The Seductive Scots Series by Tessa Murran

The race is on, and she’ll be claimed by the winner.Orla Gordon is no elegant lady. Headstrong, wild and with a reputation as a hellion with a sharp tongue, she has no desire to saddle herself with a husband. But her parents are keen to be rid of her, so they devise a horse race, and the prize - Orla’s hand in marriage. With the added temptation of a plum piece of land attached to her dowry, the local gentry come running... moreThe race is on, and she’ll be claimed by the winner.Orla Gordon is no elegant lady. Headstrong, wild and with a reputation as a hellion with a sharp tongue, she has no desire to saddle herself with a husband. But her parents are keen to be rid of her, so they devise a horse race, and the prize - Orla’s hand in marriage. With the added temptation of a plum piece of land attached to her dowry, the local gentry come running. Enter Wolfric Munro, who is by no means a gentleman, and certainly not the best prospect for the unwed ladies of Inverness. As the black sheep of his rough clan, Wolfric enjoys a reputation as a brawler, degenerate and dark seducer, with a fearsome temper to boot. He also happens to be an excellent rider. Determined to scupper her parents’ plan, Orla devises a scheme of her own. But if the race doesn’t go her way, she will end up in the hands of black-hearted brute of a Highlander, Wolfric Munro. And he is no more the gentleman than she is a lady. Worse still, while he proclaims he only wants her for the land, Wolfric insists he will claim his marital rights – and he doesn’t just mean the land. But as Orla grapples with the prospect of sharing the bed of a savage Scot with dark desires and looks to weaken the strongest of knees, she is courted by another, more dangerous suitor. And this one wears the regimentals of the English army.Set against the backdrop of Scotland’s reluctant union with England, Won By The Highlander is an enemies-to-lovers, forced marriage romance. It is Book One of the Seductive Scots Series.Plunge into the dazzling world of Jacobite Scotland. Race for your freedom, get seduced by a dark-hearted Highlander, visit a whorehouse, brawl in the street, cause a juicy scandal and above all - never act like a lady! less

Alone and penniless, will she gamble on a stranger’s proposal?Callum Ross is a quiet, brooding man, but when his temper is stoked or his heart given, he is unstoppable. Resigned to his lonely existence as Laird of Raigmoor Castle, he is awestruck when he meets beautiful Tara Hennaut on the road to Inverness. He hopes that coming to her aid will buy him some notice from the well-bred young woman. Unfortunately, she is English and barely notices him in a throng of eager admirers... moreAlone and penniless, will she gamble on a stranger’s proposal?Callum Ross is a quiet, brooding man, but when his temper is stoked or his heart given, he is unstoppable. Resigned to his lonely existence as Laird of Raigmoor Castle, he is awestruck when he meets beautiful Tara Hennaut on the road to Inverness. He hopes that coming to her aid will buy him some notice from the well-bred young woman. Unfortunately, she is English and barely notices him in a throng of eager admirers. When Callum’s hopeless infatuation leads him to throw his heart at Tara’s feet, he is met with rejection and bitter humiliation. However, when an abrupt change of fortune leaves Tara at his mercy, Callum can take what he wants. A handful of coin buys him a bride, but as they say…be careful what you wish for.Sheltered Tara Hennaut has travelled to Scotland with her uncle to claim his inheritance and rescue them from debt and ruin. She is struck by Callum’s strong, protective demeanour and fine grey eyes but unsettled by his rough Scots ways. Unused to the attention of men, she shrinks from his open admiration. But when she falls from grace, there is only one means of redemption – marriage to a gruff Scot whose lust for her might be more than Tara can handle. Bought By The Highlander is a forced-marriage Highland romance. Submit to the wild glens of Inverness and Loch Ness, where a man takes what he wants and fights to hang onto it – be it love, land or livestock. Here, thieves and scoundrels roam, and innocence is fleeting and must be bargained away for comfort and protection. Bought By The Highlander is Book Two in the Seductive Scots Series but can be read as a stand-alone novel. less

He promises freedom, but will he put her heart in chains?Bryce Cullan must marry or lose his inheritance. He may have charm to spare, but what respectable lass would want a young Scot with a reputation for carousing, drinking, whoring and gambling? Then one day, Bryce stumbles across Maren McEwen, who is anything but respectable. In fact, she may be worse than him, for Bryce finds her in jail awaiting a terrible fate. She may not be bride material, but they agree on a scandalous bargain... moreHe promises freedom, but will he put her heart in chains?Bryce Cullan must marry or lose his inheritance. He may have charm to spare, but what respectable lass would want a young Scot with a reputation for carousing, drinking, whoring and gambling? Then one day, Bryce stumbles across Maren McEwen, who is anything but respectable. In fact, she may be worse than him, for Bryce finds her in jail awaiting a terrible fate. She may not be bride material, but they agree on a scandalous bargain. He will come to her aid if she agrees to a pretend marriage. Soon, Bryce is rueing the day he proposed marriage, for he has a wildcat by the tail, and she does not intend to be held for long. Maren McEwen’s headlong flight from a ruinous past has ended up in a jail cell, facing punishment for her wicked deeds. When dashing Bryce Cullan offers to free her, she agrees to a ruse. She intends to use the spoiled laird’s son as he uses her, but soon, Maren begins to succumb to his sea-blue eyes and manly charms. A new life opens up, filled with security, comfort and exquisite pleasure. But before she can seize it, a gruesome discovery and a ghost from her past shatter her calm and threaten murderous retribution if she does not do as she is told - spy on Bryce Cullan. Can Maren emerge unscathed from the wreckage of the past, or will her new-found passion crumble under the weight of lies and betrayal?The biter gets bitten in his scandalous romp of deceit, destruction and dastardly deeds. Lose yourself in Jacobite Scotland, seething under a forced union with England and enter a world of arrogant lairds, spies, lawless redcoats, amorous sailors and manipulative ladies. Freed By The Highlander is the third and final book in the Seductive Scots Series but can be read as a stand-alone novel. less