A STRANGER'S SMILE Christmas may be coming to Linavar, but Temperance Menzie is far from joyful. Grief-stricken over the death of her father at the hands of the Black Riders, she almost didn't see the wounded stranger in the woods. And now she's determined to give this braw, brooding Highlander the help she couldn't give her father. But there's a secret lurking in the depths of his blue-gray eyes. And Temperance won't rest until she uncovers it . . . A LOVER'S KISS A killer for hire. It's the last thing Cailean Grant ever thought he'd become, but being part of the Black Riders was his only way to survive. Now, his guilt grows day by day, along with his desire for the beautiful, brave lass nursing him back to health. As Christmas, the season of miracles, draws near and the truth of his identity threatens to come out, Cailean must risk the only thing he has left to lose-his heart.

He's a prisoner of his past until she offers him freedom and a future...but can he pay the price? A man who scorns heritage and kin...Haunted by a vile family secret, Highlander Quinn Catherwood leads a dangerous, covert life. Until he encountered the vivacious and captivating Skye Hendron, he'd never considered marriage. Now, however, he's contemplating accepting his inheritance and putting aside his wanderlust ways. Except...his best friend is Skye's guardian, and because of Quinn's shadowy past, he forbids him to court her A woman who cherishes family and traditions...Sent to the Highlands to live with her Scottish cousins, Englishwoman Skye Hendron is completely out of her element. Homesick and lonely, she doesn't understand Scottish customs, especially why they don't celebrate Christmastide-her favorite time of the year. When a frequent house guest of her guardian's arrives for an extended visit, she cannot deny the dashing and mysterious Quinn Catherwood makes her heart flutter in a most unmaidenly way. A Highland holiday house party...Skye persuades her guardian to host a Christmastide and Twelfth Night gathering. She has less than a month to convince him to allow Quinn to ask for her hand in marriage. Quinn fears his secrets are too dark to overcome, and even the legendary magic of Christmas can't grant him his dearest wish...to make Skye his bride.Read free in Kindle Unlimited!Heart of a Scot SeriesBook 1 - To Love a Highland LairdBook 2 - To Redeem a Highland RogueBook 3 - To Seduce a Highland ScoundrelBook 4 - To Woo a Highland WarriorBook 4.5 - A Christmas Kiss for a Highlander - NovellaBook 5 - To Enchant a Highland EarlBook 6 - To Defy a Highland DukeBook 7 - To Marry a Highland MarauderBook 8 - To Bargain with a Highland Buccaneer(Note: This story was first published as part of the Bestselling Boxed set Stars are Brightly Shining, November 2019)

She can save him from his haunting past?if he lets her?Highlander Quinn Catherwood wants no ties to his family's dark history. That's why he was more than happy to reject his inheritance. He didn't need it, anyway. It's not like he planned to ever marry or start a family of his own. But then he encountered the vivacious and captivating Skye Hendron, and everything changed. If only she wasn't completely off limits to him?Englishwoman Skye is lonely, homesick, and out of her element. Scottish customs are a mystery to her. The lack of Christmastide celebrations is particularly upsetting. But if she could convince her guardian to host a holiday gathering, maybe it would give her a chance to spend more time with Quinn-the only person who does make her feel like she belongs in the Highlands?Can Skye and Quinn overcome all that stands between them and find their way to happily ever after? It might just take a Christmas miracle?

Down with love! Ever since she was fifteen, shy wallflower Elspeth Douglas has pined in vain for the attentions of dashing Brody Girvan, Laird of Invermackie. But the rakish Highlander doesn't even know she's alive. Now she's twenty, she realizes that she'll never be happy until she stops loving her brother's handsome friend. When family and friends gather at Achnasheen Castle for Christmas, she intends to show the world that she's all grown up, and grown out of silly crushes on gorgeous Scotsmen. So take that, my gallant laddie! Girls just want to have fun... Except it turns out that Brody isn't singing from the same Christmas carol sheet. Elspeth decides she's not interested in him anymore, just as he decides he's very interested indeed. In fact, now he looks more closely, his friend Hamish's sister is pretty and funny and forthright - and just the lassie to share his Highland estate. Convincing his little wren of his romantic intentions is difficult enough, even before she undergoes a makeover and becomes the belle of Achnasheen. For once in his life, dissolute Brody is burdened with honorable intentions, while the lady he pursues is set on flirtation with no strings attached. Deck the halls with mistletoe! With interfering friends and a crate of imported mistletoe thrown into the mix, the stage is set for a house party rife with secrets, clandestine kisses, misunderstandings, heartache, scandal, and love triumphant.

Follow one of the beloved MacKeage sisters in New York Times bestselling author Janet Chapman’s popular Highlander series as she deals with a career crisis and the sexy man sent to snap her out of it in this “romantic, magical tale” (Romantic Times Book Reviews) during the holiday season. Camry MacKeage has absolutely no intention of telling her parents that she left her job as a NASA physicist for the small-town life of a dog-sitter—which is why she’s spending the holidays alone in coastal Maine with some furry friends. Unfortunately, her irresistibly handsome rival, scientist Luke Pascal, accidentally spilled the beans to her family. Now he’s on a mission from her mother to tempt Camry home for her family’s annual winter solstice celebration. But Luke is hiding a secret of his own, and he’ll need a little bit of magic to earn Camry’s trust...and a whole lot of mistletoe to seduce his way into her heart.