Ancient Scotland

Experience the sweeping saga of Scotland's history in a whole new way with this audiobook narrated by Graham Mack. Through Mack's passionate and eloquent voice, you will be transported to the rugged landscapes and vibrant cities of Scotland, where centuries of history come to life. From the ancient kingdoms of the Picts and Scots to the rise of the clans and the battles for independence, this audiobook covers it all.

Buried scrolls. Cutthroat rivals. A discovery that rewrites history and...sparks a saga readers never want to end. History isn’t the only thing on the line—so are the people you’ll follow for nine books and counting. Darwin Lacroix has one shot to clear his family’s name. For decades, academia mocked the idea that a Roman treasure convoy vanished in the far north—right up until a scroll recovered from beneath Vesuvius hinted otherwise. When a diamond cache surfaces in Iceland, Darwin jumps on the first flight to Reykjavik, determined to finish what his ancestors started. But ...

Edinburgh merchant Tavish Cameron has no choice but to pay outrageous tolls to the nobility, until fate gives him an unexpected opportunity for advancement. To claim Tower Roscraig, all he has to do is admit that he is the bastard son of a murdering baron...and evict the proud, impoverished Lady Glenna Douglas from her crumbling castle. With her father ailing and her village devastated by illness, Glenna has lost everything except her home. Now a handsome stranger intends to take that, too. Until the king arrives to determine the rightful laird, Glenna and Tavish must share her castle.

By the second century CE, Londinium was a large Roman city, with tens of thousands of inhabitants using villas, palaces, a forum, temples, and baths. The Roman governor ruled from the city in a basilica that served as the seat of government. What was once a 30 acre outpost now spanned 300 acres and was home to nearly 15,000 people, including Roman soldiers, officials and foreign merchants.

More nations have vanished from this Earth than exist today. It is hard to imagine that Scotland or India will one day not exist, yet history is the graveyard of nations. This is the story of one such country, because like a once mighty ship who has sunk into the ocean of history, its wreckage and remains are meager. It is the story of a Kingdom called Alt Clut that existed for 600, perhaps 700 years, and is now almost unheard of. The story of Alt Clut only survives in archaeological finds, linguistic whispers, the chronicles of its neighbors and enemies, poetry, and legends.

Scotland in the post-Roman period was a wild, dark place, filled with warring, scrabbling Pictish tribes. The first brave Irish missionaries traveled there with the message of Christ near the end of the Fourth Century, A. D. Over the next decades others followed, establishing an outpost on the western Scottish island of Iona (ancient Iouan). From there over the next few centuries other missionaries at great sacrifice to themselves made the journey into the Hebrides, Scotland proper, and northern Briton and Saxon England (Northumbria). They carried with them the message about Jesus Christ ...

Step into a world of legendary warriors, mystical druids, powerful kings and queens, and enchanted creatures from the lands of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales!

When ancient magic awakens, love becomes the ultimate power. Niamh bears the dragon's mark that draws her to Highland clan chief Rowan MacRae. Found collapsed at Dragon's Glen, she carries secrets of awakening magic that could save or destroy his people. As rivals scheme to seize the dragon's power, Rowan and Niamh discover true strength comes through partnership, not conquest. Celtic mythology meets Highland romance in this sweeping fantasy. Some powers can never be seized—only earned through hearts brave enough to choose partnership over dominion.

While Carmen Hendricks and Angus Cameron battle against desperate odds to free the Phoenix Throne from an evil curse, Angus’s brother Robbie falls to his death in a fiery sink hole under the standing stones in the Forgotten Fields. Hundreds of miles away, Carmen’s friend Elle Watson runs for her life through a mysterious forest in fear for her life against hidden forces. The magic spell that transported her away from modern America should have taken her to King Arthur’s court at Camelot, and she knows she’s not there. In her search for answers, she frees a young Highlander from his ...

KYRIA'S CURSE Stornoway, Scotland - 1926 On a hellishly stormy night, deep in the semi-barren yet majestic valley of Glen Valtos, a wee bairn is born in a weathered stone cottage. His first cry echoes loudly throughout the ancient glens. However, the wee bairn, Varg Magnusson, carries more than the legacy of his Swedish bloodline. He bears the 'MARK OF SIX.' Since the arrival of the Northmen in 790 AD, the Magnusson family has been bound by an unbreakable spell, one that began with the tragic death of a Druid male child named Dagda. His grieving mother, Celestina, vowed vengeance for the ...

She fled through time to save her son. Falling for a king was never part of the plan. When Bethany escapes her dangerous ex-husband by traveling back to ancient Scotland, she never expects to be mistaken for a runaway princess—or to find herself drawn into a world of warriors, secrets, and magic. All she wants is to keep her little boy safe. But in a kingdom full of political enemies and a priest who knows too much, keeping her secret might cost her everything. King Comgall knows he must marry to secure peace. His bride seems perfect: fierce, loyal, and willing to risk everything for her ...

Can true love happen twice? The last thing Chloe expects when she travels to New Hampshire is to end up with a mysterious Claddagh ring and a fated romance. If that isn't enough, she's been thrown into a love triangle and meant to help a medieval country in peril. Torn between the deceased lass he still loves and the modern-day woman destined for him, Laird Aidan Hamilton sets out with Chloe to protect King David II from Edward Balliol and his disenfranchised nobles, the 'disinherited.' A quest that ultimately means facing off with the dark brotherhood with which they are aligned. Thrust on...

The final installment of the Phoenix Throne series sees Christie McLean leave his home on the Isle of Mull to seek help from the dragon shifters of Urlu. But the trip doesn’t go as planned. He meets up with Alexis Morgan, the mysterious woman who cast the curse on his family. They spend a single night of drunken indulgence at a roadside inn, and things start spinning out of control for both of them. Before they know it, they find themselves embroiled in a shadow world of power and mystery where nothing is as it seems. Will they both succumb to forces beyond their reckoning before they can...

“Master storytelling transports you to medieval Scotland!” --Paula Quinn, New York Times bestselling author When your destiny lies far from where you began … Scotland 1072 The Norman Conqueror robbed Steinar of Talisand of his noble father and his lands, forcing him to flee to Scotland while still recovering from a devastating wound. At the royal court, Steinar becomes scribe to the unlettered King of Scots while secretly regaining his skill with a sword. The first time Steinar glimpses the flame-haired maiden, Catrìona of the Vale of Leven, he is drawn to her spirited beauty. She ...

"The novella is well crafted and demonstrates a clear focus on the tropes and plotlines of historical fiction."– Royal Palm Literary Award Judge "The rendering of environmental and cultural issues around this story is a very strong point which places the characters in a very rich and believable environment."– Royal Palm Literary Award Judge Losing Love Maggie's beloved Lennox has been dead for ten years, and life is still unbearable without him. Neither of them knew she was carrying their child when he went off to war, but Ian bears a striking resemblance to his father, both in looks ...

Jennifer McQuiston’s debut historical romance, What Happens in Scotland, is a lively, romantic adventure about a wedding that neither the bride or the groom remembers. Lady Georgette Thorold has always been wary of marriage, so when she wakes up next to an attractive Scotsman with a wedding...

Lachlan McLean sets out to free Ivy Tennent from the clutches of Aegir, the God of the Sea. However, Lachlan quickly finds himself pitted against supernatural powers mightier than anything he imagined possible. Where can he find the power to save his own life, much less defeat the Sea God at his own game? Once Ivy leaves the undersea world, the hypnotic power entrancing her falls away. She realizes she never loved Aegir, but she can’t go home to her own world, either. Just when she and Lachlan find each other, circumstances beyond their control threaten to tear them apart. Facing such ...

Will a noble warrior find solace in the arms of the lass he's loved since the beginning? Or is his soul already damned and the fate of Scotland doomed? Find out in A Scot's Retribution, the steamy edge-of-your-seat epic conclusion of the entire MacLomain Series. So far, four couples have ignited the power of the Claddagh ring in an ongoing battle against evil. As each tale unravels, the MacLomains and their kin learn more about why they were targeted and what it will take to stop the enemy. Now, despite the odds stacked against them, Laird Marek MacLeod and his Broun lass come together to ...

Stretching 80 miles from coast to coast across northern England, Hadrian's Wall is the largest Roman artifact known today. It is commonly viewed as a defiant barrier, the end of the empire, a place where civilization stopped and barbarism began. In fact, the massive structure remains shrouded in mystery. Was the wall intended to keep out the Picts, who inhabited the North? Or was it merely a symbol of Roman power and wealth? What was life like for soldiers stationed along its expanse? How was the extraordinary structure built - with what technology, skills, and materials?

While Callum and Jamie Cameron leave Urlu to visit their remaining family and Clan, they encounter their near neighbors, Clan McLean. Dashing young Clan Chief Lachlan McLean welcomes the brothers as long-lost friends, but the reunion quickly turns sour when Callum discovers Sadie Cole—one of the time-traveling friends of the women back in Urlu—among the McLeans. Although Lachlan has his heart set on Sadie, Callum cannot fight his growing feelings for her. He finds himself compelled to keep his attraction toward her a secret to maintain the peace between the two Clans. But an ongoing war...