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The Lady and the Highlander   ( A Highland Fairytale #3)   by  Lecia Cornwall.                                  A highland version of Snow White and the Hunter. Present is the wicked stepmother of Laire MacLeod. A darkly cold woman who beguiles and enchants men, using their female offspring to ensure her own continued beauty. Laire is the young daughter of the bewitched laird who fights for her family and her love. We have seven young people, thieves bonded together to form a clan whom Laire seeks shelter with. Then we have the Hunter, Iain Lindsay, bonded to Lady for seven years, whose gain saying of his Lady will come at a terrible price. From a highland perspective, a take on an old age story of evil and the purity of love freely given. A breathtaking read of a fairytale reimagined. A NetGalley ARC *****

Say yes to the Scot:  A Highland Wedding Box Set by May McGoldrick, Sabrina York, Lecia Cornwall and Anna Harrington   A great collection of historical highlander novellas that combine to make an arresting and oftentimes humorous read. HOW A LASS WED A HIGHLANDER by Lecia Cornwall Opening story is an enchanted love story complete with a heroine who is always becoming lost and a hero who has hard choices to make. A cleverly enticing story somewhere between A Midsummer's Night Dream and Outlander without the time travel. A MATCH MADE IN HEATHER by Anna Harrington Ok clever title! 1809-1819 Ten years pass. A lot can happen in that time ... And it does! Spurned by 'The only woman he’d ever loved and wanted to marry,' Garrick Townsend found himself face to face with Arabel Rowland, with years of loss and vengeance between them. If only the Heather could talk. A MIDSUMMER WEDDING by May McGoldrick 1484 Elizabeth Hay had been contracted to mar...

This early line sets the stage for the intricacies and complexities that follow in the captivating historical romance, The Price of Temptation by Lecia Cornwall.    That which is seemingly benevolent is malignant. Our heroine Lady Evelyn Renshawe is disgraced. She is an outcast in society through no actions of her own, but by those of her traitorous husband who has pretentions to the French courts and Napoleon’s friendship at a time when England and France are at war. Harassed on all sides, lady Evelyn contends with her society acquaintances’ disdain, her uncaring family waiting in the wings to dispose of her and her husband’s fortune, a despicable cad pretending friendship all the while seeking her wealth, and now the French wanting a flag, an important icon, stolen by her treacherous husband--as do the English! No wonder the hiring of Sam as a footman (in reality Captain Sinjon Rutherford who rescued her in the park), seems like a god send. Of course, Captain...