Highland Heroes
– Book One
They ordered her
to seduce him and cast him aside. He was commanded to protect her. No one told
them to fall in love. They discovered that on their own. Now each can’t live
without the other but together they risk certain death.
A Highlander’s
duty
A summons from court
could be a dangerous thing especially for Graham MacCoinnich. He says what he
thinks, and his clan’s treasonous rumblings coupled with their risky alliances
cast both kith and kin in a dubious light. But King William’s order turns out
to be anything but dire. Surprising? Yes. Enticing? Without a doubt. The
exquisite Lady Mercy Claxton, most cherished goddaughter of the king, requires
a protective escort through Scotland and Graham is happy to offer his services.
Escaping the sins of the
father
Since the untimely
death of her mother, Lady Mercy Claxton has feverishly searched for a way to
escape her father, the Duke of Edsbury’s political games before one of his
plots ensnares her either in an unsavory arranged marriage—or worse, the same
humiliations he forced upon her mother. A trip through the Highlands is just
the ploy for her to seek sanctuary at Iona Abbey. Or at least, it was until
Mercy’s father twisted her plan into a political coup to erase his gambling
debts and bolster his diminishing status at court. And if Mercy doesn’t comply
and do his bidding? She’ll be shackled with the same deplorable fate her mother
never escaped.
A dangerous
pretense
Graham has never
claimed to be a gentleman, but he’s the Highlander Mercy needs. Especially when
she tells him her father ordered Graham’s seduction with the caveat that she
then cast him aside and claim foul play to validate an attack on his clan in
feigned defense of her honor. Her trusting desperation touches Graham’s heart.
Graham’s gentle protectiveness touches Mercy’s soul. Never one to admit defeat,
Graham devises the perfect solution. They’ll create a show of feigned romance
for the benefit of the duke’s spies until Mercy reaches safe harbor at the
abbey. There’s just one problem Graham and Mercy fail to take into account.
Pretending to love is risky. It has a tendency to become all too real.
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