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When Helena - the reincarnation of Brigid - appears in the moors, Brendan can’t deny that the family curse has brought her back to him. Together, they must face their growing attraction and use Helena’s expertise to solve the mystery and find the missing children. Highlander Hunted is the eighth book in the Highlander of Time series, perfect for fans of brooding heroes, intrepid heroines, and pause-resisting time-travel romance. Grab your copy today and enter the exciting world of Highlander of Time!

In the brooding, dark landscape of England, with its rolling hills and forgotten castles, the dark breeds evil in every shadow. Well, almost every shadow. Some of them have stupid in them instead.

When the chef tipped to win this year’s annual Eton Mess competition falls to his death in mysterious circumstances, Albert races to investigate—surely this is the work of the Gastrothief again.

When COVID-19 struck the UK, the government advised the over-70s to "shield" while the country went into lockdown. One old man went sailing instead. Single-handed and self-isolated, retired journalist John Passmore used the pandemic to achieve an ambition that had eluded him for 60 years. For 3,629 miles, he disappeared into a world of perfect solitude, adventure, and adversity, arriving back 42 days later, short of water and with shredded sails, to find himself celebrated on national radio as the embodiment of everybody’s lockdown dream. This is his story.

A murder staged to look like a suicide fools everyone except Albert Smith. He knows better. In Lyme Regis with his faithful dog, the victim invited him to visit the seaside resort. Now he’s dead, and Albert wants to know why.

Audrina James was only trying to stop the old brooch from being stolen; she didn’t know that touching it would send her back in time to medieval Scotland! But the brooch belonged to Audrina’s ancestor, a woman who died tragically on her wedding night and swore to her last breath that she would be reunited with her true love - and Audrina is her mirror image. It’s been one year to the day since Colin MacLaren’s bride suffered and died at the whim of a bloody-handed English occupier. So how is she standing before him?

Every journey might start with a single step, but where does it end? Albert Smith and his faithful dog, Rex Harrison, have been on the road for far longer than they ever expected, but they can’t go home yet. Not until they solve one final case.

On a culinary tour of the British Isles, retired Detective Superintendent Albert Smith and snarky former police dog Rex Harrison find something quite unexpected waiting for them at their B&B.... It’s the almost-dead body of their landlady. Refusing to believe in coincidence, Albert and Rex set out to discover why her "accident" is the second terrible event there in two days. Something is stirring in Bakewell and it’s not the ingredients for a famous tart.

On the trail of a master criminal, a retired detective and his former police dog expect a quiet time in the Cumbrian village of Keswick. However, when Rex picks up a scent upon arriving at their B&B...the discovery of a body in a shallow grave draws them into a mystery someone does not want solved.

Following a trail of clues to a sleepy seaside village in the southwest corner of England, retired police detective Albert Smith aims to prove his theory of a master criminal by catching the "Gastrothief’s" agents red-handed.

Baking. It can get a guy killed. When a retired detective superintendent chooses to take a culinary tour of the British Isles, he hopes to find tasty treats and delicious bakes...what he finds is a clue to a crime in the ingredients for his pork pie. His dog, Rex Harrison, an ex-police dog fired for having a bad attitude, cannot understand why the humans are struggling to solve the mystery. He can already smell the answer - it’s right before their noses. He’ll pitch in to help his human and the shop owner’s teenage daughter as the trio set out to save the shop from closure.

Karin thinks things can’t get any worse than being pregnant, dumped, and in trouble at work, but a car accident sends her back in time to ancient Scotland, where she awakes battered and bleeding. Her initial distrust of the dark, brooding stranger who rescues her and treats her during her miscarriage soon changes to a strained attraction as she attempts to settle into her new reality including the threat of witch hunters and a overzealous English lord.

As the owner of an orphanage in a poor neighborhood of London, Stephen Siddel has the weight of the world, not to mention the care of tender souls, on his shoulders. He is a devoted father to dozens of children and an upstanding member of the community, in spite of his rivalry with the local nuns. But his heart and his reputation are overwhelmed by temptation the moment Max walks through the orphanage’s doors.

Gennie MacDonnell grew up surrounded by love. Even so, she doesn’t expect her marriage to be marked by all-consuming passion. She was betrothed to Aedan Munro when she was but a lass of 13. Still, she does hope for companionship…and perhaps a bit more. But she learns quickly learns both wishes are in vain. Aedan Munro was taught the importance of honor, duty, and respect…but never love. Unbeknownst to him, his entire life has been shaped by a tragedy that happened long before he was born. But to his surprise, the sweet lass he marries stirs both his heart and his desire.

Bethany’s search for her sister Delilah leads her to the ancient MacClaren Keep. When she falls asleep in the ruins, the last thing she expects is to awake in the past, with her sister standing over her. Overjoyed at finding Delilah, Bethany soon discovers the world isn’t as simple as she believed it to be. With new knowledge of ancient magic and curses, she must face the fact that the MacClarens are under attack, and this isn’t the type of war her military skills trained her for.

Marianne Brownlee is running out of reasons to get up in the morning. Her unusual job has burnt her out, and she’s been feeling out of touch with her faith and her purpose since the disappearance of her cousin, Cora. Marianne is a telephone psychic and tarot card reader, and during a last-ditch effort to reach out to Cora, she discovers that her spells have real power, and she has been transported back in time to the Scottish Highlands. Marianne must use all her bravery to survive in the wild Scottish Highlands - and take care of some unfinished business.

The trauma Brianna suffered as a hostage negotiator in Chicago haunts her even as she moves on with her new life and career, taking a romantic trip to Scotland with her boyfriend. But when she catches him cheating and flees, she finds herself lost in a thick fog and ultimately at the Weatherby Manor, hundreds of years in the past and amid a tumultuous time. When Robert MacClaren arrives to negotiate with the Lord and claims she’s the reincarnation of his dead love, she’s forced to address the fact that this is all very real.

Gold coins from a centuries-old sunken treasure ship have been found on the beach in Cawsand. This would be no cause for Tempest Michaels to take notice, but a man murdered by the ghost of a dead pirate come to claim back the gold? That ticks all his boxes. Tempest, oblivious to the events in Cawsand and believing he was overdue a week off, has traveled to Cornwall with his dogs for some relaxation and perhaps a cream tea or two. Well, fat chance of that, because he is hip-deep in murderous ghosts before he finishes his second pint.

Called to investigate a mystery at a local gypsum mine, paranormal detective Tempest Michaels expects to find a rational explanation for the strange events.... Instead, he discovers a body and a horrified staff. Recent earthworks exposed something ancient, twisted, and above all evil. It has claimed one life already, and the staff is terrified for who might be next.

Cora Wilcox has been trapped in a maelstrom of depression since the disappearance of her dear friend Audrina. As a midwife, Cora has seen her fair share of joy and heartbreak, and after a particularly tragic evening, Cora is injured in a horrific car accident. Instead of waking in the hospital, she instead finds herself in a green field in the medieval Scottish highlands. The Lady of the castle is in her childbed, but something isn’t right, and the midwife is nowhere to be found.