The walls that protect can
also imprison . . .
The Wolf of Kisimul Castle
by Heather McCollum
Publication date: August 14th 2017
Published by: Entangled Publishing
Genres: Adult, Historical, Romance
by Heather McCollum
Publication date: August 14th 2017
Published by: Entangled Publishing
Genres: Adult, Historical, Romance
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Mairi Maclean is kidnapped on her
wedding day by the enemy of her dead husband. Taken north to the
water-surrounded Kisimul Castle, she is held captive in the name of
retribution. But The Wolf of Kisimul Castle soon learns Mairi is not a docile
pawn in this game of war between neighboring Scots. Nor will she be frightened
into walking down the aisle to wed the fierce Highland chief.
Alec MacNeil is set on revenge.
When he finds his enemy dead, he takes his wife to replace the one that was
murdered. An eye for an eye. A bride for a bride. But Mairi is more tiger than
kitten and refuses to bend to his will. Set stubbornly against one another, the
passion that flares between them threatens to tear Alec’s strategy to shreds.
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EXCERPT:
He
crossed to the window without a word and looked out at the courtyard, his eyes
scanning beyond. “Where is everyone?” he asked. “At the chapel, I assume,” she
said, stepping closer. He probably smelled of sweat or ale. She inhaled. Nay.
She smelled pine and the sea and fresh air on him.
He
turned, and she rubbed her nose to hide the action of sniffing him. His gaze
dropped to her as if her nearness surprised him. “We will go,” he said.
Mairi
sighed. “I won’t have Geoff wondering if I would have failed his test, so go
ahead.” She let her eyes flutter shut and waited. “Go ahead?” he repeated, and
she blinked open.
“Aye,”
she said, starting to feel foolish. “Kiss me, if ye’re going to. Otherwise take
me to the chapel.”
The
only change in the man’s devilishly handsome face was a slight rise in his
brows, his clear blue-gray eyes widening the smallest amount. Those damnably
tempting lips opened and closed, and his gaze drifted to the shut door before
returning to her. He stared at her, as if he were delving into her thoughts.
The idea shook Mairi, and she frowned.
“Well,
if ye’re not—”
The
man wrapped his hand around her arm, slowly reeling her in with constant,
gentle pressure until she had to tip her head back to see his face. He radiated
authority and determination, as if he could order the mountains to move, yet
chose to hold her instead. Her heart hammered in her chest as he set his hand
on her cheek. “A kiss, and then we go,” he murmured, moving his thumb across
her jaw.
She
had time for only a quick inhale as he descended. Mairi had expected a bruising
press of his mouth like Geoff had given her when he’d asked her to wed. But
this man’s kiss was gentle and warm. With slight pressure, he tipped her head
to seal their lips together, moving against her as if tasting an aged whisky.
Heat flowed down through
Mairi,
wiping away all rational thought. Her knees numbed, but the man seemed to
accept her weight easily as he held her against his hard body. His height made
him loom over her, but Mairi felt safely surrounded by power instead of
fearful. Her fingers reached behind his head to feather through his wavy hair.
They were still woven in the dark mass when he gently pulled back, ending the
most sensuous kiss Mairi had ever experienced. What bloody foolishness was
Geoff thinking? Her traitorous body begged for more, but she stepped back,
hands to her flushed skin above her low neckline. The man adjusted himself
through his kilt, proving that he too had been affected by the kiss.
“Who
are ye?” she asked.
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Author Info
Heather McCollum is an award winning, historical and contemporary
YA paranormal romance writer. She earned her B.A. in Biology from the
University of Maine, much to her English professor's dismay. She is a member of
Romance Writers of America, won the 2015 Readers' Crown, and was a 2009 Golden
Heart Finalist. Ms. McCollum has twelve historical romances released in both
electronic and digital formats. She also has three YA paranormal romances
released in both formats.
When she is not busy writing and answering calls of
"Mom", she can be found educating women about ovarian cancer. She is
a teal warrior herself and slayed the ovarian cancer beast in 2012.
She currently resides with her very own Highland hero and three
spirited children in the wilds of suburbia on the mid-Atlantic coast.
More information about Ms. McCollum and her books can be found at
www.HeatherMcCollum.com.
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