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When Captain Wynne Melfort ended his engagement to Jo Pennington 16 years ago, he never imagined he would see her again. But after he uncovers information that could reveal the truth about Jo's parentage, Wynne feels bound by duty to right an old wrong and inform her of his find. He didn’t expect for feelings long thought dead to resurface, for in his mind a love departed was gone forever.

Ironcross Castle was called cursed by the Highlanders. Its most recent lairds had perished in accidents, falls, or fires. The newest owner, Gavin Kerr, did not fear death. It was feeling that he dreaded - the pain of betrayal and loss. Now, he arrived at the castle to hear of hauntings and cults and to be drawn to the portrait of beautiful Joanna MacInnes, who died here amid a furnace of flame. And looking at her, Gavin desired her, feeling an impossible longing to take her in his arms.

Maisie Murray’s sweet, docile exterior masks the courageous spirit of a firebrand determined to champion women’s suffrage with like-minded friends. But fighting for her principles has swept her directly into harm’s way - and into the arms of a man she cannot resist. A trained officer with the Royal Highland Regiment, Niall Campbell has spent his life serving the Crown. Battle-weary and searching for peace, he nothing to do with trouble - until he meets Maisie.

You are formally invited to the Highland wedding event of the year. (Regrets Only!) Their marriage was two decades in the making. Elizabeth Hay is young, educated, and has her own ideas about her life. Alexander Macpherson is a Highlander and a pirate and not about to be tied down to some delicate court flower. But honor dictates they go through with the betrothal arranged when they were still children. Now the wedding ceremony is only a week away. Each wants to put an end to the nuptials, but fate has a way of bollixing the best-made plans. As the biggest storm in memory sweeps through ...

USA Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey Counting down to Chernobyl-scale disaster THE CLOCK STARTS NOW… Tick… Scientist Marion Kagan is the sole survivor after gunmen attack the facility where her team was working on a top-secret project. Wounded and trapped in a collapsed building, Marion must stop radioactive test samples from leaking out and killing millions. …tick… In a Connecticut psychiatric hospital, Marion’s twin sister, who has been in a comalike state for years, begins to thrash violently in her bed. When an experimental program is used on her to read...

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick... A Macpherson Family Novel Tess Lindsay has spent most of her life on the remote Isle of May, uncertain of her identity. Raised by the two sole inhabitants of the island, she is left to fend for herself after their deaths, until a stranger washes ashore in a storm. Tess pulls him from the surf, not knowing that in saving the Highlander she is saving herself. If good looks and a taste for adventure are a curse, Colin Macpherson is destined for ruin. Until he ends up a castaway on Tess's windswept island, he's been roaming the seas, seeking ...

From USA Bestselling author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey A vengeful ghost. An old secret. A weekend getaway they’ll never forget. Julia Klein’s life has begun to unravel—her daughter Amy has been suspended from school, Julia is about to lose her job, and her boyfriend Garrett is being transferred thousands of miles away. Overwhelmed, she and Amy leave for a weekend at a rambling old colonial inn. Julia never suspects that Garrett, desperate to find a way to keep Julia in his life, has decided to surprise her by joining them. Nor does she expect her daughter to befriend a ...

Fleeing to the Highlands after her father’s murder, fiery Morrigan Drummond has a score to settle with Sir Rupert Burney, the English spymaster responsible for his death. Trained to fight alongside the other rebels determined to break Britain’s hold on Scotland, she swears to avenge her father’s death - until a chance encounter with a barrister as proud and principled as she is presents her with a hard choice...and a bittersweet temptation.

Beginning with The Dreamer, May McGoldrick's Highland Treasure trilogy captures the lives and loves of three Scottish sisters. Now, meet Laura: The Enchantress. Fleeing persecution from the English king, the three Percy sisters scattered to different corners of Scotland. But when the level-headed Laura found herself abducted by the fearsome Laird of Blackfearn, all her well-made plans were torn asunder. His reckless and wild ways left Laura burning in his wake - and awakened in her a passion as untamed as his own....

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick… Love and Mayhem (also published as Arsenic and Old Armor) The great hall in Fleet Tower is quite the lively place. The McCalls are preparing for a wedding, and if that means unexpected arrivals, murder, mayhem, and chaos, all the better in this “laugh-out-loud comedy” (Rebecca’s Reading Corner Review). Forget the English. Forget the Reformation. Forget your sanity… Try getting married when your betrothed can wield an iron pot with deadly accuracy, her mad uncle thinks he’s William Wallace, and her two maiden aunts can’t finish ...

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick, a heartwarming holiday tale of second chances at love... THANKSGIVING IN CONNECTICUT Talented photographer Paige Coleman has stayed away from her beloved seaside Connecticut village of Stonington ever since being mortified by ‘viral’ YouTube video that captured her in the buff at the top of a whaling ship at Mystic Seaport.  Now, four years later, Paige decides that the time has come to face up to her past when her quirky, eighty-six year old grandmother throws the mother of all Thanksgivings to celebrate her recent marriage to ‘...

A PRINCE IN THE PANTRY From USA Today bestselling author May McGoldrick, a romantic tale of two people trapped by fate… The most anticipated ball of the Season awaits! Prince Timour Mirza, an heir to the Persian throne, is visiting England on a diplomatic mission to choose a wife. Brought up in a world where his every move is dictated, Timour longs for one night of freedom. Pearl Smith was raised amid London’s ton, but a reversal of fortune has left her father languishing in debtors' prison. Now, on the night of the grand ball, she has been reduced to working below stairs at the ...

Book 4 of the Caleb Marlowe Series A former cavalry soldier has a new battle to fight when he runs up against the lone survivor of a wagon ambush…and the band of killers who want her dead. As Christmas approaches, Henry Jordan is on the way to meet up with his partner, the legendary frontiersman Caleb Marlowe. Finding a fifteen year old alone in a deserted mountain cabin with a dozen fresh graves nearby, Henry decides his plans for the ranch in Elkhorn, Colorado will have to wait. For nothing fires up his blood quicker than coming face-to-face with injustice. Nell Cody escaped death at ...

From USA BESTSELLING Author May McGoldrick...a sequel to Dearest Millie Lady Taylor Fleming is an heiress with a suitor on her tail. Her step-by-step plan to ditch him is simple. But there is nothing simple about Franz Aurech, Duke of Bamberg. When Taylor tries to escape to sanctuary in the Highlands, her plans become complicated when the duke arrives at her door and her loyal allies desert her. But even with the best laid plans, things can go awry… Previously published in Dukes by the Dozen Anthology

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey... Five in a Row There are no accidents… A Porsche careens out of control in a crowded parking lot. A brand new SUV smashes through a dealership’s plate glass window. A Mercedes races wildly down a pier before diving off the end onto the deck of a yacht. Then, two more wrecks. Witnesses report the vehicles had "a mind of their own" before each accident. Five in a row can’t be a coincidence. Computer guru Emily Doyle has become the single-minded focus of a hacker determined to capture her attention. She recognizes ...

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick, writing as Jan Coffey... AQUARIAN Killian knows all about vampires and aliens. They're not real. But when a handsome swimmer climbs into her storm-tossed boat an hour from her summer destination, the worlds of fantasy and reality suddenly collide… Cuttylea Island has no mall, no social scene, and no action. But it does have a mysterious stone tower, ageless islanders, and a secret as astonishing as a mermaid's tale… Before the summer is through, Killian will find the truth of her family's past…and the role she is destined to play in a ...

Love and Loyalty Clash in a World of Secrets and Deception! From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick and Jan CoffeyERASE ME In the sun-soaked streets of a California beach town, two strangers' paths collide, sparking an unexpected and fiery connection. Brought together by chance, they quickly discover that fate has a twisted sense of humor. And their entanglement is far from your typical love story. Both harbor secrets, lead double lives, and are on missions of paramount importance, setting the stage for a high-stakes battle of wits and wills. Far from the conventional star-crossed ...

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick... Dearest Millie A Pennington Family Novella Lady Millie, youngest of the Pennington family, has always lived in the shadow of her talented and powerful siblings. She’s been the rock of stability and order for her sisters and brothers. Her future looks bright until fate deals her a tragic hand. Dermot McKendry is a former surgeon in the Royal Navy who has returned to his home in the Highlands to open a hospital. As disorganized as he is passionate, he is a man with wounds and a secret past he has worked a lifetime to hide. Providence ...

Sweet Home Highland Christmas A Pennington Family Story 'Tis the season to fall in love! Freya Sutherland is a desperate aunt trying to keep custody of her precocious young niece, Ella. After the death of her father, Freya is willing to do anything to prove she's capable of being Ella's guardian, even if it means marrying for security instead of love. Recently retired from the military, Captain Gregory Pennington wants nothing more than to make it home in time for Christmas. When his brother hears of his plans to return to the family estate for the holidays, he asks Penn to escort some ...

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick... Spine-tingling suspense and heart-throbbing romance in a poignant and unpredictable tale of Victorian London! Captain Edward Seymour—the last of a long line of distinguished Royal Navy officers—has returned from sea to find that his niece has disappeared. Combing every inn and hellhole of the city’s darkest corners, he desperately hopes to find some trace of the girl. Then one night, as he returns home from yet another fruitless search, a mysterious woman falls under his carriage. With no idea of who or where she is, Sophy finds ...