The Border Lord S Bride

New York Times bestselling author Bertrice Small continues her Border Chronicles with this tale of a woman rescued, a man enraptured, and a love unanticipated by the fates… Duncan Armstrong, laird of Duffdour, had sworn never to wed unless it was to a lass he truly loved. But when he needs a favor from King James, Duncan never expects what he’s forced to pay in return: the taking of a bride he neither loves nor desires. When Highland heiress Ellen MacArther’s marriage plans are thwarted by a murder attempt, she has no choice but to beg the king for help. The cost for her urgent plea: to surrender her heritage and become a border lord’s bride. But the price to be paid for two strangers thrown together by fate is higher than imagined. And more dangerous than the passion—and betrayal—that could consume them.

From the New York Times bestselling author?the fourth passionate romance in the Border Chronicles series. Lady Cicely Bowen, daughter of the Earl of Leighton, is sent away by her father when her jealous stepmother threatens her safety. Soon the exiled Cicely becomes best friends with Lady Joan Beaufort, the king?s cousin?and when Joan is married to King James I of Scotland she chooses Cicely as one of the ladies accompany her north? At the Scot?s court Cicely finds herself pursued by two men?elegant Andrew Gordon, the laird of Fairlee, and Ian Douglas, the laird of Glengorm, a rough-spoken border lord. When Ian kidnaps Cicely just as Andrew is about to propose, the royal court is sent into an uproar. The queen is demanding the return of her friend and the Gordons are threatening to set the border on fire. But the border lord is difficult to tame?and the lady?s heart is even harder to claim.

For Thirteen Years He’d Been A Wanderer… Now Con ap Ifan had returned, a tested warrior and a talented bard. But Enid of Glyneira remained unimpressed. No stolen kisses or honeyed promises that faded with the dawn could tempt her to abandon hearth, home and betrothed—not even for the father of her cherished firstborn son! Con wanted Enid more than words could tell. But could he dally with her, now a widow with children, forever? For though she’d always been his heart’s melody, his soul’s rhythm, he knew the siren song of the wider world might break their passion’s bond!

The New York Times–bestselling author “weaves a fascinating tale that incorporates Scottish history into an emotionally moving and realistic love story” (Affaire de Coeur). Lady Alpin MacKay is in despair when she learns that, in one tyrannical, sweeping gesture, the Scottish lord Malcolm Kerr has stolen her property. Determined to reclaim her home from her childhood nemesis, she storms Kildalton Castle with a scheme to take back what’s hers. When the beautiful Alpin arrives on Malcolm’s doorstep declaring her land—and herself—as his for the taking, he’s thrilled. At last, he has her under his thumb, right where he wants her. But as Malcolm plots his revenge, and Alpin conspires to trick him into forfeiting her land, neither of them plans for the flame of passion that ignites between them. “Arnette Lamb ignites readers’ imaginations with her unforgettable love stories.” —RT Book Reviews

This eighteenth-century historical romance novel by bestselling, award-winning author Arnette Lamb tells the sensual tale of Lady Miriam MacDonald, a brilliant diplomat from Queen Anne’s court, and the two admirers she’s torn between while in Scotland. Though Lady Miriam MacDonald ventured to the Scottish hills seeking peace between the Scots and English, she finds herself torn between the admiration of two very different men: the kindly, awkward laird of Kildalton Castle that became a trusted friend and the dashing, tartan-clad Border Lord that swept her into his arms… and claimed her innocence. A lifetime of anguish hides behind the disguise of Duncan Kerr, laird of Kildalton by birth, Border Lord by choice. If his true identity is revealed, he could lose not only his future, but the thing he holds most dear—Miriam’s heart. By day, Miriam strives to establish harmony between two battling nations; by night, she surrenders to forbidden pleasure with the mysterious Border Lord. Does Duncan love Miriam’s heart or is he blinded by the promise of peace she brings to his beloved land? Only the Border Lord, mysterious as the mists of the hills, knows the truth.

In 1461, Alix Givet, the daughter of Queen Margaret's physician, is forced into a loveless marriage with a Northumbrian baron's cruel son. When he unexpectedly dies, she flees over the border into Scotland, and into the mercy of a brooding laird. If she can warm his cold heart, it might provide the everlasting love of her dreams!

A man on a mission... To protect his sisters from disaster, Lucius Carr leaves the Templar Knights and returns home to his Scottish estate to assume the family's earldom little expecting to inherit a bride in the bargain. A woman from his past... Elizabeth Huntingdon had spurned him once before in favor of his brother. Lucius bears the physical scars of battle as well as the emotional scars of betrayal. He vows to guard himself against the one woman who enchanted him heart and soul. A desire neither can resist... Neither Lucius nor Elizabeth expects to join forces for the sake of his sisters. Or have their loyalties tested as they struggle against the potent desire that threatens to consume them both. She is the last woman on earth he wants to marry, yet the only woman he could ever imagine as the...Border Lord's Bride.

Two neighboring Scottish clans have feuded for generations, but peace seems at hand with the betrothal of Darnley's daughter Maude to Jemmy, Laird Kirallen's son. But Darnley blackmails his illegitimate daughter Alyson to pose as Maude and wed Jemmy in her stead. Alyson finds the Kirallens are not barbarians, and in Jemmy's embrace she finds the promise of home.