Highland Lady (Scottish Fire Series, Book 1)

4.2/5 ( ratings)

An exceptional story of passion in the time of Robert the Bruce as a lady laird duty-bound to reclaim her family's stolen lands finds first passion in the arms of the clansman who stole them.

Elen Burnard has no brothers so the obligation falls on her to fulfill her father?s solemn oath. I will get our lands back, Father, I swear. When he dies, Elen takes the mantle as lady laird of Dunblane, the one who must recover the lands stolen by the thieving Forrest clan of neighboring Rancoff Castle.
When her sister is kidnapped by the Forrests Elen leads the Dunblane men and quickly captures Lord Rancoff himself! She brings Munro Forrest back and imprisions him in Dunblane as a cherished prize. Now all she has to do is barter him for her sister.
DESIRE
But love stirs her heart. As she looks at Munro, she struggles to overrule the unexpected stirrings of desire. He finds his captor and jailer as bewitchingly bold as she is beautiful. She is nothing like what the men say. Soon it is their desire for each other, more than any shackles which keep Munro from leaving Dunblane. For the first time in her life Elen feels love in her womanly heart and when she is not with him, she dreams of his sweet touch, his embrace, his kisses. Long forced to renounce the longings of love, Elen wants what has been denied her. And more?. And she sets out to have it.
DECEPTION
Loyal clansmen turn against Elen and Munro, with greedy eyes fixed on keeping what they have, dead set against this forbidden match, with its potential to unite the two warring clans. The two clans circle like vultures and hatch a conspiratorial plot against the foolish lovers.
Elen and Munro are playing with fire. They must return to their duty?not as warring clansmen but with united hearts?if they want to live.
SCOTTISH FIRE SERIES
HIGHLAND LADY?Captured by Romance
HIGHLAND LORD?Viking Disruption
HIGHLAND BRIDE?Marrying a Trusted Older Man
REVIEWS OF HIGHLAND LADY
4.21 average rating all editions, 24 ratings, 1 review, added by 54 people, 7 to-reads, 96% of people like it?Goodreads
4.4 out of 5 stars ?Amazon
?The heroine is a strong woman at a time where the woman's place was in the sitting room?. She was prepared by her father as a "son" to one day take his place as the "Laird." Nice read.?
?What a delightful Medieval romance this was and I thank my stars that this author was introduced to me by author Judith E. French, her mother?.A very exciting, at times humorous and very romantic tale indeed.??Janice Hougland, Amazon
??this refreshingly different historical romance makes for a very enjoyable read, and the myriad twists and turns of the plot, plus an appearance by Robert the Bruce make for an unforgettable story.??Bigedsgirl1, Amazon
?This is a quick read that I devoured in just a few hours and thoroughly enjoyed.?Sam, Amazon
ABOUT COLLEEN FRENCH
Colleen French has a unique gift for capturing the essence of passion in her breathtaking tales of romance and adventure. Winner of the Delaware Diamond Award for Literary Excellence and the P.E.A.R.L. award, she is the daughter of bestselling novelist Judith E. French who first taught her how to write. Colleen has written more than 130 print novels which have sold more than 5 million copies and been translated into Bulgarian, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, and Spanish. Her Native American novels are inspired by her English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and Lenni?Lenape ancestry and her home near the Chesapeake Bay, where her family has lived for more than 300 years. Her books appeal to fans of Christi Caldwell, Mary Balogh, C. J. Petit, Shirleen Davies, Karen Kay, Madeline Baker, Elle Marlow, Ellen O'Connell, Vonna Harper, Judith E. French, Kathryn Le Veque, Margaret Mallory, Julie Garwood, Caroline Fyffe, Maya Banks, Hannah Howell, Fiona Faris, and Alisa Adams.