Blurb:
Phillipe de Poitiers, a prince of Antioch, finds himself a
breath away from wrongful execution. Risking everything, he leaves behind his
crown, his family, his country—and a body sworn to be his by the Bishop,
himself.
Free of court intrigue and drawn to Scotland by memories of a
woman who once possessed his heart, Phillipe sells his sword to pay for his
travels and accepts the task of guarding the daughter of Laird MacLaren.
When Maggie MacLaren’s abusive marriage fails, she wants
nothing more than to retire to her childhood home on the banks of Loch Lomond.
Trouble follows her, putting her clan in danger, and she travels to the Isle of
Hola, placing her safety in the hands of a mysterious mercenary with a haunted
smile and a kind heart.
As Maggie and Phillipe struggle with their pasts, love
blooms. But when a pirate’s treasure offers a seductive lure, will it free
them—or prove the downfall of all they hold dear?
Tagline:
Free of court
intrigue, Phillipe seeks a new start in life. Falling in love was not in his
plans. Until he met Maggie MacLaren.
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Lead line:
Nature can provide beauty
and inspiration. It can also bring danger. Maggie’s island is a place of solace
and great beauty, but it is also completely without defenses, something
Phillipe must correct before he completes his task of protecting the woman he
has come to love—and says good-bye to her forever.
Excerpt 7
“Thank ye. Ye have put a great deal of thought into this. ’Tis clear
we are in need of a way to protect ourselves. I willnae keep running. This will
be my home.”
Phillipe’s muscles relaxed. His eyes softened. “I did not think ye
would run. That would not be the woman I have come to know.”
Maggie’s lips curved. “Your suggestions are sound ones. But I have nae
means to pay for supplies. I dinnae know what the income from the cyser will
be. I doubt there is surplus wool from the sheep to sell. There are fewer than
ten men on the isle. Each seems to have his own responsibility. I doubt they
could spend much time rebuilding the abbey. I would need to hire workers.”
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