Lady Isobel is a Norman laird’s daughter, living near the Scots border where her father, Lord Pembroke, is trying to keep the peace. But her mother was a Highlander and the man Isobel loves most of all is Laird Marcus McEwan, who has been bringing news of her mother’s people for years. But now Isobel’s father wishes her wed to an English nobleman, who will carry on his title. Isobel will wed no other man but her heart’s desire—and that is one braw Highlander from her mother’s homeland.
Laird Marcus McEwan has loved the feisty lass forever. For years, Marcus has tried to convince Lord Pembroke to allow him to wed his daughter. But the Norman lord will not allow it. Then ambushes and murders make it too dangerous for Marcus to reach a peaceful resolution.
Nothing goes as planned and keeping the lass for his own is fraught with danger, as they try to determine who was behind the killings. Isobel and Marcus will do everything in their power to ensure they are together as they have always vowed they would be.
Excerpt:
"Take me to see Marcus."
"Your father would not permit it. 'Tis too dangerous for you to cross the border to the village, not with the fighting going on, my lady."
She narrowed her eyes at him. "This is all your fault." She didn't mean him personally, but she knew he would not want her wedding the Highlander any more than her father would.
When Lord Wynfield did not deny it, she knew then—her father had given him the order, and he had given word to the men who had escorted Marcus out of the keep.
"How bad is he?" She fought valiantly to keep the tears at bay, to believe he was not wounded badly, and that the man who did this to him would pay with his life.
"He is recovering, so I am told, from the little word that we could get concerning his condition."
"Has father's physician seen to him?" Considering that Marcus was injured on her father's land while being forced to leave the castle through no fault of his own, and now the Scots had retaliated, wouldn't peace come easier if in good faith her father sent his own physician to care for Marcus?
"I have had word that a healer has seen to his injury."
"I want to see him for myself." And she would, no matter the obstacle that stood in her way.
"'Tis not possible, my lady."
She would make it possible, one way or another.
Excerpt:
"Take me to see Marcus."
"Your father would not permit it. 'Tis too dangerous for you to cross the border to the village, not with the fighting going on, my lady."
She narrowed her eyes at him. "This is all your fault." She didn't mean him personally, but she knew he would not want her wedding the Highlander any more than her father would.
When Lord Wynfield did not deny it, she knew then—her father had given him the order, and he had given word to the men who had escorted Marcus out of the keep.
"How bad is he?" She fought valiantly to keep the tears at bay, to believe he was not wounded badly, and that the man who did this to him would pay with his life.
"He is recovering, so I am told, from the little word that we could get concerning his condition."
"Has father's physician seen to him?" Considering that Marcus was injured on her father's land while being forced to leave the castle through no fault of his own, and now the Scots had retaliated, wouldn't peace come easier if in good faith her father sent his own physician to care for Marcus?
"I have had word that a healer has seen to his injury."
"I want to see him for myself." And she would, no matter the obstacle that stood in her way.
"'Tis not possible, my lady."
She would make it possible, one way or another.
About Terry Spear
USA Today Bestseller, TERRY SPEAR writes urban fantasy and Highland medieval romance: hot wolves, jaguar shifters, medieval Highlanders and lots more. She also pens young adult paranormal romance. She has over fifty paranormal books to her name, earned Publisher’s Weekly Best Books of the Year, and has been featured in The International Wolf Magazine, Woman’s World and BGS Book Review Magazine. She creates award-winning teddy bears in the heart of Texas and gardens. She retired from USAR after rappelling, mountain climbing, learning water survival, qualifying with a number of firearms, survived the obstacle courses, leadership reaction courses and confidences courses – and knows if she can do it, her characters can overcome any obstacle she puts in their path.
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