Greetings! I hope
everyone’s enjoying a fabulous springtime. Things have been a little sad on my
end. After all, I’ve been busy writing the last book in The MacLomain Series:
Later Years. Not only that but in its own way, this novel wraps up all sixteen
books on the Scottish side of The MacLomain Series. Or so we’ll see. There was
a little twist at the end I never saw coming so we might just see more
MacLomain Highlander books in the future. Nonetheless, I truly enjoyed writing
this. There’s nothing quite like a love triangle! So at long last, I give you
the final installment in the Later Years, Passion of a Scottish Warrior.
Be sure to read
everything so you can find out how to enter to win a $25 gift card and learn
about a hot new release!
Description
Determined to protect
Jackie from evil, Darach Hamilton flees MacLomain Castle without telling anyone
his destination. As foretold by Celtic Goddess Brigit, that should have made
the enemy pursue him. But nothing is as it seems. When he learns the dark
demi-god went after Jackie instead, he races to her side only to discover
something unexpected. Things have changed. There might be hope for them. Maybe
he can finally be with her. After all, he’s been dreaming about her for years.
The only problem? He already pushed her into another man’s arms.
Over a month has passed
since Jackie traveled back in time from modern day New Hampshire to medieval
Scotland. Since then, it’s been a non-stop adventure. Now she’s in
ninth-century Scandinavia with Heidrek, a Viking set to inherit the throne. A
man that Darach is determined she be with despite the unforgettable kiss they
shared. Then there’s the newfound Claddagh ring on her finger. It is foretold
that its stone can only be ignited by the love of a MacLomain. Darach is by
birth, the only remaining MacLomain not taken. Yet despite the power the ring’s
glow could harness, she wants nothing to do with it. Not in light of her
terrible secret. One she prays will keep any man from loving her because it
will mean their ultimate ruin.
Many revelations come to
light when Jackie, Darach, and Heidrek travel through time to keep the future
King, wee Robert the Bruce safe. Determined to spare them heartbreak, Jackie
refuses both men. Yet one of them ends up invoking unavoidable passion. A
timeless draw. One she tries to fight. But some things are meant to be and Fate
has a plan for them all. Epic love. Ultimate war. Inescapable death. Twists
nobody saw coming. An ending that will either see Scotland through to what it
is today or rewrite history altogether.
Find out how everything
unfolds in Passion of a Scottish Warrior, the final installment in the
MacLomain Series: Later Years.
Excerpt
Jackie
shook her head as she looked into Darach’s eyes. Being in his arms was the last
place she needed to be. Yet the crowd pushed them closer and the man she had
been dancing with vanished. She swallowed hard when his arm wrapped around her
waist and twirled her away from a couple that stumbled by them laughing.
The pipes trilled.
The crowd
was wild.
And she
was tight against Darach.
Not a good
place to be. Or was it? She swallowed again and kept her arms down because if
she lifted them, what would she touch? The sides of his muscled torso…his
strong forearms…his wide shoulders?
“You
dinnae need to keep shaking your head no,” he murmured. “I willnae…”
When he
trailed off, she realized that he had no idea what he would or would not do.
Besides the arm that he wrapped around her waist, his other hand didn’t touch
her at all.
His head
was bent near hers, his lips so close to her ear that she could feel his hot
breath down the side of her neck. Chills and heat raced over her simultaneously
as she tried to sift through her feelings.
Push away.
Touch his chest and push away.
But again,
if she touched him…what then? Would pulling away still be an option?
The pipes
seemed to trill louder, and the fire in the center of the room sparked higher
as the celebrations became a boisterous background to the quiet she suddenly
felt on the inside. A strange silence made up of her heartbeat and the
indentation where his neck met his collarbone. She inhaled deeply and turned
her face inward, chasing his scent and heat.
She barely
felt the slight touch of his hand on the back of her head as she nuzzled in,
desperate to get closer to…something. It almost felt like a memory. One just
out of reach. Lips open, she flicked her tongue, eager to sample. Eager to
capture his scent. Curious what it tasted like.
Only when
he whispered, “Bloody hell, lass,” did her eyes snap open and she realized what
she was doing. By that time, it was too late. He tightened his hold, dug his
hand into her hair, tilted back her head and met her eyes. Their lips were
inches apart when he whispered, “What are you doing to me?”
Jackie had
no idea. What was she doing to him?
What was he doing to her? She’d never felt anything like it. So much. Almost
too much. Yet it felt like something not entirely real. As if she recalled
snippets of a dream.
Their lips
drifted closer, eager but tentative.
Wanting
but unsure.
His
eyelids drifted down. So did hers.
There…almost
there.
Rise
of a Viking
The MacLomain Series: Viking Ancestors’ Kin,
Book One
Coming
August 9, 2016
Available
now for pre-order
A successful
photographer, Cybil is thrilled when she and her family inherit a million
dollar ocean-side house in Winter Harbor, Maine. It’s a chance to finally bring
her sisters back together and right old wrongs. But problems arise. Her gift of
prophecy grows stronger. A Viking from the past haunts her. And that old ash
tree in the front yard? It has taken on the otherworldly qualities of
Yggdrasill, a tree that connects the nine worlds in Norse mythology. Soon
caught in its power, she’s whisked back in time to tenth-century
Scandinavia.
Of dragon blood and set
to inherit the throne, Heidrek Sigdir tries to keep Cybil away, but the gods
have other plans. A fate designed to make him pay for past grievances. Yet when
he finally lays eyes on her, he wants nothing else. They share a connection
unlike any other. Poignant desire. Incomparable need. Tempting change. Even so,
he must let her go. She should be with his brother. Still, nothing is what it
seems. A new enemy is determined to destroy all and Cybil is special to him and
his people in ways nobody anticipated.
Many revelations come to
light when Heidrek and Cybil are forced to journey through the rugged lands of
Norway to reach the home of the seers at the peak of Mt. Galdhøpiggen. Hearts
will be tested and lives forever changed. Will a new Viking King rise up and
keep his people safe? Or will his endless draw to a modern day woman be his
ultimate ruin?
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