Wicked Highland Misfits Series by Lori Ann Bailey

A Wicked Highland Misfits novelBook One: To Have a Highland ThiefHaving lost her parents at a young age, Flora MacGregor grows up as the substitute mother for a group of notorious criminals. She hates stealing, but to save her adopted brother, she takes to the streets to pick pockets. Her mission is accomplished when she lifts a jewel-filled box from a handsome Englishman... moreA Wicked Highland Misfits novelBook One: To Have a Highland ThiefHaving lost her parents at a young age, Flora MacGregor grows up as the substitute mother for a group of notorious criminals. She hates stealing, but to save her adopted brother, she takes to the streets to pick pockets. Her mission is accomplished when she lifts a jewel-filled box from a handsome Englishman. After she hides the treasure, he tracks her down, detains her, and demands the return of his goods in exchange for not reporting her to the authorities. When a dangerous man she’s wronged in the past closes in to exact revenge, she agrees to return the items if Isaac hides her from the threat. Although she’s becoming enamored with the earl, following through on their deal isn’t an option.Isaac Nathaniel Hamilton, 7th earl of Dunbridge has spent years trying to regain the family shipping fortune lost by his gambling uncle. After winning the deeds back, a captivating Scottish lass bumps into him and takes his prize. She refuses to give it back until he offers to protect her from a crime lord intent on revenge. As he teaches her to act like a lady to conceal her at a country estate until the danger has passed, he soon discovers that there is much to admire about the person she already is.She needs his protection, but can he trust the word of a thief? less

A Wicked Highland Misfits novelBook Three: To Save a Highland SinnerAbandoned as a child, Kate Mitchell learned young that to stay ahead of heartache, she must pretend to be someone other than herself. She survives by deceiving others. Due to one of her schemes, her adopted family is on the verge of losing their home. To make amends, she plans the ultimate deception. Assuming a different name, she attends a house party to swindle her abusive, perverse landlord... moreA Wicked Highland Misfits novelBook Three: To Save a Highland SinnerAbandoned as a child, Kate Mitchell learned young that to stay ahead of heartache, she must pretend to be someone other than herself. She survives by deceiving others. Due to one of her schemes, her adopted family is on the verge of losing their home. To make amends, she plans the ultimate deception. Assuming a different name, she attends a house party to swindle her abusive, perverse landlord. But someone is standing in her way, an intriguing Highland constable. Giving up is not an option, so she attempts to dodge the man, who immediately sees through her disguise. The pressure increases as she discovers he intends to find out her real identity, and he’s on a mission to destroy the man who saved her from a life on the streets.After experiencing the ultimate betrayal by his parents, Gavin Davidson has hardened his heart and dedicated his life to finding justice for neglected and abused children. He despises deception in any form. When his current case takes him to a gathering at a country estate, he finds an enticing woman pretending to be someone she is not. What are her ties to the notorious Aberdeen street gang he’s determined to take down? And why is she attempting to get close to the dangerous men he’s chasing? Untangling her lies may be the key to settling old scores.When their paths collide, sparks fly, and they play a dangerous game that could end with one of them dead. less

A Wicked Highland Misfits Book FourAfter being pawned off from one relative to the next, all Olivia Ledford desires is to find a stable place to call home. When at her favorite cousin’s request, Olivia returns to Aberdeen, Scotland, she is forced to re-live the worst night of her life and the death of the only man she’s ever loved. To her surprise, she finds Callum alive and still involved in the business that has destroyed everything she’s held dear... moreA Wicked Highland Misfits Book FourAfter being pawned off from one relative to the next, all Olivia Ledford desires is to find a stable place to call home. When at her favorite cousin’s request, Olivia returns to Aberdeen, Scotland, she is forced to re-live the worst night of her life and the death of the only man she’s ever loved. To her surprise, she finds Callum alive and still involved in the business that has destroyed everything she’s held dear. An undeniable yearning for what they’d once shared has her doubting herself and the marriage proposal she’s just received from a man willing to give her the stability she’s always craved. Olivia wants to get lost in Callum’s familiar embrace and find out if they could still have a future together, but first, she needs to turn back time and discover the truth of what happened on that fateful evening.Is the danger that haunted their past still lurking in the shadows?Callum Campbell has closed off his heart. The people he’s counted on have abandoned him when he needed them most–his parents and friends, but what destroyed him was when Olivia deserted him. Now, when Callum’s twin, the only person he can rely on, vanishes, Olivia returns to Aberdeen and inserts herself in his effort to find his lost brother. Having Olivia near stirs all the longings for a family, a legitimate occupation, and a life with the woman he still loves that he’d locked away when she’d left. Callum wants to cling to the warmth and reassurance her presence brings, but the wounded part of him reminds him that she did the one thing he can’t forgive.Will accepting her help lead him down the road to devastation?Books in the To Have a Highland ThiefTo Covet a Highland CriminalTo Save a Highland SinnerSurrender of a Highland Smuggler less