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Graeme MacGruder didn’t go to Glasgow in search of a wife but for his sister Jeanie, who disappeared when his parents’ traveling party was ambushed along the road. Now he’s the chieftain of his clan, and his first two orders of business are to find his missing sister and avenge his parents. He buys Cait hoping that she might have news of Jeanie. Cait and Graeme join forces in common cause: vengeance. But achieving that goal might cost them a lifetime of happiness together—and their eternal souls.

All I wanted was a decent date, not an intergalactic mate! Roxanne Bad dates and lousy liars—that was my routine until the universe decided I needed a serious shake-up. As I'm walking home from yet another disaster date, when bam! I'm not just kidnapped once, but twice. First by Krogoth, a hot, hulking alien chieftain convinced I'm his fated mate, and then by a band of alien criminals who think I’m some sort of trophy. Honestly, I just want to return to my boring job and worse dates—space is terrifying! Can I convince him to take me back home before he wins my body and my heart? ...

With her powers to heal and see evil where others cannot, beautiful Ilysa dresses plainly, speaks softly, and loves her chieftain from afar. Yet when Connor finally stokes the embers of desire that have so long burned within her, Ilysa feels bliss unlike any she's ever known. Now as he is forced to place duty before happiness, Ilysa senses Connor is in grave peril. Can she find a way to prove she is the woman he needs by his side?

Fans of "romance a la Outlander" (RT Book Reviews), will love this sexy, action-packed Scottish historical as a battle-hardened Highlander will fight with all he has to save the woman he loves--even if she can never love him back. After being unceremoniously jilted by her betrothed, Lady Mairi...

The Council fears me, the War Chieftain craves vengeance, but I'll crush anyone who dares threaten her Roxanne Just when I thought we’d overcome every obstacle, the universe throws us the biggest challenge yet. Krogoth must face the tyrannical War Chieftain in a fight to the death. If we fail, it’s not just our love at stake—it’s the future of his entire race. I’ve survived the Proving, but can I handle watching the man I love risk everything? And if we win, am I ready to become a leader to his people? This human is in way over her head, but I’m not backing down now. Krogoth By ...

Each book in this series can be read as a standalone. She came to negotiate a treaty. He has no interest in her diplomacy. Valena has spent her entire life becoming the most controlled woman in any room — glacial composure, impeccable manners, a diplomat's armor so polished it reflects nothing back. She volunteered for the posting to the Caldera of Karth because she is the one who goes where no one else will. She expected politics. Supply lines. Troop deployment schedules. She did not expect Drekkar. High Chieftain of the Ashborn, massive and volatile and ferociously traditional, he ...

The history of the chieftains is the history of Irish music, and the story of how an unlikely group of enthusiasts came together to rescue some of the world's most beautiful music from near extinction, brought it to an audience of millions, and became acclaimed stars.

Lennox MacVey, chieftain of Clan MacVey, is haunted by memories of being kidnapped as a child by a man named Egan. Now seven and twenty years old, the nightmares of the event are becoming clearer, beckoning him to right the wrongs committed against him. For Meg, life has become unbearable. Trapped in a loveless home and reeling from her sister Tamsin’s departure, her father’s chilling announcement changes everything: she’s to be sold to a baron who wants nothing more than an heir. Refusing to accept this fate, Meg flees, determined to find Tamsin and carve out her own future.

F’lorna finds herself in a distant land, fighting to unlock memories buried deep within her. As sages and chieftains fight to claim her identity, she walks in a power that commands her to rise from the darkness. F’lorna’s long lost friend Raecli battles thoughts of depression and wonders if life as a highborn Sand-shaper is worth living. However, hope finally arrives as a friendly traitor, and she embraces a purpose beyond her grandfather’s demand of marriage.

Allison Sutton isn’t the sort to take risks. She’s a nurse, so she’s seen exactly where risk-taking can lead. But she leaves her comfort zone to visit Scotland with her sisters and then takes a further leap of faith when one of them insists they jump from a waterfall that’s supposedly enchanted. To her amazement, the jump brings her back in time, to the fourteenth century, and she comes face to face with a strapping Highlander who looks as if he’s stepped out of her fantasies.

To save my alien warrior, I must become oneRoxanne Just when I thought I'd found my happily ever after with Krogoth, the universe threw us another curveball. My alien chieftain is facing execution, and our future is on hold. The solution? I have to complete the "Proving" - a challenge that's claimed seasoned Klendathian warriors. Me, a human who recently had never left Earth! I've got to navigate a deadly alien wilderness, outrun monsters, and outsmart rivals who want me dead. It's terrifying, but I won't let Krogoth down. I've come too far, loved too deeply to give up now. This human might...

Responsible for protecting her younger siblings from their abusive father, Bethoc Matheson is in no position to rescue another soul in Scotland. Yet when she sees a bleeding man on the verge of drowning, that's exactly what she does, securing him safely in a cave where she can return day after day to tend to his wounds.

Although my brother disappeared many cycles ago, I've never given up hope that he's alive. I get word about a human who has seen him, but she's evading me. When I finally come face to face with her, the situation becomes a whole lot more complicated, because I can't deny the pull toward the female with the smart mouth. She doesn't know it yet, but she'll be by my side as I rule over my people.

London Socialite and friend of King George IV, the Duke of Strathnarn enjoys his London life and is reluctant and resentful when he inherits from his hated father the title and responsibilities of Chieftain of the Clan McNarn. Arriving bitterly angry in the highland fiefdom he fled as a youth, he’s faced with a terrible dilemma. To free his young nephew and heir from the clutches of his Clan’s mortal enemies, he must marry Cola, the daughter of their fearsome Chieftain. Appalled, he complies with bad grace, but refuses even to look his young bride in the face.

Charles Eastman, Ohiyesa, was born of the Sioux Nation, the Lakota tribe. Here as no where else is described the sacred and beautiful life of the American Indian before the appearance of the white man and afterwards.

1993: Three modern young people listen as the Scottish storyteller spins his tales of adventure, romance, and intrigue. While candles flicker and a Celtic harp sings its accompaniment, the question grips them: Can they find the answer to Scotland’s oldest secret? 563: Young Corban, tending his father’s sheep—stupid creatures that they are—on the back of the island, has no idea how much his life is about to change when he sees the holy men arrive on the beach below him. Columba has led his little band of monks from Ireland, seeking expiation from his great sin. Can he find peace on ...

AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A vivid and enthralling account of the historical and cultural events that defined Budapest, a unique city in the heart of Europe, on the fault line between East and West—from the critically acclaimed author of Lenin “A compelling portrait of one of...

In a primal world of duty and desire, Mira is bound to the fierce chieftain Korr—a man she should hate, yet can’t resist. Torn between her people and a forbidden passion, their steamy clash ignites under the spirits’ watchful gaze. But when danger strikes, will love conquer all—or be their undoing? Unleash your wild side with this erotic tale of love and sacrifice.

The vicious Water Sprite War has ended, and the Forest Elves have returned home. Drisandel, who led the Forest Elves in the war, succeeds his deceased father as village Chieftain. Garnidel, Drisandel’s son and talented apprentice smith to his mother, Shaelesse, begins to prepare as the heir to his father as Chieftain by travelling through the Forest Elf Nation, learning of its history and the legends of so-called “Fire Sprites,” and searching for a potential wife (even as he staves off feelings for the betrothed of a beloved friend).