The Rose and the Thistle Series by Violet Malvik

Fate granted them a marriage forged in blood… and a passion, unlike anything they’ve felt before.After Laird Ian MacLeod is brutally murdered in his bed, Emeline Thorne escapes her death sentence by the skin of her teeth. She never thought Manus, the Laird’s brutish brother, would stand up to her. Now, Emeline does not only owe him her hand as his promised bride but, also her life.With Ian dead and gone before he got to answer his burning questions, Manus has no one he can trust near him... moreFate granted them a marriage forged in blood… and a passion, unlike anything they’ve felt before.After Laird Ian MacLeod is brutally murdered in his bed, Emeline Thorne escapes her death sentence by the skin of her teeth. She never thought Manus, the Laird’s brutish brother, would stand up to her. Now, Emeline does not only owe him her hand as his promised bride but, also her life.With Ian dead and gone before he got to answer his burning questions, Manus has no one he can trust near him. Buckling under the weight of his new responsibilities and a title he never wanted, Manus asks his friend Tavin to join him in the castle. But how will his mercenary companion react to the news of Manus’ union with the renowned English Rose?With the clan still in mourning, the air in the MacLeod Keep is heavy with suspicion as the Laird’s murderer is still on the loose. Emeline and Manus know too well that a funeral before the wedding is an ill omen… but their bad luck has only just begun. The grim affair is about to turn into a nightmare when Blair Clover, the leader of a bloodthirsty neighboring clan, appears during the ceremony to exact his vengeance.Chaos is about to erupt once again, this time with Emeline caught in the crosshairs… until she collapses before everyone under mysterious circumstances. With his bride in danger, Manus orders a ceasefire until her health is restored, only to find that Emeline was poisoned. Soon, spending their wedding night proves to be another battle: one of wills. How can they deny the growing attraction between them when so many connections have thrown them into this strange, hostile bond?But when the newlywed couple leaves for Linthingow castle, where they are to spend a few weeks celebrating their union, an attack on the road leaves them stranded between life and death. How can they survive this time without anyone coming to their aid?"Wedded to the Beastly Highland Knight” is the first book in the series, “The Rose and the Thistle,” packed with breathtakingly action, secrets, twists, passion, and sizzling romance, set in the tumultuous Scottish Highlands! less

Behind the ancient walls of stone and valor, the enemy is lurking nearer…Emeline, what are ye hiding?The Scottish were a force to be reckoned with; a brutal threat that needed to be tamed. Having been force-fed that ideal for as long as she could remember and witnessing the Highland ways first-hand, Emeline had never thought to question it – until now... moreBehind the ancient walls of stone and valor, the enemy is lurking nearer…Emeline, what are ye hiding?The Scottish were a force to be reckoned with; a brutal threat that needed to be tamed. Having been force-fed that ideal for as long as she could remember and witnessing the Highland ways first-hand, Emeline had never thought to question it – until now.But how could she make Manus, her newly appointed Laird and husband, believe that she was not the enemy merely because she was born on the wrong side of the border? Especially following the relentless attacks on the MacLeod land and the endless scheming within the clan…Emeline begins to feel they will never understand one another, even if her heart yearns for him in a way she cannot control. She prays that proving herself in battle and saving the people of Airth will be a step in the right direction to change his mind, but she can't shake the feeling that the war threatens to tear them apart.Every time they take one step forward and finally give in to the call of their desire, they end up falling right back where they started. It was a fight that Emeline was scared to keep fighting. But she could have never predicted the new war unraveling in Manus’ mind after Lord Flynn’s latest revelation – one that could sever their bond forever.Manus comes face to face with a reality he dreaded for too long. What sort of Laird would allow the enemy in his own home and his bed? And how would anyone trust him ever again if this were to come to light?Manus can hardly trust himself, and the enemy is already breathing down his neck. But it is not the enemy the Grey Thistle Knight thinks he knows…"The Secrets of a Highland Court” is the third book in the series, “The Rose and the Thistle,” packed with breathtakingly action, secrets, twists, passion, and sizzling romance, set in the tumultuous Scottish Highlands! less

The past is about to repeat itself…There is no place for secrets in a marriage – but Emeline MacLeod has learned this too late.After the devastating truth that came to light, revealing that her father was involved in the death of her husband’s father, the course of their lives has once again taken a dark and sinister turn. With his power-hungry uncle, Tamhas, and his heartless stepmother, Reona, shadowing his every move, this may be more than Manus can handle... moreThe past is about to repeat itself…There is no place for secrets in a marriage – but Emeline MacLeod has learned this too late.After the devastating truth that came to light, revealing that her father was involved in the death of her husband’s father, the course of their lives has once again taken a dark and sinister turn. With his power-hungry uncle, Tamhas, and his heartless stepmother, Reona, shadowing his every move, this may be more than Manus can handle.But the fire setting their bodies alight burns stronger than ever. Only she can make his skin come alive under her touch. She wants nothing more than to drown in the pleasure and comfort she finds in his arms.After the explosion that nearly cost him his life, Manus needs to ensure the MacLeod Keep remains safe – a task that soon proves to be impossible…When Ian introduced him to this family, Manus did not know that he was stepping into the lion's den. Now, the blood he carries in his hands is staining his reason, and each decision makes him drift further apart from the only person he cares about.Emeline has no time left to prove her honor. A pact with the devil himself might be the only thing to save her after the man she loves has found new evidence proving she is the enemy.That left her nowhere to go. She no longer had a home in England, but she could not stay in Scotland anymore either.She had never been welcome here, but now it is too late to go back; the past is about to repeat itself, sweeping everything and everyone in its path…"A Fate Spelled in Ruin" is the fourth book in the series, “The Rose and the Thistle,” packed with breathtaking action, secrets, twists, passion, and sizzling romance, set in the tumultuous Scottish Highlands!Other books in the series:The Thorn in Her Side - PrequelWedded to the Beastly Highland KnightTamed by the Sassenach MaidenThe Secrets of a Highland CourtA Pact of Blood and HonorThe Bloodstained Rose less

His face would be the last thing she sees before she diesEmeline is gone…Manus has bled for his clan time after time. But there is only one person he was willing to die for without second thought: the woman who reminded him what courage and desire mean. The lass who stole his heart put it back together and helped it heal and love again... moreHis face would be the last thing she sees before she diesEmeline is gone…Manus has bled for his clan time after time. But there is only one person he was willing to die for without second thought: the woman who reminded him what courage and desire mean. The lass who stole his heart put it back together and helped it heal and love again.After his near-fatal injury in the last altercation with the English threat on his land, another lethal blow awaits Manus once he opens his eyes: news that crushes him and a man he thought he had gotten rid of.It seems now has returned with bloody vengeance in his eye and a dagger in his hand.The nightmares that plague him with visions of his father’s murderer bring out the worst in him and push his wife away. His only wish is a united clan against a mutual foe, and Emeline by his side – her bloodline be damned.But when Emeline disappears without warning and word in the castle spreads that she has been taken, Manus’ world turns upside down.The Sassenach Rose is in deep peril. With her husband letting the old-age feud between their bloodline create a rift amidst them, she has nothing left to fight for anymore.Tamhas and Reona have been conspiring against her and the McLeod Laird for too long, but it won’t be long until they show their true colors. Emeline swears to stop them even if it is the last thing she’ll ever do...Until Reona threatens her with a secret that changes everything.If Manus hears about this, their battle is as good as lost. Emeline decides to escape before it is too late or perish trying.Will she ever see her husband again?"A Pact of Blood and Honor" is the fifth book in the series, “The Rose and the Thistle,” packed with breathtakingly action, secrets, twists, passion, and sizzling romance, set in the tumultuous Scottish Highlands!Other books in the series:The Thorn in Her Side - PrequelWedded to the Beastly Highland Knight Tamed by the Sassenach Maiden The Secrets of a Highland Court A Fate Spelled in RuinThe Bloodstained Rose less

The final clash will set them free… or doom them for all eternity.Emeline is dying…River Forth would become their watery grave.That is where the last battle with the bloodthirsty English battalion would take place – where everything leading to this moment would determine the future of the McLeod clan... moreThe final clash will set them free… or doom them for all eternity.Emeline is dying…River Forth would become their watery grave.That is where the last battle with the bloodthirsty English battalion would take place – where everything leading to this moment would determine the future of the McLeod clan.Manus plans to surprise their invaders with a scheme, but it is all shaken to the ground when a man appears at his court, claiming he knows how to ambush Commander James Stuart… The enemy hiding behind two bloodstained initials for too long, haunting Manus’ every waking moment.The information he offers is too valuable to dismiss, so despite Emeline’s warnings for caution, Manus decides to give fate another chance and risk it all for the sake of victory.But the surprise awaiting him at the docks of River Forth will make him curse the moment he made that decision.When the final confrontation draws in, Emeline will come face to face with the man hiding behind everything: her trip to Scotland, her betrothal to Ian McLeod, the battles she fought alongside her husband, even he mysterious circumstances of her father’s death.Could it all be a part of a devious plan aiming to destroy her and those she loves?As Emeline searches for the answers, trying to make a decision that will either save their lives or throw them deeper into the abyss of danger, the arrival of news she never expected comes to shatter her hopes and shock her to the core.Emeline has more than one life to fight for…But will that be enough when death comes crashing through her world again?Find out in the unmissable finale to The Rose and the Thistle series: a thrilling saga of breath-taking action, a raging war, family secrets, clan feuds, and a passionate love taking two souls by storm.Other books in the series:The Thorn in Her Side - PrequelWedded to the Beastly Highland Knight Tamed by the Sassenach Maiden The Secrets of a Highland Court A Fate Spelled in RuinA Pact of Blood and Honor less