Welcome back to the idyllic Scottish Highlands where an indomitable governess meets a brooding Highlander in this sizzling reader-favorite story from New York Times bestselling author Julia London! An ill-fated elopement cost English-born governess Bernadette Holly her reputation, her unsuitable lover and any chance of a future match. She has nothing left to fear—not even the bitter, dangerously handsome Scot due to marry her young charge. Naive wallflower Avaline is terrified to wed Rabbie Mackenzie, but if he sends her home, she will be ruined. Bernadette’s solution: convince Rabbie to get Avaline to cry off…while ignoring her own traitorous attraction to him. A forced engagement to an Englishwoman is a hard pill for any Scot to swallow. It’s even worse when the fiancée in question is a delicate, foolish young miss—unlike her spirited, quick-witted governess. Sparring with Bernadette brings passion and light back to Rabbie’s life after the failed Jacobite uprising. His clan’s future depends upon his match to another, but how can any Highlander forsake a love that stirs his heart and soul? Previously published. Read the entire bingeworthy The Highland Grooms series: Book 1: Wild Wicked Scot Book 2: Sinful Scottish Laird Book 3: Hard-Hearted Highlander Book 4: Devil in Tartan Book 5: Tempting the Laird Book 6: Seduced by a Scot

Skandal kawin lari Bernadette Holly membuatnya kehilangan bukan hanya cinta dalam hidupnya, tapi juga statusnya sebagai kalangan atas. Kini sebagai governess Avaline Kent, gadis muda yang akan dijodohkan dengan pria Skotlandia, Bernadette terpaksa ikut keluarga gadis itu pindah ke sana. Masalahnya, bagi Avaline pria itu terlalu kasar dan menakutkan, sehingga timbullah berbagai keengganan, pertengkaran, serta air mata yang hanya membuat Bernadette pusing. Rabbie Mackenzie hanya ingin mati, tapi nasib klannya dipertaruhkan sehingga ia terpaksa menyetujui perjodohan dengan gadis bau kencur dari Inggris. Situasi sungguh tak tertahankan bagi Rabbie, sampai ia bersinggungan dengan Bernadette, si gadis pelayan yang berani lancang kepadanya. Kelancangan itu entah bagaimana menyalakan lagi semangat hidupnya, menyadarkannya mungkin masih ada cinta yang ditakdirkan untuknya. Sepertinya cinta tumbuh di antara dua orang pada waktu yang salah, tetapi haruskah Rabbie kembali menyerah pada keadaan seperti dulu?

"A delightful romp."—RT Book Reviews She's nobody's prisoner. And he's nobody's fool. Lady Isabelle Tynsdale's flight over the Scottish border would have been the perfect escape, if only she hadn't run straight into the arms of a gorgeous Highland laird. Whether his plan is ransom or seduction, her only hope is to outwit him, or she'll lose herself entirely... Laird David Campbell thought Lady Isabelle was going to be easy to handle and profitable too. He never imagined he'd have such a hard time keeping one enticing English countess out of trouble. And out of his heart. The Highlander Series: The Highlander's Sword (Book 1) The Highlander's Heart (Book 2) True Highland Spirit (Book 3) Praise for Amanda Forester: "This clever combination of wit, romance, and suspense strikes all the right notes." —Booklist, Starred Review on A Wedding in Springtime "Plenty of intrigue keeps the reader cheering all the way." — Publishers Weekly "Passionate and spellbinding!" — Mary Wine, acclaimed author of Highland Heat

She has exactly what he needs—and desires… Ever since Mary Evensong’s elderly aunt Mim got sick, Mary’s masqueraded as the owner of the Evensong Agency, finding housemaids and husbands, and solving pesky problems, for the peerage. Someday she’d like to shake off her silvery wig and spectacles and be the young woman she truly is, but desperate clients are waiting for “Mrs. Evensong” at the office. Like a scandalous Scottish baron. Honor forbids Lord Alec Raeburn from explaining the suspicious circumstances surrounding his wife’s death, but he knows who’s responsible. He just needs to hire an actress to lure the scoundrel into a trap. After listening to Raeburn’s story—and seeing him in his kilt—Mary knows the perfect person for the role. Letting her red hair down, she heads off to the Scottish Highlands to pose as a seductress, but soon finds herself with more than her virtue at stake in a tug-of-war between two powerful men. She could wind up in danger—or in the heart of the highlander.

USA TODAY bestselling author Julia London begins her acclaimed Lockhart series in this stunning novel of a love that knows no bounds. On leave from his Highland regiment, Captain Liam Lockhart comes to London on an urgent mission: to repossess the stolen family heirloom that could save his ancestral estate. He never dreamed it would involve surrendering his heart, but the beautiful and scandalous socialite Ellen Farnsworth sets his Highland blood aflame with a will as strong and reckless as his own. Though bound to Liam by a soul-searing passion, duty impels Ellen to commit a terrible betrayal. Now, driven by passion, pride, and vengeance, this fearsome Highlander will reclaim not only his family's ancient treasure, but the one daring woman he was meant to love for all time.

A rising star is back with her second lavish and scandalous historical tale in her Clan Mackenzie trilogy. In the midst of a Clan divided, two unlikely allies must confront the passion that binds them . . . and the treachery that may part them forever. Original.

The Lockhart brothers, indebted to their rival Payton Douglas and unable to raise the necessary funds, offer him their sister Mared's hand in marriage, and her secret plans to ensure that Douglas will not take the bargain fly out the window once she lays eyes on her handsome, virile enemy.