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Blood of the Raven by A.E. Rayne
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Lords of Alekka continues with this thrilling third volume...We head North!It is time to get lost in the land of the forgotten. Time to explore Alekka’s Northern realm in search of that which is missing.. -
The Veil of Violence by Marilyn Marks
You must always trust in Jaevidan. This is the only way to remain in the light. After the Morrigan revealed themselves and her true nature became known, Adeline Colton is on the run. Seeking revenge for their fallen sister, they will hunt her to the end of the world. But there is another who pursues Adeline—the man with golden eyes and dangerous power... -
The Furyck Saga by A.E. Rayne
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 21 ratings>An epic adventure begins...Jael Furyck is Brekka’s greatest warrior, destined to be the queen, but when her father dies, her uncle steals the throne. And now he plans to marry her off; eager to remove the threat she poses to his reign; keen to forge an alliance with his arch-enemy that will fill his empty coffers with gold... -
The Fae Artifactor by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPeople really have to stop kidnapping her…. Sevana has quite enough on her plate, what with her wonky magical core still spastically melting or exploding things on her. She has every intention of seeking professional help, if such a thing exists, but is stopped before she can even go back home. That is to say, she’s kidnapped. AGAIN... -
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Highlander's Destiny by Mariah Stone
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFiery passion. Fierce enemies. Forbidden attraction. A modern British spy and a medieval Highlander fight for a shared destiny of love and freedom.Scotland, 2022. Horses, tents, and handsome Highland warriors—preparations for the Battle of Bannockburn reenactment are in full swing when British intelligence agent Danielle Field visits Stirling Castle... -
Highlander's Claim by Mariah Stone
She must return to the twenty-first century. He’s holding her captive. Could her love be the treasure he longs to claim? Scotland, 2022. Celebrating with friends, pediatrician Jennifer Foster is more than a little tipsy when their boat breaks down near Achleith Island. Put ashore while they wait for the coastguard, Jenny discovers a rock with strange markings...Categorized as:
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Highland Knight by Hannah Howell
National bestselling author Hannah Howell has delighted readers everywhere with her tales of adventure and passion set against the tumultuous backdrop of medieval Scotland. Now, she sweeps us away again, as she continues her trilogy featuring the irrepressible Murray daughters...Categorized as:
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An Enchanted Spring: A time travel romance by Nancy Scanlon
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNancy Scanlon continues the timebending saga she began with The Winter Laird, pulling heroes and villains alike through the portals of time to help save their futures and find their truest loves. A twist of fate has left Aidan MacWilliam, younger brother of a medieval Irish laird, trapped in the future...Categorized as:
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The Last Highlander: Scottish Paranormal Romance by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Heaven save me from moody Highlanders!"Dezi MacInnes has a wedding to plan and time's a tickin'. She's dealing with an unknown venue, which means a lot of time on site with a tape measure. But a cranky Highlander guards every inch like a Doberman, and if she can't get him out of her way, he's going to drive her to drink...and one of her biggest events could end up a giant disaster... -
Highland Fires by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA haunted man... Once a powerful Fae and heir to the throne of the Fae, Lugus has been given a second chance by his brother the Fae king. No longer immortal, Lugas makes his home off the coast of Scotland as he struggles to cope with his foul deeds and memories of a love that was never his. A hunted woman.. -
The Scottish Duke, the Rules of Time Travel, and Me by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA gale rises over a forest in Scotland at the same time every day.The year is 1670 and a young Duke has ridden out to explore the mystery. He finds, in the center of a clearing, a strange apparatus.He reaches for it and—In Florida, 2012, there is a repeating, daily storm... -
Eternal Summer by Rebecca Ruger
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen Aedan Cameron and his men save a frightened and fleeing lass from a band of border reivers, he assumes his responsibility to her is done. His captain has other ideas. And then she lifts a pair of magnificent blue eyes to him, and he is reminded of what one of the nigheanan sgàil, the daughters of shadow, predicted—that a lass with blue eyes would come...Categorized as:
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The Pledge: A Time Travel Romance by Kim Sakwa
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSent forward in time, this fifteenth-century warrior finds himself face to face with his destiny—a fiery modern-day lass, whose reaction is far from what he expected.Celeste Lowell is no stranger to loss. Two years after her best friend mysteriously disappeared and even longer since the tragic deaths of her parents and brother, Celeste still misses them all... -
Delighting Her Highland Devil by Maeve Greyson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe tumbles back three centuries into the arms of a gruff Highlander and wins his heart—until she endangers everyone he’s ever protected.Jovianna Jacobs, a history professor specializing in Scottish culture, is brilliant and students flock to sign up for her classes. Not because of her brilliance—but because of her foibles during her lectures... -
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Highland Magic by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA vow made… For centuries Frang has kept a secret – he’s immortal. ‘Tis a curse instead of a blessing though. His immortality was bestowed upon him to teach him a lesson, and instead of remaining youthful, the curse turned him into the image of an old man... -
Artair's Temptress by Stella Knight
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe travels back in time with a handsome highlander, facing the dangerous unknown of the past...and a growing desire...Diana Hartford has long denied the magical time traveling ability she's inherited from her parents. But when her aunt implores her to guide a fourteenth century highlander back to his time, she is forced to use the ability she has always denied... -
If He's Noble by Hannah Howell
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell delivers adventure and instant attraction in this all-new Wherlocke Family novel... For Lady Primrose Wootten nothing has been ordinary since her father the Baron died and his wayward family filled the estate with greed and treachery. Primrose knows if she can just track down her brother, he can send the odious relations on their way... -
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Magnar by Mary Morgan
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsKnown as the Barbarian, Magnar MacAlpin is a fierce ruler for those under his command. As leader of the Wolves of Clan Sutherland, his loyalty and obedience lies with Scotland. However, the king’s last demand is not something Magnar will tolerate... -
Love Beyond Boundaries by Bethany Claire
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the love we need the most is that which we give to ourselves. With a thriving physical therapy practice, it’s easy for Allanah to lose herself in her work. But when the sudden death of her best friend sends her reeling, she is forced to rethink her priorities... -
The Thief by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForbes has been carrying a secret—on his person—for 270 years. But a wee earthquake is about to give him away. If he doesn't move quickly to derail a female French archeologist, his heroic history will be rewritten, and he'll be ostracized by his clan... -
Highlander's Protector by Mariah Stone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForbidden love, unstoppable passion, and more than one daring rescue—for fans of Outlander!Three years in medieval Scotland has been more than enough for accidental time traveler David Wakeley. He wants nothing to do with chivalry and valor, but rescuing a Highland princess may be his ticket back to the twenty-first century... -
Spirit of the Knight by Debbie Peterson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe fell deeply in love with him in the early days of her childhood. And in return, she captured his heart the moment he first cast gaze his gaze upon her... Renowned artist Mariah Jennings, hired to paint a thirteenth century Scottish castle, gets the shock of her life when she encounters the handsome knight who has dominated a lifetime of portraits and sketchbooks... -
Christmas Reunion by Mariah Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Christmas wish for love and family bridges the centuries.When Rogene and Angus Mackenzie host a medieval Christmas feast for the seven other couples in their time traveler’s club, the joy of blended traditions warms the great hall at Eilean Donan Castle. All they’re missing are the couples now living in the twenty-first century. But Christmas is a time when anything can happen... -
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High King: A Time-Travel Romance by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is immortal and time, as we know it, is circular. Souls never truly die, but connect with each other in different times, different worlds.A modern American girl is about to discover just how mystical the world can be.And just how much she loved an ancient king… and was loved in return... -
Highland Champion by Hannah Howell
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLiam Cameron is certain he's died and gone to heaven when he opens his eyes to the angel before him. But the pain that wracks his body proves he is still earth-bound. Keira Murray MacKail saved Liam's life --- and he has some enticing ways he would like to thank her. Soon, lust gives way to a feeling much more profound for a woman whose battles he wants to fight .. -
Handfasted to the Bear by Elina Emerald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBrodie 'The Bear' Fletcher is a ladies' man through and through. A Legendary Warrior on the battlefield, his conquests in the bedchamber are equally renowned. He is his own man. He belongs to no one. But a trauma from his past has him questioning his life trajectory... -
A Highlander's Homecoming by Melissa Mayhue
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen Robert MacQuarrie was swept forward in time to present-day Scotland, he left behind in the thirteenth century a vow he could no longer keepâ��to protect his friend’s little daughter, Isabella. Haunted by guilt, he leaps at the chance to go backâ�¦except the fickle Faerie Magic returns him to his family castle twenty years after he left it... -
The MacLomain Series: End of an Era : A Time Travel Romance Boxed Set by Sky Purington
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsModern-day women. Fierce, Viking warriors. Unimaginable connections through time. Sail the high seas and weather ninth-century Scandinavia in a best-selling romance series unlike any other. Endless adventures. Unexpected twists. Mind-blowing passion. Find it all in The MacLomain Series: Viking Ancestors... -
The Haunting of Castle Dune by Bethany Claire
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe vacation of her nightmares might just hold the key to her heart. Eleanor Ackard always knows the right thing to do to help her patients when it comes to their relationships, but when an almost-vacation with her immature boyfriend makes it clear that she needs to take her own advice, she rethinks her plans and sets off on a solo vacation to Scotland... -
Kiss a Highlander by Rebecca Preston
When Edith flees through a door that thrusts her back in time to ancient Scotland, her abusive husband follows, threatening her new life and those who help her, including Bran MacLeod, the handsome Scotsman who swears to protect her…Edith Davis thought she found love with her husband Gabriel, but discovers his controlling and abusive nature too late to prevent him from hurting her... -
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless
The first in a gripping new historical fantasy series that intertwines Irish mythology with real-life history, The Children of Gods and Fighting Men is the thrilling debut novel by Shauna Lawless.They think they've killed the last of us...981 AD. The Viking King of Dublin is dead... -
Jessamine by Shani Struthers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The dead of night, Jess, I wish they'd leave me alone." Jessamin Wade's husband is dead - a death she feels wholly responsible for. As a way of coping with her grief, she keeps him 'alive' in her imagination - talking to him every day, laughing with him, remembering the good times they had together... -
Hold a Highlander by Rebecca Preston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Carissa stumbles upon a strange door and enters it to ancient Scotland, she’s thrilled at a chance for a new life, especially with the handsome Hugh, but witch hunters and obsession threaten to ruin what she’s just found…Winning the trip to Scotland couldn’t have come at a better time for poet Carissa Knox... -
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Viking's Claim: A Viking time travel romance by Mariah Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*** - previously published as The Surf of TimeSurfing in California, yoga instructor Cathy tries to reconnect with the memory her comatose fiancé... -
The Surf of Time: a Time Travel Romance: Called by a Viking Series Book 4 by Mariah Stone
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA grieving Viking. A time traveling yoga teacher. Can they release their guilt and open their hearts to love? Los Angeles, 2019. Cathy is struggling to find the strength to be on her own. With her fiancé trapped in an irreversible coma, she surfs on his favorite beach unable to muster the conviction to turn off his life support... -
Twisted Tracks by Jackson Marsh
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsPart two of The Clearwater Mysteries, this story continues directly from 'Deviant Desire.' An intercepted telegram, a coded invitation and the threat of exposure. Viscount Clearwater must once again put his life on the line to defend his reputation... -
Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the brilliant imagination of Kerrelyn Sparks comes a bold new fantasy romance series in which passion and magic collide. Behold the Embraced… Gwennore has a talent. An Elf able to track down the cause of an illness and heal it, she’s a valuable asset to her people...Categorized as:
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The Highlander's Folly by Barbara Longley
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA brave fifteenth-century Highlander fiercely devoted to his foster family, Hunter of clan MacKintosh can defeat any man in battle. Thanks to his fae gifts, he can read the intent of his opponents and guess their next moves... -
Stardust of Yesterday by Lynn Kurland
Dreaming of her wonderful castle, she imagined that it contained a handsome, brave knight— Suddenly, her eyes flew open. She scrambled over her chair, looking with alarm at what was quivering in front of her, only an inch away from where her toes had dangled off the edge… It was a sword. “I’ll not miss my mark a second time.” A deep voice grated from behind her. She whirled around... -
Sleepless in Scotland by Karen Hawkins
The fourth and fifth exciting novels in New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins’s sparkling Scottish Regency series about two beautiful twin sisters who find romance with the sexy MacLean brothers. In Sleepless in Scotland, Catriona Hurst learns that her sister Caitlyn is getting into trouble in her societal debut, and she rushes to London to rescue her bolder, younger twin... -
Healing the Highlander by Melissa Mayhue
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsANDREW MACALISTER longs for a cure to free him from the excruciating pain caused by an old wound, but when he rescues a drowning woman, he has no idea how much his life is about to change. All Drew knows is that this mysterious woman is hiding secrets—and that he’s never felt such a consuming desire before... -
Loving Her Lonely Highlander by Maeve Greyson
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer fit of anger becomes a leap back through time into the arms of a man she can never have.21st century bookshop owner, Lorna Merriweather is known for her patience. Especially regarding her fiancé. Tonight he’s promised to go to the cliffs to watch for the northern lights... -
All the Time You Need by Melissa Mayhue
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHighlands of Scotland – 1295Alexander MacKillican is a man drowning in responsibility.With rumors of an impending war filling his head, Alex returns home after a year in Edinburgh to announce his plans to join the coming fight against the English... -
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Seeing Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLord Devonshire Sinclair understands his family’s heightened senses are a result of a long ago pact between the Sinclairs and the powerful Raven family. To Honor and Protect is their creed. He has also accepted that no woman could live at his side and understand what he is capable of…until now... -
Highlander's Curse by Melissa Mayhue
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen COLIN MACALISTER is cursed by the Faerie Queen and ends up in the bed of a twenty-first-century woman—who also happens to be the most beautiful creature he’s ever laid eyes on—he’s torn between anger and lust... -
MacGowan's Ghost by Cindy Miles
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGabe MacGowan—a sexy, brooding, guilt-ridden widower and father to mischievous seven-yearold Jake—is the proprietor of Odin’s Thumb Inn and Pub in a misty Scottish seaside village. He decides to sell the inn and move, not only to give his son a more stable environment, but to escape the ghosts who haunt him—in particular his dead wife... -
Thunder On The Moor by Andrea Matthews
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMaggie Armstrong grew up enchanted by her father’s tales of blood feuds and border raids. In fact, she could have easily fallen for the man portrayed in one particular image in his portrait collection... -
Love Beyond Dreams by Bethany Claire
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagic lingers inside all who call Cagair Castle home. Gillian Wright dreams of the same man every night—his kind eyes and gentle smile as familiar to her now as her own reflection. She looks forward to her nights spent with him, but when she starts to hear his voice in the winds around Cagair Castle, she can’t help but wonder if he’s more than a figment of her imagination... -
Rabby: A Highlander Tale by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is a SHORT EPISODE in The Ghosts of Culloden Moor Series. Read THE GATHERING first to avoid spoilers. And since Rabby is a ten year old boy, this will not include a romance, but surely the laddie deserves a happy ever after. Rabby MacDonald has been haunting Culloden's battlefield for 269 years...
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