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She healed his wounds from an assassin’s arrow. Can she also heal his heart?
(Note: Previously titled His Christmas Angel from the Yuletide Kisses anthology)
As the only child of the Laird de Morham, Slaine is expected to marry to increase the family holdings. She longs to make her own choice of a husband but her father has declared that she will marry a man who has already had three young wives. If she doesn't escape, she'll quickly become his fourth dead wife because she will never submit to his touch.
Laird Dougal de Giffard knows that no woman will have him. As the son of the infamous Wizard of Yester, rumors of black magic and necromancy surround him until even strong men avoid him. Ambushed and left for dead just days before Christmas, he’s rescued by the feisty daughter of his neighbor who shows no fear. That is, until the man chosen to be her husband arrives. Seeing the terror in Slaine's eyes raises every one of Dougal’s protective instincts, and he hastily makes her his wife.
Slaine agrees to the marriage of convenience to escape her fate, and finds an honorable warrior in her handsome new husband. She intends to create a happy marriage, and give him his first true Christmas, but first she must break through the thick walls surrounding his heart and discover the secrets buried there. The pain in his eyes draws her as much as the fire in his touch. And with each heated kiss, she plans to show him the love he desperately needs and the magic that Christmas can bring.
But the man intended to be Slaine's husband will not be denied and enlists her father's aid. Dougal is determined protect Slaine at all costs, because now that she's his, he intends to keep her, even if he must do what he swore he never would... continue his father’s legacy.
A steamy, medieval romance with a dark, tattooed hero, a strong woman willing to fight for what she wants, charismatic friends, and a little paranormal.
Genre: Historical Romance
(Note: Previously titled His Christmas Angel from the Yuletide Kisses anthology)
As the only child of the Laird de Morham, Slaine is expected to marry to increase the family holdings. She longs to make her own choice of a husband but her father has declared that she will marry a man who has already had three young wives. If she doesn't escape, she'll quickly become his fourth dead wife because she will never submit to his touch.
Laird Dougal de Giffard knows that no woman will have him. As the son of the infamous Wizard of Yester, rumors of black magic and necromancy surround him until even strong men avoid him. Ambushed and left for dead just days before Christmas, he’s rescued by the feisty daughter of his neighbor who shows no fear. That is, until the man chosen to be her husband arrives. Seeing the terror in Slaine's eyes raises every one of Dougal’s protective instincts, and he hastily makes her his wife.
Slaine agrees to the marriage of convenience to escape her fate, and finds an honorable warrior in her handsome new husband. She intends to create a happy marriage, and give him his first true Christmas, but first she must break through the thick walls surrounding his heart and discover the secrets buried there. The pain in his eyes draws her as much as the fire in his touch. And with each heated kiss, she plans to show him the love he desperately needs and the magic that Christmas can bring.
But the man intended to be Slaine's husband will not be denied and enlists her father's aid. Dougal is determined protect Slaine at all costs, because now that she's his, he intends to keep her, even if he must do what he swore he never would... continue his father’s legacy.
A steamy, medieval romance with a dark, tattooed hero, a strong woman willing to fight for what she wants, charismatic friends, and a little paranormal.
Genre: Historical Romance
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