Lairds of the Loch
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Robert MacAulay, heir to a powerful Baron, is known for being a skilled warrior with a strong sense of duty. His respectable reputation, along with his devotion to the king, is why Andrew MacFarlan and hope he'd agree to marry his youngest daughter, Lady Muriella. Though lovely, Lady Muriella is a bit impulsive, and Andrew believes she needs a man like Rob to tame her. But for reasons Rob refuses to share, he turns down Andrew's request and vows never to wed.
Lady Muriella never wanted to take a husband, but after seeing her two older sisters happily settled, she's beginning to think marriage may have its merits - especially if it means finding a husband as handsome as Rob. When she learns that Rob has refused her without even knowing her, she becomes determined to seduce him into changing his mind. Then she will be the one to say no to him.
Muriella's game change from dangerous to deadly when she's captured by her father sworn enemy Dougal. He wants to claim Muriella for himself as a way to take over the MacFarlan lands. As Rob plans a rescue, Muriella makes an escape attempt of her own - and lands them both in more trouble than either had anticipated. Finding themselves suddenly bound to one another, they begin to share their deepest secrets and finally give in to the passion they've been denying. But Dougal will not be so easily defeated. Will their new love be destroyed before it's even begun?
When Lady Andrena MacFarlan helps escaped Highland-galley slave Magnus "Mag" Galbraith elude men hunting him, she inadvertently sets in motion her father, Andrew's, long-laid plan for reclaiming the chiefdom stolen from him nearly two decades ago by his traitorous cousin, Parlan Pharlain.
As Andrena and Mag set out to prove Pharlain's conspiracy, the two battle Pharlain's men - and their own unexpected passion. Even more unexpected is the discovery that Andrena is able to foresee their enemy's moves. Does she have mystical powers, or are she and her father keeping secrets? Though their desire for one another continues to grow, Mag and Andrena remain unsure of whom they can trust but with their lives on the line, they are forced to finally give their trust - and their hearts - to someone other than themselves.