Hearts and the Lands Series by Nancy Richards-Akers

Love Wild and Free Pledged to one another since childhood—when eleven-year-old Malcolm Kirkpatrick married the infant Isobel and vowed to safeguard her life—these two spirited hearts were separated through the years. Malcolm, now a powerful Scots Highland chieftain, is enthralled by the beautiful lady he rescues from a band of thieves. Little does he know it is his wife who quickens his pulse and makes his heart leap... moreLove Wild and Free Pledged to one another since childhood—when eleven-year-old Malcolm Kirkpatrick married the infant Isobel and vowed to safeguard her life—these two spirited hearts were separated through the years. Malcolm, now a powerful Scots Highland chieftain, is enthralled by the beautiful lady he rescues from a band of thieves. Little does he know it is his wife who quickens his pulse and makes his heart leap. Although Isobel knows she owes her fidelity to a stranger she calls husband, this ruggedly handsome warrior captures her heart as well. And it is in this raging tide of forbidden lust that they discover the intense passion of a true love at long last set free. less

A Delicate RoseThe war with the rebel Scots has cost Lady Claricia de Clinton everything she holds dear—her family, her innocence and her cherished dreams of happiness. She has learned to survive by trusting no man. And now she has become the captive of a dashing enemy—a bold and brazen highland outlaw whom she dares not desire, but whose power over her heart and soul wil redefine her future... moreA Delicate RoseThe war with the rebel Scots has cost Lady Claricia de Clinton everything she holds dear—her family, her innocence and her cherished dreams of happiness. She has learned to survive by trusting no man. And now she has become the captive of a dashing enemy—a bold and brazen highland outlaw whom she dares not desire, but whose power over her heart and soul wil redefine her future.A Heart UnchainedBranded a criminal, an outcast in his own land, Alexander Kirkpatrick is sworn to vengeance against the English—and Lady Claricia, the beautiful niece of his enemy, is the perfect pawn in his calculated scheme. But the proud Scottish warrior's icebound heart cannot withstand the emotions Claricia has ignited within him—a searing blaze of unrestrained passion that awakens Alexander to a destiny more powerful than clan and duty...and to a love more precious than life itself. less

Divided Hearts She is Aislinn Clare, darkly beautiful, irresistibly desirable, and wildly independent. Stirred by the blood of her Irish mother, she'd rather die than leave her beloved Ireland and succumb to the proper marriage her English father seeks for her across the sea... moreDivided Hearts She is Aislinn Clare, darkly beautiful, irresistibly desirable, and wildly independent. Stirred by the blood of her Irish mother, she'd rather die than leave her beloved Ireland and succumb to the proper marriage her English father seeks for her across the sea. Destined Souls Bran O'Connor is fiercely proud of his pure Irish blood, and determined not to be lured into betraying his clan by a half-blood temptress with her heart set on remaining in her cherished Highlands through marriage. Yet even in a land divided, the unrelenting desire of each stolen moment shared by this clashing pair intensifies a passion that defies both law and reason. And even as Aislinn and Bran fight a tempestuous battle of wills, they are being drawn into an unconditional surrender to the compelling call of love. less