Showing posts with label Scottish Romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scottish Romance. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

THE CHIEFTAIN releases next week! #NewRelease #HistoricalRomance #99cents

THE CHIEFTAIN releases a week from today! Don’t miss the preorder sale price of just 99¢. After release day, the price will go to the regular price of $3.99.

To preorder your copy, CLICK HERE or on this link https://books2read.com/thechieftain

“THE CHIEFTAIN is the first book in A HIGHLANDER’S HEART AND SOUL series about a group of close-knit Highland warriors and the fearless women who win their hearts. These books are set during the time of Scotland’s bloody history following the Massacre of Glencoe in 1692.”

The Chieftain
A Highlander’s Heart & Soul Novel—Book One

She took his heart. Will she take his name?

A mercenary with a conscience, Alexander MacCoinnich fights for those he deems worthy of his skills and able to pay his price. His services sometimes provoke accusations of rebel and traitor and take him across countries and kingdoms. With no home of his own, this life suits him. At least… until now. Now Alexander must choose: remain a soldier for hire or retire his warring ways to save the woman who risked everything to save him.

Catriona Neal has been the lady of Clan Neal’s keep since her mother’s dying request left her striving to keep a promise. The promise she gave to shield the clan from the cruel ways of her father the chieftain. Over the years, aided by her father’s failing health, Catriona manipulated her sire’s commands for the good of all. She’s been faithful to the oath she gave her mother. But that oath came with great sacrifice. Catriona can never marry. No man would accept a life with her since she can never escape her self-imposed prison—not even when her father dies. The next chieftain, her brother, is so sadistic that the vile deeds of her father pale in comparison. Somehow, she must continue protecting her clan.

Alexander could be the answer to Catriona’s prayers, or the brutal end to all she’s promised to protect. Catriona must decide—will she risk the wrath of the king and abandon her clan for love or deny her heart and forever mourn what might have been?

Brief excerpt after a skirmish within the keep and Catriona has been injured:

“Ye didna think what, love?” Alexander lifted her closer and stroked her cheek faster. “Catriona—speak to me, lass. Ye didna think what?”

To his profound relief, Catriona opened her eyes, looked confused for a moment, then smiled. “Fear. I didna think ye feared anything.”

“Ye are wrong, Catriona,” Alexander whispered as her eyes closed again. “I fear losing ye, m'love. I canna bear the thought of facing this life without ye.”

For another excerpt, CLICK HERE or on this link https://maevegreyson.com/thechieftain.html

And for an extended peek into THE CHIEFTAIN, CLICK HERE or on this link
https://maevegreyson.blogspot.com/p/extended-excerpt-of-chieftain.html

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

THE CHIEFTAIN - Releases March 20th!

THE CHIEFTAIN is the first book in A HIGHLANDER’S HEART AND SOUL series about a group of close-knit Highland warriors and the fearless women who win their hearts. These books are set during the time of Scotland’s bloody history following the Massacre of Glencoe in 1692.”

The Chieftain
A Highlander’s Heart & Soul Novel—Book One

She took his heart. Will she take his name?

A mercenary with a conscience, Alexander MacCoinnich fights for those he deems worthy of his skills and able to pay his price. His services sometimes provoke accusations of rebel and traitor and take him across countries and kingdoms. With no home of his own, this life suits him. At least… until now. Now Alexander must choose: remain a soldier for hire or retire his warring ways to save the woman who risked everything to save him.

Catriona Neal has been the lady of Clan Neal’s keep since her mother’s dying request left her striving to keep a promise. The promise she gave to shield the clan from the cruel ways of her father the chieftain. Over the years, aided by her father’s failing health, Catriona manipulated her sire’s commands for the good of all. She’s been faithful to the oath she gave her mother. But that oath came with great sacrifice. Catriona can never marry. No man would accept a life with her since she can never escape her self-imposed prison—not even when her father dies. The next chieftain, her brother, is so sadistic that the vile deeds of her father pale in comparison. Somehow, she must continue protecting her clan.

Alexander could be the answer to Catriona’s prayers, or the brutal end to all she’s promised to protect. Catriona must decide—will she risk the wrath of the king and abandon her clan for love or deny her heart and forever mourn what might have been?

Preorder now for 99¢


After March 20th—price goes to $3.99

Excerpt: https://maevegreyson.com/thechieftain.html

Preoder Link: https://books2read.com/thechieftain

Sunday, August 19, 2018

A tester of many flavors or no? #ReadRomance #WhatGenreForYou

Many genre choices a burdened author doth make.
Ever since I started releasing my stories into the wild—kind of like a catch and release program—I’ve been hard pressed to nail down my “brand”. Authors are always advised, and rightly so, to establish their brand. It helps readers. It helps marketing. It helps publishers. It helps eeeeerbody up in here. But it kinda makes me squirm.

My tagline: Magical Romance Sifting through Time was about as close as I could get to branding what I write because my stories vary. A lot. The only constant in all my stories is my beloved Highlanders.

My most recent series: Highland Protectors runs along the lines of contemporary, time-travel, historical romance with a backstory sprinkle of druid magic and Celtic goddesses. The first two books are primarily in the present and the third book…uhm…isn’t. *wink* Can’t give away too much, now can I? But anyway, how’s that for a sampler plate of genres within the same series?

In my current writing project, I’m attempting to discipline myself and stick to one genre. I know. Kind of scary. It’s pure historical romance set in seventeenth century Scotland. No time travel. No druids or witchcraft. No Celtic hocus pocus. I’m tempted, mind you, but so far, I’m nearly half done with the draft of the first book and I haven’t cheated even once.

But I am curious. Are you a reader of many genres? My faves are historical, regency, and time-travel romances. I cut my proverbial reading teeth on Barbara Cartland romances.

What genre or genres do you enjoy?

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

It's almost time! #EverybodyNeedsAHighlander


ABOUT JOANNA’S HIGHLANDER
Present-day North Carolina sings with the passions of the Scottish Highlands as a fiery, time-traveling Celtic warrior takes a stubborn tour guide for a wild ride.

Haunted by lost love, Grant MacDara still dreams of tenth-century Scotland. Nothing can soothe his aching heart—until a sharp-tongued, redheaded beauty leads a tour of senior citizens through his family’s North Carolina theme park, Highland Life and Legends. Though she’s the polar opposite of the lass he left behind, Joanna Martin is the most irresistible woman Grant has ever met. But when he decides that she’s worth the risk of loving again, he tries so hard to hold her close that she nearly slips through his fingers.

Forced out of her job as a pharmaceutical sales rep by a conniving ex, Joanna is trying to make the best of her quiet new life. But one glimpse of Grant—who wields an ancient hammer like it’s just another appendage of his chiseled body—convinces Joanna not to give up on love. The one thing she can’t do is outrun her past as a loser magnet. And although Grant seems to be the last honorable man left on earth, this mouthwatering stud needs a crash course in twenty-first-century women before Joanna can trust him with her heart.

PRAISE
“This rollicking cross-cultural love story offers much to enjoy . . . including galvanic attraction and steamy sex scenes between two appealing and well-matched lovers, witty banter, and a delightful cast of supporting characters.”—Publishers Weekly

“Maeve Greyson perfectly balances scorching scenes with tender moments in a modern time-travel romance that will make you want the alpha Scottish hero for your very own.”—New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne

“Fun, frothy, and utterly delicious, Joanna’s Highlander will charm you. I want a time-traveling Highlander!”—New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Day

“Greyson continues to craft intriguing plots with pinches of humor and an interesting cast of characters. Her writing takes me back to the early days of Janet Chapman. Grant and Joanna’s romance is a must read!”—Victoria Roberts, award-winning author of My Highland Spy

“Hot damn. I need me a sexy Scot—especially one from Maeve Greyson’s Highlander Protector series. Grant had me swooning at his old-fashioned dialogue.”—Stina Lindenblatt, author of the Pushing Limits series

Pre-order your copy today!