THE BRIDE
By edict of the king, the mighty Scottish laird Alec Kincaid must take
an English bride. His choice was Jamie the feisty youngest daughter of
Baron Jamison. Alec ached to touch her, to tame her, to possess her
forever. But Jamie vowed never to surrender to this highland barbarian.
Though his kisses fired her blood, shadowed secrets from Alec's past
threatened Jamie's happiness. She brazenly resisted him--until one
rapturous moment quelled their clash of wills, and something far more
dangerous than desire promised to conquer her heart....
THE WEDDING
Resigned to an arranged marriage to a highland laird she has never met,
Lady Brenna journeys from England to Scotland certain she will suffer a
loveless marriage. But en route to her betrothed, a rival band of Werce,
painted warriors intercept her caravan and demand that she marry their
leader--the handsome, quick-tempered laird Connor MacAlister, the same
man she'd repeatedly proposed to as a child while he'd been a visitor to
her father's castle. Though Brenna scarcely remembers the secret
missives she'd sent to MacAlister declaring her love, she has never
forgotten the tall visitor's dazzling, unexpected smile. Now older and
wiser, Brenna harbors no illusions that Connor is in love with
her--indeed, after a hasty forest wedding, Connor assures her she can
return home once she has borne him a son. Lady Brenna has no idea that
her capture is merely the first act of vengeance against her betrothed,
Connor's sworn enemy. Determined to be happy, Brenna soon endears
herself to most of the MacAlister clan, despite--or perhaps because
of--her uncanny knack for getting into trouble. And although she comes
to adore her brave, superstitious, gentle husband, she has no clue that
Connor lives for the moments she whispers "I love you..".words she never
meant him to hear. But, as she sets out to win the heart of the brave
chieftain, a legacy of revenge ensnares Brenna in a furious clan
war--and only her faith in her gallant husband can save her....
