveless marriage to produce the noble heir the Rowland name demands or defy his heritage for the woman who won her heart.

Phantom of the Midnight Sea: Famed for outwitting Elizabeth Tudor's sea dogs, Captain Rafael Santadar's only mistress is the sea. But as Spain's great Armada battles off of English coast, it seems his 'lady' has deserted him. Shipwrecked on hostile shores, he vows to find the traitor who sent his beloved crew to their deaths. But when he encounters a beautiful outcast in deadly peril, he must choose. Will he dare to sweep her to safety, even if it means risking his life?Defiant Beauty: As a creator of hauntingly lifelike marionettes, Tessa of Ravenscroft is suspected of witchcraft by the superstitious folk of Gnarlymeade. As the Armada threatens, the villagers blame Tessa and come to wreak vengeance. Rescued from certain death by a dashing stranger, she is horrified to discover he is a Spanish invader. Is it possible that the only person she can trust is her avowed enemy? Two glorious outcasts thrown together by destiny must forge a bond of trust as fate hurls them from the glittering world of Elizabeth I's court to Spain's dread Inquisition. Can they tempt the wrath of two worlds to forge a passion as deep as the ocean they love?

A masked patriot... By day, Ian Blackheath is the most sensual rogue in the colony of Virginia. At night, he secretly rides as Pendragon, ruthless leader of the patriot cause. The last thing he needs is a ward. What is a masked raider supposed to do when a pint-sized mistress of disaster is dumped on the doorstep of his mansion? Especially since little Lucy displays a penchant for unearthing secrets?A reluctant British spy... When Ian Blackheath and Lucy have an altercation in Emily d'Autrecourt's millinery shop, the lovely Englishwoman is horrified at Blackheath's insensitivity toward his ward. Then Lucy steals a doll from Emily's shop- secreted inside the plaything is evidence of Emily's role as a spy. Accepting Ian's offer that she be Lucy's governess is dangerous, but how else can Emily search for the doll without arousing suspicion?A rebellion of the heart... Ian is stunned when Emily agrees to take charge of "hurricane Lucy". As for guarding his secret-it should be no challenge to keep Emily far from the wing where Pendragon plots rebellion. One sample of Ian's wicked, seducing ways and the prim Englishwoman will avoid him like plague. He doesn't expect Emily to catch fire in his arms or for the tempting seamstress to discover the secret power of her own desires. Suddenly, in a land racing toward revolution, Ian and Emily must choose. With everything to lose, do they dare to risk their hearts?

When Lord Griffin Stone disarms the highwayman trying to rob him, he discovers his assailant is spitfire Isabeau DeBurgh. Unwilling to condemn her to hang or free her to steal again, Griffin decides to make her a lady-except Isabeau scorns the aristocrats she robs. Can love tame her wild heart?

Mistress of rebellion...Lucy d'Autrecourt Blackheath, is liberty's darling, embracing the fierce independence of her adopted father, the patriot raider, Pendragon. When a parcel arrives from England, unearthing a long-buried secret nothing can stop Lucy from pursuing the adventure she craves. Despite the love of her doting parents, she's never forgotten the empty grave in England inscribed with her name, and an injustice waiting to be put right. Yet, as Lucy sails from Virginia, danger from her past threatening everyone she loves.An imperious earl...Dominic St. Cyr, the fierce earl of Valcour, drove back the scandal attached to the St. Cyr name at the point of his sword and snatched Valcour's estates from the brink of ruin. When a reckless American spitfire barrels into his duel in the middle of a gaming hell, he finds everything he's worked for in peril. Ruthless Valcour has little choice but to force hoyden Lucy to wed him-- even though the defiant American despises him and his aristocratic world.To set a heart free...But as Lucy steps into Valcour's mysterious world, she glimpses the man beneath the earl's façade. Haunted by personal demons, Valcour hides a heart too tender, and secrets as painful as Lucy's own. Can a patriot's daughter enter the world revolution taught her to hate, and set Valcour's heart free?

"Disfigured in fighting pits as a lad, Gabriel Sauvageau has lived his entire life without the touch of a woman. As the brains and brawn behind London's most ferocious smuggling syndicate, he knows he doesn't deserve shy, bespectacled Felicity Goode. But that doesn't stop him from watching her. Guarding her. Wondering if her gentle touch would soothe his savage soul"--Back cover.

Sebastian Armitage is personally acquainted with the damage caused by secrets and lies. Wanting nothing to do with the pain of his past, the rakehell had broken all ties with England. But when his elderly godmother falls ill, her companion, Amanda Westford, summons him home. Sebastian soon discovers that the prunes and prisms widow that he expected is not only young and beautiful, but clearly harboring some secrets of her own. Is it his godmother's fortune that is allowing Mrs. Westford to live far beyond her means? Amanda had vowed that she would never again accept desire without love. Although Sebastian's infamous reputation had earned her scorn, it is impossible to despise this charming, handsome man who personifies temptation on two feet. Amanda knows that only a fool would be seduced by the promise of passion with the man known as the Demon Rum. Why then is she longing to play the fool?

A young woman fleeing to save her life.An untrusting loner weighed down by guilt.Two very different souls who find love in the booming American West . . .Shortly after her beloved father's death, Emma Bradford becomes a runaway heiress when she overhears her beau and stepmother plotting to steal her fortune-and take her life. She jumps on a train headed to the American West and is instantly attracted to a handsome stranger on board. Pinkerton detective Rye Callahan is assigned to protect an opera diva as she travels from New York to Colorado and remains undercover as a bodyguard during her engagement at Denver's newest opera house. Along the way, he encounters a beautiful woman who looks and sings like an angel, but Rye is married to his job and determined not to become involved with the woman romantically.But Rye and Emma wind up living in the same house in Denver, and their relationship heats up fast. When the diva disappears without a trace, Emma takes her place on stage-only to wind up missing soon after. Rye races against the clock to find both women in time. And if he does, will he be able to open his heart and learn to love?Runaway Hearts is a standalone western historical romance from Alexa Aston's Lawmen of the West series, which features heroes of the American west in various law enforcement positions and the strong heroines who bring love into their lives.

*WINNER of 2015 Authors After Dark BOOKIE Award for Best Shifter Short Story of the Year!*Fury Of Fate (A Dragonfury short story)She''s determined to try something new...Sasha Cooper is a woman on a mission. Determined to let loose and live a little, she takes her best friend''s advice and embarks on a night of passion with a complete stranger. No regrets in the morning. No looking back either. But when the one she chooses turns out to be a Dragonkind warrior, Sasha knows she''s in trouble-and that the man she believed was a dream come true could end up being her worst nightmare.He never intended to get involved...Ivar, leader of a rogue faction of Dragonkind, isn''t a pushover. So when a noisy neighbor jeopardizes the security of his secret lair, he decides to take care of the problem once and for all. Little does he know banging on Sasha''s door will send him on a passionate odyssey unlike any he''s ever experienced. But when the night takes a deadly turn, he''s left little choice-escape from the woman who possesses the power to kill him, or die trying.

In the next installment of Coreene Callahan's bestselling Dragonfury Series SCOTLAND, a dragon warrior cursed by a terrible past finds redemption in the arms of the woman he's unable to protect.Commander of the Scottish pack, dragon warrior Cyprus harbors a terrible secret. A brutal truth he has long kept hidden. But when a powerful foe resurfaces, he steps from the shadows and returns to the hunt, vowing to protect his pack along with the woman his enemy seeks to use against him.Brilliant, broke, and working two jobs, book conservator Elise Woodward has always struggled to make ends meet. When she lands the middle of a secret war, she becomes the target of a rogue pack of Dragonkind and the unwitting guest of a warrior who refuses to let her go-and despite the danger, makes her want to stay.With the rise of a new enemy, Cyprus is forced to face his demons. But will defeating them be enough? Or will the past return to haunt him, taking the only woman he will ever love?

He''s an antisocial dragon shifter with a serious sweet tooth. She''s a pastry chef who won''t give him any sugar.Blinded in an ambush, dragon warrior Wallaig has spent half a century in the dark with one thing on his mind-vengeance. When the rogue faction responsible returns to Scotland and targets a human female, he saves her life, determined to exact his revenge-even if it means using her as bait.Smart-mouthed Amantha Leblanc is pastry chef with dreams of opening her own shop. The money is in the bank. Her mission is clear. The plan goes to hell the second Wallaig breaks into her apartment and she defends herself with a rolling pin. With a rogue pack of dragons circling, she is forced to rely on a man she doesn''t like-but isn''t able to resist.

In the first installment of Coreene Callahan''s exhilarating Dragonfury Scotland series, a rebel with a cause meets the dragon-shifter of her dreams. Running from the US government isn''t smart-neither is sticking around when accused of cyber espionage. Framed for selling state secrets, ethical hacker Ivy Macpherson is one of the FBI''s most wanted. Seeing no way out, she skips town, triggering a worldwide manhunt. On the run, she comes face-to-face with Tydrin, a man more dangerous than the agents on her trail. Haunted by the past, all Scottish dragon-warrior Tydrin wants is peace. Hoping to atone, he returns to the scene of his crime and walks into the middle of an armed standoff. Unable to ignore a woman in trouble, he intervenes, only to realize the one he wronged is the woman destined to steal his heart. Can she forgive him for changing the course of her life? Or will the past ruin his future with the woman of his dreams?

A laird who fears making a mistake...Ronan Mackinnon bears the weight of leading his clan and spares no time for his own pursuits. Summoned to court by King Robert the Bruce, Ronan diligently considers each of his words and actions to represent his clan with honor. But when King Robert demands Ronan chooses a bride, he's forced to confront his past choices. The pleasures of the flesh play no part in his life--until Abigail MacLeod enters it. Can this reserved laird prove to Abigail what he lacks in experience he makes up for in passion?A lady who's made one mistake after another...Lady Abigail MacLeod's life is filled with poor choices. She misjudged her brother Kieran's wallflower bride Maude when she arrived on the Isle of Lewis. She misjudged the man she entered a handfast with, and it ended in disgrace. Now a lady-in-waiting at King Robert the Bruce's royal court, Abigail finds the opportunity to redeem her past wrong deeds. But when a handsome laird arrives at court, Abigail fears her old habits haven't died. Could a rushed judgement cost her a lifetime in a Highlander's arms?Can two nobles from rival clans find love?The MacLeods of Lewis are on good terms with the MacKinnons of Skye. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the MacLeods of Skye and the MacKinnons. When an old feud reignites, Abigail and Ronan are caught in the middle. Fighting against time and blizzards, can they protect their burgeoning love and their lives? Will it take stealing the MacLeods of Skye's famed Fairy Flag?Welcome to Robert the Bruce's Highland Court, where the ladies in waiting are a mixture of fire and ice. The Highland Ladies, the STEAMY spin off series from Celeste Barclay's The Clan Sinclair series, returns to the Medieval royal court for love and intrigue.The first third of this novel appeared as a novella in the Christmas anthology Twelve Days of Christmas in a Highlander's Arms. Since then, more than 200 pages of new content has been added to make this a full-length novel.