Lairds of Dunkeld

A Tormented Highlander... Duty-bound to seek revenge, Broderick MacConnaway, son of the Thane of Dunkeld, lives haunted by memories of his lost wife Aisling. Forming an alliance with the Lochlann family presents its own trials, but if the marriage allows him to fulfil his vengeance, then so be it. Even if the guilt over Aisling prevents him from ever loving again... The Lochlann Lass... With her uncle seeking to marry her off advantageously, Amabel du Mas, great-niece of Brien, Earl of Lochlann, is still empathetic to the plight of Broderick MacConnaway. Believing she would never meet a man she would look at twice-let alone marry-Amabel nonetheless knows a ghost lies between them. A ghost that she may never be able to lay to rest... Revenge Takes a Strange Path... But when sinister intentions surface and Amabel is captured before she has a chance to reveal them, Broderick is forced to see past the deceptions and begin another campaign of vengeance. With conflicts between powerful clans escalating and the well-laid plans unraveling into senseless violence, Broderick has no choice but to work together with his new wife to bring Aisling's killers to justice. But can they find love?

A Determined Highlander . . . Duncan MacConnoway, son of a powerful thane and used to getting his way in life, is desperate to wed the woman of his dreams. Her uncle, the wily Earl of Lochlann, demands that he fulfill three tasks that even Hercules would struggle to finish. Their love is all that lights his way through this dark labyrinth, that if only he can hang onto it long enough . . . The wise woman . . . Alina du Mas can see things that no one else believes, so she usually keeps her secrets to herself. Plagued with dark dreams, all Alina knows is that she has the power to find a way through the frightening future ahead. She just has to figure out how. In the meantime, she fights for a love that her Uncle Brien seems determined to deny, though he finally offers an impossible solution . . . Deadly Family Secrets . . . Alina and Duncan soon realize that her uncle's plan may be even more devious than they thought-he may actually be setting Duncan up to fail. Worse still, Uncle Brien's plot leads to a deadly situation that convinces Duncan that his death may have been the goal all along. With the help of the rest of her family, it is up to Alina to discover the truth about the people she holds most dear, and pray that it is not too late for her ain true love. How can true love prevail against the iron will of a dangerous man?

A Brave Warrior . . . Blaine McNeil is the master-at-arms at Lochlann, set deep in the wild and mysterious Scottish Highlands, and he must defend his clan at all costs. When the woman he loves is taken captive by the evil McDonnell clan, he rides to rescue her. The Free-Spirited Lass . . . Chrissie Connolly, now a young woman, visits the home of her beloved cousins Amabel and Alina often, especially now that there are Amabel's bonny babes to visit. Chrissie is facing what seems to be her toughest decision-which suitor should she accept has her future husband? Heath Fraser, or the unsuitable but persistent Blaine MacNeil? However, when she's taken captive and robbed of what she holds most dear, she knows that her youth is lost forever. A Dark and Cloudy Future . . . After Blaine rescues Chrissie and makes her his bride, he makes a terrifying discovery: his beautiful bride is pregnant. Not knowing who the child's father is, the pair is faced with a frightful new challenge. This could be a child of their love, perhaps even a son, but the child could also be a lifelong reminder of her gruesome experience with their enemy . . . Will Blaine love and accept his bride and her child? Or will the greatest battle of his life take place in his mind instead of a bloody war?

Will a Scottish beauty who can see the future, predict the doom of the Highlander she loves? A Gifted Lass Joanna MacConnaway's future looks dark when her great-uncle passes, leaving Lochlann in the hands of a new leader. This handsome stranger, who has haunted Joanna's dreams, soon finds himself in mortal danger. Joanna chooses to help him, against her misgivings and sense of impending doom. Can she trust him? And is he worthy of the feelings she soon develops for him? A Cursed Leader Dark and brooding Dougal Blackheath is haunted by ghosts that seem determined to take his life, and, when he moves to Lochlann Castle, the demons follow him to his new home. Though his father has decreed that he must marry a wealthy, powerful bride to serve his own ambitions, he makes the bold and brash decision to marry for love instead, and soon discovers that he has feelings for his new ward, the beautiful Joanna. Ghosts of the Past Joanna rescues Dougal, but the haunting carries on, and both of them, it seems, face mortal danger. When this bloodthirsty ghoul strikes against Joanna, the pair of them unite, to get to the bottom of violence that seems all too real. Otherwise, neither of the Highland pair will live to tell the tale. Will Joanna discover the truth behind the Highland mystery that she's inherited before it ruins her future? Or will her nightmarish vision become her everyday reality? Can Dougal really be the doom of Lochlann Castle, or is something far more sinister-a flesh and blood culprit-behind the attacks on his life?

Leona MacConnoway is the daughter of the local gentry, a little spoiled and headstrong, but generous and loved by all who know her. When her mother's father passes away in faraway France, a messenger brings word that she must travel to his estate at the order of the new Lord du Mas. However, there is no word on when-or if-she will ever be allowed to return to the wilds of Scotland. Handsome Conn MacNeil has always known that his betrothal to Leona would lead to happily ever after, and he's never doubted that theirs will be a blissful union. Before they can wed, though, she's torn away and sent to France aboard a ship, and months pass with no word from her. For all he knows, his one true love has been married off to a Frenchman or sent even further abroad, but one thing is for certain: He'll stop at nothing to find her. When a ruthless and violent nobleman becomes determined to wed her, and her uncle sees only the advantages that he'll gain from the marriage, Leona must decide whether fight or flight is the right response. She knows that to give in would be the end of her life with Conn, but her uncle has given her no other choice this time. Marry . . . or run.