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Nestled in the highlands of Scotland, it is unlike any other lodging. Guests can expect wonderful scenery, gourmet food, and horrifying nightmares - guaranteed. Daring travelers pay thousands to stay within the Ballador’s infamous rooms because of the vivid and frightening dreams the accommodations inspire. Before Josephine Teversham committed suicide, she made a reservation at the hotel for her husband, Australian magnate Victor Teversham.

Laird Cormac Murray has witnessed how love destroyed his own father after the death of his mother, and he vows to never take a wife. Yet, when he comes upon a bewildered lass traveling alone, he finds his heart will no longer listen to his mind. In the end, Cormac risks everything to claim the love of a woman not of his time. Eve Brannigan loves helping others and baking. After winning a contest, she is stunned to learn that the Clan Murray has requested her assistance to cater to their guests during the holiday season.

Widowed following a marriage of convenience, Jeannie MacWherter has fled lowland Dumfries, Scotland, for the highland cottage bequeathed to her late husband by his brother-in-arms, laird of the glen. Though she’s never met the laird, local rumor labels him both murderer and seducer - a wicked, dangerous man who Jeannie learns is determined to chase her from his land. Finnan MacAllister has come home to Glen Mhor in order to right past wrongs. He doesn’t care that Rowan Cottage is the beautiful Widow MacWherter’s only refuge.

Scotland, 404 CE. Elise MacInnes prizes duty above all else. The only child of her clan’s lord, the passionate young woman understands the importance of being promised to another clan’s heir to forge a strong alliance. But the fiery beauty never expected to lose her heart to a simple farmhand. Calum Barran knows his life is meaningless. Taken in at a young age after his parents were killed in a savage war, the bereft farrier knows his love for the flame-haired heiress of the MacInnes Clan can never be.

Lord Aiden recounts the MacInnes family history to his young daughter Elise. Historic tales from the time of Moses describe the family being expelled from Egypt and embarking on an epic journey through Crete and Thrace to finally settle in Spain. The family hear of a mysterious green land with rolling hills and no venomous snakes from market traders.

In the latest installment of the Clan MacInnes series, Elise finds herself on the brink of battle, desperately trying to remember her sword fighting skills, and prepare herself for battle. Elise is a strong woman with a good character that is married to the clan leader. Elise, Calum, and all the other MacInnes Clansmen set out to gain the assistance of other Highland clans to help in the North against the savage Viking raids. Will Calum be able to lead the combined Clans effectively against their common enemy?

Elise has just married Calum, the love of her life. What's next in store for her as the Vikings continue to raid the North of Scotland? Elise hopes a strong women with a soft heart can help her new husband lead Clan MacInnes into battle. Uniting with the Picts is a surefire way to quell the warrior numbers, but what about the other clans? Will they unite to take on the raiders in the North?

In the third installment of the MacInnes Saga, Elise finds herself caught between two men, the one she loves and the one who desires her. Even if she chooses Calum, the Stone of Destiny only approves those descended from past kings. Elise must marry someone approved by the stone. Who will it be? Can she resist the temptation of a wild-hearted Pictish chief? Or will she remain faithful to her darling Calum?

In the second installment of the MacInnes Saga, Elise finds herself standing up for the good of her clan, facing new dangers, and participating in battle on her father's behalf. As her relationship with Calum progresses, she has new obstacles to overcome, and a mysterious new stranger to deal with. Will she continue to follow her heart? Can she stay strong in the heat of battle? What other threats are looming in the North? Find the answers, as the pace quickens in the latest MacInnes short story, "Flight of the Sea Eagle."

Forty-five-year-old history teacher Bethany Anne Anderson wasn't supposed to die on her dream vacation to Scotland. Someone else was supposed to rescue the child from the falling druid stone. But she's perfectly fine with moving on to the hereafter. She has loved ones waiting for her. Then Tobias Morie, better known as Fate, steps in. Her intervention has changed the future. Before she can move on, she must first help him correct one of his own mistakes. That's fine until she wakes up in 1643 in the body of 20-year-old Lady Elspeth Frasier. Worse, she's engaged to Quinton MacLeod.