THE GIFT: A Highland Novella Lily’s well-honed sense for trouble tells her no healer is safe in London while gangs roam the city looking for witches to burn. In the dead of night, she escapes on a northbound ship, intending to return after Christmas celebrations calm the city’s witch fever. But when Lily lands in the wilds of Scotland, her skills for surviving in the city can’t save her. Roderick MacDonald is on a secret mission for his chieftain when he finds a lass near death on a barren hillside and is forced to take her with him. Though this mysterious Sassenach may have The Gift his clan needs—and he burns with passion for her—he’s determined to resist the enchantment she weaves on...

THE DOUGLAS LEGACY The Douglas sisters, beauties all, are used as pawns in their family’s bitter struggle to control the Scottish Crown. But when a Douglas lass is in danger, she’ll find she’s been left to face it alone. KIDNAPPED BY A ROGUE After her brother’s dramatic fall from power and banishment for treason, Lady Margaret’s husband threw her out to save himself. Now her ambitious brother is back in Scotland with the support of Henry VIII—and a plan to again marry off his beautiful, compliant sister to forge an alliance. But Margaret refuses to ever wed again, and she’s desperate to escape. Thanks to his roguish charm and skill with a sword, Finn Sinclair Gordon has managed to...

THE DOUGLAS LEGACY The Douglas sisters, beauties all, are valuable pawns in their family's bitter struggle to control the Scottish Crown. But when their enemies strike, each Douglas lass will find she’s been left to face them alone. CLAIMED BY A HIGHLANDER Lady Sybil Douglas’s fall from court favorite to royal enemy is swift after her brothers are charged with treason and flee Scotland. When a huge Highland warrior appears claiming they are bound by a marriage contract, she’s desperate enough to ride off with him. She’ll worry later about how to escape the wedding. The last thing Rory MacKenzie needs is a pampered Lowlander wife. He traveled to Edinburgh in the hope of dissolving...

THE DOUGLAS LEGACY The Douglas sisters, beauties all, are valuable pawns in their family's bitter struggle to control the Scottish Crown. But when powerful enemies threaten, each Douglas lass will find she must face them alone. CAPTURED BY A LAIRD Haunted by his father's violent death, David Hume, the new laird of Wedderburn, sets out to make his name so feared that no one will dare harm his family again. The treacherous ally who played on his father's weakness is dead and beyond David's vengeance, but his castle and young widow are ripe for the taking. The moment David lays eyes on the dark-haired beauty defending her wee daughters, however, he knows this frail-looking lass is the one...

Four fearless warriors return to the Highlands to claim their lands and legacies. But all their trials on the battlefield can't prepare them for their greatest challenge yet: winning the hearts of four willful Scottish beauties. A Warrior's Heart Connor, chieftain of the MacDonalds of Sleat, holds the fate of his people in his hands. Rival clans are plotting to take over his lands, and duty determines whom he will fight, trust . . . even marry. Seeking guidance, Connor turns to Ilysa, a young lass with the gift of foresight, who reveals an approaching danger-and a passion that burns only for him. But the warrior must make a powerful marriage alliance, and Ilysa's bloodline is far too...

Four sexy Scots and four exciting novellas! In the Yuletide hour, across the Highlands, four hot Scots will discover the true gift of Christmas--a very, very special holiday anthology from the stars of Scottish historical romance! THE HANDFASTING by Glynnis Campbell When Sir Noёl de Ware comes from France to claim his betrothed--the most beautiful heiress in the Highlands--he's sure he's been given the best holiday gift ever...until he discovers the spirited lass he's wedded and bedded is not the right sister. Ysenda of Rivenloch never intended to be a counterfeit bride, and when she begins to fall in love with her handsome husband, she becomes trapped in her own deception. Only true...

Могучий горец Дункан Макдоналд нигде не знал покоя – его неотступно преследовал образ дочери предводителя клана Мойры, которую он любил и потерял: ее отдали замуж за другого. Но теперь, когда овдовевшей Мойре угрожает опасность, Дункан не задумываясь готов рисковать жизнью, чтобы спасти возлюбленную. Однако что же случилось с Мойрой? Куда пропали ее любовь, нежность и доверие к Дункану? Почему она видит в своем спасителе едва ли не врага? Какие силы встали между ней и тем, кто когда-то был смыслом ее жизни? И удастся ли смелому горцу вновь пробудить в ее сердце пламя любви?..

Алекс Макдоналд готов на все, дабы восстановить славу и честь своего клана — и даже пожертвовать свободой и обвенчаться с Глинис Макнил. Конечно, его невеста — красавица, и слава о ней разносится по всему Нагорью… но даже самые восхищенные поклонники признают, что у прелестной Глинис суровый характер, сильная воля и острый язычок. Алекс и Глинис совершенно не подходят друг другу. Их брак грозит превратиться в ад для обоих. Однако неожиданно в дело вмешивается… любовь. А любовь, как известно, творит чудеса…

Война окончена, и лэрд Йен Макдональд вернулся в родное Шотландское нагорье, чтобы зажить наконец с молодой женой мирной и спокойной жизнью. Но как выясняется, супруга не готова его принять. Зачем красавице Шилес мужчина, взявший ее в дом без любви, а потом бросивший на пять лет ради ратной забавы? Да будь лэрд хоть трижды хорош собой и отважен — он не завоюет ее сердца! Однако время разлуки не прошло для Макдональда даром. Он многое понял — стал мягче и мудрее. И, кажется, научился по-настоящему любить.

Four fearless warriors return to the Highlands to claim their lands and legacies. But all their trials on the battlefield can't prepare them for their greatest challenge yet: winning the hearts of four willful Scottish beauties. IRRESISTIBLE DESIRE Alex MacDonald is known for his skill as a warrior, his prowess with women, and his vow to never take a wife. But now his chieftain has asked him to make the ultimate sacrifice: wed Glynis MacNeil, a lass famed throughout the Highlands for her exquisite beauty-and defiant ways. Familiar with heartbreak, Glynis refuses to fall for another handsome scoundrel. Yet when Alex's past sins force an unlikely union, Glynis gives in to temptation...