Clan MacKinlay

Marian Fletcher Blackley, Duchess of Endsmere, is on the run from the English Crown for killing her abusive husband... no matter that it was self-defense. She has only one safe place to go-the MacKinlay clan in Scotland, where her sister is the laird's wife. War Chief Cameron MacKinlay has vowed never to marry after witnessing his widowed mother's grief. He has his lands and his clan, and that's enough for a good life. When one day a sprite of a lass comes running out of the forest with hounds nipping at her heels and an English bounty hunter not far behind, he feels compelled to save her by claiming the disheveled duchess is his wife. But he certainly didn't intend to marry her for real! And now he'll do anything to protect her... Contains mature themes.

After nine lonely years as her father's prisoner, Dorie McCurdy is forced to marry the new war chief of clan MacKinlay. Terrified and unwilling to speak, she imagines the worst of her handsome, imposing new husband. Bryce MacKinlay Campbell's wife and child were taken by illness years ago, and all he's wanted since is to be alone. Unfortunately, he is ordered to marry the McCurdy laird's daughter for an alliance between their clans. He's appalled by the way his bride is treated by her family when she shows up looking like a ragged, homeless waif. Bryce can provide for her needs, and offer his name, but not his heart-that will never happen again. In her husband's strong arms, Dorie slowly emerges from her silence...and gradually the ice around Bryce's heart begins to melt. But when she is unexpectedly offered an annulment, she must choose-stay with Bryce, who she's fallen in love with but who never wanted her, or choose the unknown possibilities of a different future. Contains mature themes.

Liam MacKinlay is certain that when he asks for Evelyn Stewart's hand in marriage, the third time's the charm. For hasn't he risen to war chief of the clan MacKinlay, a seasoned warrior, and an honored member of the clan that took him in as a child? But once again, her father denies Liam the lass he lost his heart to years ago. Daughter of the Laird of the Stewart clan, Evelyn is expected to perform her daughter's duty, including marry for the better of the clan... even if that's against her will. But upon learning her father plans to trade her to an unknown clan in exchange for cattle, she will do almost anything to escape the future set out before her - including running away and marrying Liam MacKinlay. Liam's discovering that beneath Evelyn's sweet disposition is an iron will to match any warrior. But now their marriage may start a war between the clans and Liam must fight for his new wife and his family. Even if it means raising his sword against those he calls "kin"... Contains mature themes.