Highland Magic : Book Three : Highlands Trilogy (A Family Saga / Adventure Romance)

The second in the Highlands Trilogy, HIGHLAND GRACE begins where HIGHLAND VENGEANCE ended, giving you Bao and Jesslyn's story.

Set in the turn of the 13th century Scottish Highlands. When widow and devoted mother to a five-year-old, Jesslyn MacCreary, discovers her brief encounter with her laird's long-lost brother has resulted in an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, she is thrust into matrimony with its exotically handsome, angry, and seemingly unwilling, father.

Bao Xiong Maclean, by day, a contracted warrior for William, King of Scots, and by night, a lover for hire to the pampered ladies of the king's court, is fighting his attraction to the lovely flaxen-haired widow whose family is the reason he and his mother became slaves to the man who sired him: Jamison Maclean.

THIS IS THE FULL SERIALIZED NOVEL. All six parts of the serial are included in this edition:

THE DARKEST DAY
THE MEETING
THE WEDDING
THE MAGIC GIANT
THE HORSE MARSHAL
THE BRIGHT BEGINNING

Set in the turn of the thirteenth century Scottish Highlands, this is the story of Daniel MacLaurin, a handsome, rugged warrior-laird haunted by his past, and Maryn Donald, the beautiful, high-spirited lass destined to help him find his heart's ease.

After his mother and grandfather, the only family he has ever known, are viciously murdered in a surprise invasion when he is a lad of 13, Daniel spends years focusing on training as a warrior and rebuilding his fortress, determined to control the world around him so that nothing like it will ever happen again.

Maryn Donald is a wild child; a lass who, as the only offspring of her widowed father, has been indulged in her high-spiritedness. So much so, that she takes matters into her own hands when she sees that the neighboring clan is mistreating their horses. She impetuously steals them and then, as recompense for her crime, must wed the powerful, wealthy young laird about whom she's heard such disturbing rumors: Daniel MacLaurin.

HIGHLAND VENGEANCE is a steamy adventure romance, but it is also a family saga. It's the story of how a man overcomes the horror of his past to find love, connection, and contentment once more.

This is PART TWO of a SIX PART SERIAL NOVEL. They must be read in sequence in order to understand the story.

PART TWO: Daniel meets his future wife.

Set in the turn of the thirteenth century Scottish Highlands, this is the story of Daniel MacLaurin, a handsome, rugged warrior-laird haunted by his past, and Maryn Donald, the beautiful, high-spirited lass destined to help him find his heart's ease.

HIGHLAND VENGEANCE is a steamy adventure romance, but it is also a family saga. It's the story of how a man overcomes the horror of his past to find love, connection, and contentment once more.

LOOK FOR THE OTHER PARTS TO THE SERIALIZED NOVEL:

THE DARKEST DAY: PART ONE: A life-changing event leads Daniel on a quest.

THE WEDDING: PART THREE: The threat of clan war brings Daniel and Maryn together in matrimony and draws Daniel into the Maclean fold.

THE MAGIC GIANT: PART FOUR: Daniel is plagued by a recurring dream of the violence against his mother and clan. Cousin Callum arrives back at the keep after his ousting as Laird and Chieftain of the Macleans and the lad Alleck tells of a mysterious "Magic Giant" that dwells in the Maclean wood.

THE HORSE MARSHAL: PART FIVE: Cousin Callum is called back to the MacGregor's holding and the identity of the Magic Giant is revealed. In the meantime, the horse marshal has infiltrated the holding and is set on carrying out his evil plot.

THE BRIGHT BEGINNING: PART SIX: Bao departs for Perth to resume his life as a soldier for William, King of Scots. **This is a short finale to Daniel and Maryn's story (approx. 2300 words OR 11 printed pages) and the lead-in to Bao and Jesslyn's story (Highland Grace)**

When two lonely strangers meet in a bar on Valentine's Day, they take passionate solace in each other's arms, little knowing that they will soon meet again as business associates.

Karen Samuels has sworn off emotionally unavailable men, deciding her time will be much better spent building her fledgling graphic art company.

David Anderson, a widower of seven months is still deep in mourning and battling survivor's guilt. Determined to open the restaurant that had been his wife's dream, and on the recommendation of his best friend, he hires a graphic artist, sight unseen, to create the perfect logo.

SHE knows his heart belongs to another.

HE knows he could give her his heart, but he doesn't deserve to be happy again.

THEY know that falling in love will only bring more agony and despair.

But, FATE knows otherwise.