Bücher der Reihe Highland Force

Born with the mark of the devil, Merrin has been hidden on the islet of Eilean Fladda for near twenty years. When the body of a Highlander washes ashore, the innocent lass presumes him dead. Brushing the hair from the rugged warrior's face, her fingers connect with warm flesh. Warm. Ian MacLeod wakes to a woman so radiant, he believes her an angel. But when the lass recoils from him, he fears she knows of his evil deeds. While he heals, Ian is stunned when he exposes her witch's mark, yet he's spellbound by Merrin's allure. He'd do anything to erase his haunting past and earn her love. But there's a henchman after Ian's head, and when that man learns the Highlander is still alive, the couple is forced to flee Merrin's sheltered world. Fighting for survival, destiny demands they each face their demons, but doing so may forever ruin them both.

Wed by proxy to a baron old enough to be her grandfather, Lady Anne trudges up the gangway of a galleon that will deliver her into the arms of a tyrant. Crestfallen, she believes her disastrous life cannot get worse-until she awakes to the blasts of cannon fire.Facing certain death, Anne trembles in her stateroom while swords clash and the chilling screams of battle rage on the deck above. When a rugged Highlander kicks in her door, she prays for a swift end.But Laird Calum MacLeod has a reason for plundering the ship-and it's not a stunning English lass. With no other choice, he takes Anne to his crumbling keep on the isle of Raasay and sends a letter of ransom to her husband. In time, Anne grows to understand MacLeod's plight and finds it increasingly difficult to resist Calum's unsettling charm-until the baron sends a reply agreeing to terms.Ripped from passion that will be forever seared into their souls, will Anne and Calum risk everything for love?

"...While reading I experienced everything humanly possible. Humor, despair, love, hope, anger all weaved into a beautiful and exciting plot." ~ Eclipse Reviews Intent on winning a Lowlander's tournament, Bran MacLeod travels south with his laird. All goes as planned, except spirited Miss Enya Ross continually distracts him, and in the oddest situations. With no business lusting after a baron's daughter, Bran intends to return to Raasay-until his laird pledges Bran's services in the fight to reinstate Mary, Queen of Scots to the throne. Enya has no deference for the lines of nobility, or for the Great Divide that separates Lowlanders from Highlanders. The way Sir Bran's eyes hunger for her ignites an internal fire Enya cannot quell. All her life she's wanted adventure and excitement, but now her every thought is consumed with the rugged Highlander. With all odds stacked against them, can their forbidden love withstand the tumult of war and the menace of betrayal?

An untimely tempest transports two miserable and lost souls to England's Abbey Wood where they stumble across each other's paths. Lady Jane, a battered woman and accused murderess-Laird Alexander, fleeing his keep after blaming himself for the accidental death of his wife. Both souls must heal their wounds. Both souls have reason to keep their identities hidden. This misshapen pair discovers each needs the other-though neither is willing to admit dependence. Alexander must return to his kin and resume his laird's mantle. Lady Jane must clear her name and find forgiveness. But before healing can begin, it is essential they learn to trust...and love.