Mhairi Morrison
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Edinburgh, 1817. Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry. Jack Currer is a resurrection man who is just trying to survive in a city where it is too easy to die. They have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist's Society. After she gets kicked out of Dr. Beecham's lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be very helpful. Hazel makes a deal with Dr. Beecham:...
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"Strong prose and a bevy of plausible suspects keep things intriguing. Readers willing to embrace this Christmas story's jagged edges are in for a ripping mystery."— Publishers Weekly
All aboard, but beware! Passengers who sleep on this train may never wake up.
In the early hours of Christmas Eve, the sleeper train from London to the Highlands derails, along with the festive plans of its travelers. With the train
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Ordinarily, Lady Fiona Ormiston wouldn't think of forming an alliance with an ungroomed, barbaric Highlander, but now, by request of the king, a brazen stranger and outsider is to be her husband. Driven by her sense of duty, Fiona leaves the comfort of her home to marry the rugged knight, but when she surrenders herself to Sir Adham MacFinlagh's powerfully passionate-and shockingly tender-touch, she finds herself in bed with a man whose ties may lie...
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For Charlie and her niece Katie, it's supposed to be a quiet holiday in the peaceful, out-of-the-way seaside town of Hithechurch, England. Charlie is researching a book on the folklore of the area, and the gloomy sea and dangerous caves seem to offer up plenty of material, while Katie is just there to run wild and get some fresh air. But Charlie's research reveals a deeper, darker secret, one that uncovers her own carefully hidden past. Young women...
5) Near Miss
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A fun, twisty woman sleuth mystery set in Edinburgh!
Fashion writer Amy Thornton has the fright of her life when she narrowly avoids being hit by a car.
The driver was being chased, and swerved to miss her only at the last second. He ends up in hospital.
Wanting to thank the man or, more likely, wanting to stick her curious nose in, Amy charms her way into his ward to find out more.
Thinking she has uncovered a heinous plot she goes to the authorities....
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In 1811, Winifred Wallace told one tiny lie. To secure her future as an independent sheep farmer, she invented an estranged husband named Mr. Spencer Halifax and forged their marriage record. Ten years later, her deception catches up with her: in the form of the disturbingly real, distressingly attractive earl on her doorstep. Spencer Halifax wants to set a good example for his beloved hellion sisters. Ever since their father's death, he's tried to...
7) The Eagle
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His touch irresistible. His kisses unforgettable. And yet she lets him go . . .
After living under his tyrannical father's shadow and then in support of his laird brother, Stuart Ross is ready to forge a path of his own. When he falls in love with a servant girl, he proposes and vows to return to marry her.
What Stuart doesn't anticipate are the obstacles of a village under siege, a horrible sickness, and a huge winter storm that will keep him...
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This enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Scotland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers. From the Spaeman's peculiar advice and a laird who is transformed into a frog, to a fugitive hiding in a dark cave and the stoor worm battling with Assipattle, this book celebrates the distinct character of Scotland's...
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Weeping from the wild splendor of the moors to the battlefields of a land divided, Marsha Canham weaves an unforgettable novel of Jacobite Scotland - of a man bound by honor - and of the woman fated to both desire and defy him.
Powerful, brave, irresistibly seductive, Angus Moy, chief of Clan Chattan, was everything Lady Anne could desire in a husband and a lover. But that was before the winds of war tore through her homeland.
While Angus was pledged...
10) The Wildcat
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The protection of his people is of utmost importance, even if it means denying himself happiness.
Gideon Ross, the youngest brother to the heroic Lion, laird to the most powerful clan finally faces his destiny and it is not at all what he would have ever expected. A clash with attackers leaves him near death and he feels as if he's failed everyone, especially the people who he's sworn to protect.
When Gideon is found barely clinging to life, Alia...
11) High Hand
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A killing in high society leaves a detective with a chip on his shoulder grasping at straws.
After a shooting party on a Scottish estate, one of the participants is found dead, having been unceremoniously hit on the head with a rock.
Getting nowhere when interviewing the arrogant son of the wealthy landowner, DI Russell McCord is quietly relieved that with her family connections, bothersome journalist Amy Thornton might help the investigation.
But...
12) The Beast
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What hides beneath the surface can be beastly or perhaps lovable . . .
Scarred and tortured during years in captivity, Duncan Ross must come to learn that he can live a normal life and allow himself to be loved.
Duncan Ross' inner scars are even more horrifying that the visible ones. Unable to control his rages, he hides himself away from his close-knit family. A normal life that includes a wife and family will never be his, a truth he's accepted....
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Viola Brodure, gentlewoman and celebrated authoress, faces a personal dilemma suited for a novel-everyone wishes for her to make a love match with Ethan Penn-Leith, the famous Highland Poet. After all, the popular novelist and the famous poet are the perfect heroine and hero for their own love story.
The problem is that Viola has never met Ethan, not in the flesh, at least. She has read about him and devoured his poetic writings, but does the man...
14) Highland Lady
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Elen Burnard is determined to reclaim the land that was stolen from her family one hundred years ago by the Forrests of Rancoff Castle. When her sister is kidnapped by her adversary's brother, Lady Dunblane leads her men in heated pursuit-bringing home as her prize the Lord of Rancoff himself. Now all that remains is to barter Forrest Munro's life for her sister's safe return. But first she must overcome her unexpected emotions. Desire stirs Elen's...
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Glenna Douglas may be the daughter of a humble crofter, but she dreams of becoming the innkeeper of Glengour Inn, where she has worked for years. Her problems are two-fold: first, she cannot read or write, second, the landlord has chosen a gentleman who has never set foot in Glengour to manage the inn. She is determined to prove herself more capable than the newcomer-but she may need a bit of help from him to do it. With confidence, charm, and a bit...
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Cheerful Holly Anderson doesn't do flings. She doesn't do romance, full stop. She has her five-year plan all mapped out. Falling in love is not part of it…is it? Cheerful and confident veterinarian Holly doesn't do flings. Falling in love is not in her five-year plan. Moving her entire life out of London to a fishing village in the Scottish Highlands is definitely not part of her plan. But then Holly's life is turned upside down. She finds herself...
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Thirty-one-year-old Merry is escaping to the Scottish Highlands for Christmas. Hiding away at Chestnut Cottage with only her Aunt Ava's menagerie of pets for company seems like the perfect way to spend a peaceful December. But when she arrives, Merry discovers some curious instructions from her aunt asking her to organize Secret Santa gifts for the residents of Christmas village.
Merry's determined to try and carry out her aunt's festive task. But...
18) Love Practically
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As a young woman, Leah Penn-Leith fell hopelessly in love with Captain Fox Carnegie-the only irrational mark on her decidedly sensible life. Fox, unfortunately, did not return her regard.
Their story should have ended there-Fox left for India and Leah returned home to Scotland to rear her much younger brothers.
Twenty years later, Fox appears on Leah's doorstep-older, scarred, and world-weary-proposing a marriage of convenience between them. He...
19) Highland Bride
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A tempestuous romantic tale set in seventeenth-century Scotland about forbidden love and the indomitable strength of the human spirit as Kara, a medieval Scottish Lady, must marry Henry, only a boy.
Trapped by fate, Kara fears what their union will be like-especially its consummation. But luckily, much to her relief, what her "husband" needs a mother's care and not a lover's touch.
Yet nearby is an older man, her husband's trusted older half-brother,...
20) The Fox
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Hiding under the calm and proper façade is a fierce warrior and protector.
It is dislike at first sight between Caelan Ross and Glynis Macneil. She thinks him too stuffy and English-acting, and he thinks her too wild and without regard for propriety. The attraction that simmers beneath the surface is maddening to both of them.
When Glynis runs away and Caelan goes after her, the argument that ensues becomes a night of torrid passion. Both are horrified...