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Dublin, 1904. Nora Joseph Barnacle is a 20-year-old from Galway working as a maid at Finn’s Hotel. She enjoys the liveliness of her adopted city and on June 16 - Bloomsday - her life is changed when she meets Dubliner James Joyce, a fateful encounter that turns into a lifelong love. Despite his hesitation to marry, Nora follows Joyce in pursuit of a life beyond Ireland, and they surround themselves with a buoyant group of friends that grows to include Samuel Beckett, Peggy Guggenheim, and Sylvia Beach.

1221 A.D. The Holy Land. Half-Armenian, half-Scot Arbela MacLean has lived a life filled with danger and adventure. Now, as her father returns to his homeland, Arbela faces danger of a different sort. Marriage.

Fleeing the English army that murdered her family before her eyes, Anna Braxton rescues two young women kidnapped by a barbaric Highland clan. Her efforts earn her both gratitude and suspicion, and she counters their belated offer of friendship with anger and distrust. But she does not count on the unexpected impact the laird’s son has on her heart. Duncan MacGregor does not understand his DA’s command to imprison the young woman who saved his sister’s life. He is more than intrigued with Anna’s skill with a bow and sword—in fact, he is fascinated by everything about her.

Soncerae, a young and formidable Muir witch, has won the hearts and undying devotion of a band of Highland ghosts who haunt the battlefield on Culloden Moor. She promises each of them two days of life and one last chance to prove their courage, but keeps the real price a secret. One by one, these men plunge into their unique adventures. Will they prove brave enough to surrender their revenge, let go of Culloden, and grasp something wonderful? It shouldn't be difficult. After all, it wasn't revenge that kept them tethered to that ground...

Soncerae is a Muir Witch whose destiny is to save these Highland warriors who refuse to leave Culloden's hallowed, forever-bloody ground. She can win back their lives, but only for a time. And in that time, she hopes to prove that a heart's true desire can mean so much more than revenge. This anthology contains the stories of Fraser, Rabby, and Macbeth.

In 1920, at their country home in County Cork, Sir Richard Naylor and his wife, Lady Myra, and their friends maintain a skeptical attitude toward the events going on around them, but behind the facade of tennis parties and army camp dances, all know that the end is approaching-the end of British rule in the south of Ireland, and the demise of a way of life that had survived for centuries. Their niece, Lois Farquar, attempts to live her own life and gain her own freedoms from the very class that her elders are vainly defending.

In this collection of romantic Highlanders, you'll meet Morey, Finlay, and Hamish. Two of them are heroes to the bone. One is the actual enemy!

Katja cannot believe her father has chosen Calder MacGerry as her husband. After refusing numerous aged suitors, this final choice seems too good to be true. But the feud is not over for many of the MacGerrys, and agreeing to marry the handsome young laird could result in more trouble than Katja bargained for.

In this collection of romantic Highlanders, you'll go on the High Seas with Watson to protect a mysterious woman, visit Regency England with Connor to rescue an enchanting heiress in big trouble, and run for your life with Brodrick and the charming psychologist who is too clever for her own good.

Soncerae, a young and formidable Muir witch, has won the hearts and undying devotion of a band of Highland ghosts who haunt the battlefield on Culloden Moor. She promises each of them two days of life and one last chance to prove their courage, but keeps the real price a secret. One by one, these men plunge into their unique adventures. Will they prove brave enough to surrender their revenge, let go of Culloden, and grasp something wonderful? It shouldn't be difficult. After all, it wasn't revenge that kept them tethered to that ground....

In this collection of romantic Highlanders, you'll go with Gareth on a rampage through Scotland, to Washington with Aiden to thwart a stalker, and to Las Vegas where Liam will charm his way through danger. 79 Highlanders arose from their graves the day after the Battle of Culloden Moor. Nearly 300 years later, a young lass hopes to re-write history... 79 Highlanders arose from their graves the day after the Battle of Culloden Moor. Nearly 300 years later, a young lass hopes to re-write history...

Duncan Macpherson has but one thing in mind. Complete an act of valor in the two days of mortality allotted him by the Muir Witch in order to win the chance to confront Bonny Prince Charles and put his sizeable Macpherson strength behind a long-awaited reckoning. Lainey Saunders is a fourth-generation rancher determined to save her family legacy for the next generation, but she is unaware of the forces working against her. Lainey must face her past choices in order to save her future, but at what cost?

It’s not just Harper’s trust fund that’s in danger—it’s her life. Her despicable stepfather only has to keep her alive until he gets control of her money, and he’s happy to kill anyone who tries to aid her. So she’s on the run and determined to stay on her own—so no one else has to die. But a lunatic in a kilt decides she needs a hero, and he’s not easy to ditch.

The Celts have always been seen to walk between the world of the living and a world driven by magic, passion, and fantasy. To those who want to venture down the rabbit hole, Alastar MacTire takes us on a walk through the Celtic Nations starting with the struggling, passionate, magical Irish.

In this collection of romantic Highlanders, you'll meet Dougal, Kennedy, and Gerard. One of them has been keeping a secret for nearly 300 years.

Lesley has always fancied herself as an amateur sleuth, a sort of modern day Miss Marple without the support stockings. So when Al wants to hire her to investigate his elderly uncle’s young fiancée, she jumps at the chance. It doesn’t hurt that the job will involve posing as Al’s girlfriend and joining his glitzy, star-studded family on holiday in Nice. Stella still can’t quite believe she’s engaged to legendary actor Sir Peter Bradshaw. She accepted what she thought was a deathbed proposal. Now she has a living, breathing fiancé and a wedding to plan.

In this collection of romantic Highlanders, you'll go with Cade to revisit his childhood sweetheart, with Murdock as he fights to keep the woman who snags his heart, and on to Texas where Kenrick poses as a fake fiancé, even as his heart yearns for more. 79 Highlanders arose from their graves the day after the Battle of Culloden Moor. Nearly 300 years later, a young lass hopes to re-write history...

Rabby MacDonald and his dog have been haunting Culloden’s battlefield for 269 years. But he doesn’t linger for the same reasons as the others, and the boon he truly desires has nothing at all to do with Bonnie Prince Charlie. If Alexander Fraser, the man he trusts, doesn't return, will he be brave enough to trust the witch and step off hallowed ground?

Dublin, 1904. Nora Barnacle is a 20-year-old from Galway, working as a maid at Finn’s Hotel. On June 16th, Bloomsday, her life is changed when she meets Dubliner James Joyce - a fateful encounter that turns into a lifelong love. Despite his hesitation to marry, Nora follows Joyce in pursuit of a life beyond Ireland. But as their life unfolds, Nora finds herself in conflict between their intense desire for each other and the constant anxiety of living in poverty throughout Europe.

Rory Patterson is a ghost haunted by his past, and he’s in no hurry to leave the moor. Since The 79 are the only real family he’s known, he’s pledged his loyalty to them. But the wee witch has a different plan and gives him two days of mortality in which to complete a quest.