Highland Warrior
Authors: Connie Mason
Table of Contents
ROMANTIC TIMES
RAVES ABOUT
NEWYORK TIMES
BESTSELLlNG AUTHOR CONNIE MASON!
RAVES ABOUT
NEWYORK TIMES
BESTSELLlNG AUTHOR CONNIE MASON!
A TASTE OF PARADISE
“This deep-sigh love story is ideal
for whiling away an afternoon.”
“This deep-sigh love story is ideal
for whiling away an afternoon.”
A KNIGHT’S HONOR
“This is classic Mason. Her fans will
put this on the top of their to-read lists.”
“This is classic Mason. Her fans will
put this on the top of their to-read lists.”
GYPSY LOVER
“Mason’s romances are always a feast for readers
seeking a passionate, exciting story peopled with larger-
than-life heroes who take your breath away.”
“Mason’s romances are always a feast for readers
seeking a passionate, exciting story peopled with larger-
than-life heroes who take your breath away.”
THE PIRATE PRINCE
“A legend of the genre, Mason delivers a tried-and-true
romance with a classic plot and highly engaging characters.”
“A legend of the genre, Mason delivers a tried-and-true
romance with a classic plot and highly engaging characters.”
THE LAST ROGUE
“A delight.... This is a must read for Mason fans.”
“A delight.... This is a must read for Mason fans.”
SEDUCED BY A ROGUE
“Another wonderful story filled with
adventure, witty repartee and hot sex.”
“Another wonderful story filled with
adventure, witty repartee and hot sex.”
THE ROGUEAND THE HELLION
“Ms. Mason has written another winner to delight
her fans who want sexual tension that leads to hot explosion,
memorable characters and a fast-paced story.”
“Ms. Mason has written another winner to delight
her fans who want sexual tension that leads to hot explosion,
memorable characters and a fast-paced story.”
THE LAIRD OF STONEHAVEN
“[Ms. Mason] crafts with excellence and creativity...
[and] the added attraction of mystery and magic.”
“[Ms. Mason] crafts with excellence and creativity...
[and] the added attraction of mystery and magic.”
LIONHEART
“...Upholds the author’s reputation for creating
memorable stories and remarkable characters.”
“...Upholds the author’s reputation for creating
memorable stories and remarkable characters.”
MORE ROMANTIC TIMES PRAISE FOR CONNIE MASON!
THE DRAGON LORD
“This is a real keeper, filled with historical fact,
sizzling love scenes and wonderful characters.”
“This is a real keeper, filled with historical fact,
sizzling love scenes and wonderful characters.”
THE BLACK KNIGHT
“Ms. Mason has written a rich medieval romance
filled with tournaments, chivalry, lust and love.”
“Ms. Mason has written a rich medieval romance
filled with tournaments, chivalry, lust and love.”
THE OUTLAWS: SAM
“Ms. Mason always provides the reader with a hot romance...
plot twists and wonderful characters....A marvelous storyteller.”
“Ms. Mason always provides the reader with a hot romance...
plot twists and wonderful characters....A marvelous storyteller.”
THE OUTLAWS: JESS
“
Jess
is filled with adventure and passion. Ms. Mason delivers.”
“
Jess
is filled with adventure and passion. Ms. Mason delivers.”
THE OUTLAWS: RAFE
“Ms. Mason begins this new trilogy with
wonderful characters...steamy romance...excellent
dialogue...[and an] exciting plot!”
“Ms. Mason begins this new trilogy with
wonderful characters...steamy romance...excellent
dialogue...[and an] exciting plot!”
GUNSLINGER
“Ms. Mason has created memorable characters and
a plot that made this reader rush to turn the pages....
Gunslinger
is an enduring story.”
“Ms. Mason has created memorable characters and
a plot that made this reader rush to turn the pages....
Gunslinger
is an enduring story.”
PIRATE
“Ms. Mason has written interesting characters
into a twisting plot filled with humor and pathos.”
“Ms. Mason has written interesting characters
into a twisting plot filled with humor and pathos.”
BEYOND THE HORIZON
Ms. Mason “draws readers into this fast-paced,
tender and emotional historical romance that
proves love really does conquer all!”
Ms. Mason “draws readers into this fast-paced,
tender and emotional historical romance that
proves love really does conquer all!”
BRAVE LAND, BRAVE LOVE
“An utter delight from first page to last—
funny, tender, adventurous, and highly romantic!”
“An utter delight from first page to last—
funny, tender, adventurous, and highly romantic!”
SUCCUMBING TO THE ENEMY
His mouth, now just inches from her lips, lowered. This time there was nothing gentle in his kiss as he thrust his tongue inside her mouth and tasted her thoroughly. Before Gillian could bite him again, he sucked her tongue into his mouth, his tongue tangling with hers. “What...are...you...doing?” Gillian asked on a gasp. He raised his head. “Do you like it?”
“I ... nay, I like naught you do to me.”
“Liar.”
Gillian felt her resistance slowly ebbing. What kind of man was the MacKenna to burrow through her defenses so quickly? What kind of woman was she to succumb so easily to her enemy? Her body felt heavy, sluggish, his kisses drugging. His mouth and tongue were doing things to her she never imagined possible. And now he was kissing her...again.
“MacKenna! Stop!”
Other
Leisure and Love Spell
books by Connie Mason:
Leisure and Love Spell
books by Connie Mason:
A TASTE OF PARADISE
A KNIGHT’S HONOR
GYPSY LOVER
THE PIRATE PRINCE
THE LAST ROGUE
THE LAIRD OF STONEHAVEN
TO LOVE A STRANGER
SEDUCED BY A ROGUE
TO TAME A RENEGADE
LIONHEART
A LOVE TO CHERISH
THE ROGUE AND THE HELLION
THE DRAGON LORD
THE OUTLAWS: SAM
THE OUTLAWS: JESS
THE OUTLAWS: RAFE
THE BLACK KNIGHT
GUNSLINGER
BEYOND THE HORIZON
PIRATE
BRAVE LAND, BRAVE LOVE
WILD LAND, WILD LOVE
BOLD LAND, BOLD LOVE
VIKING!
SURRENDER TO THE FURY
FOR HONOR’S SAKE
LORD OF THE NIGHT
TEMPT THE DEVIL
PROMISE ME FOREVER
SHEIK
ICE & RAPTURE
LOVE ME WITH FURY
SHADOW WALKER
FLAME
TENDER FURY
DESERT ECSTASY
A PROMISE OF THUNDER
PURE TEMPTATION
WIND RIDER
TEARS LIKE RAIN
THE LION’S BRIDE
SIERRA
TREASURES OF THE HEART
CARESS & CONQUER
PROMISED SPLENDOR
WILD IS MY HEART
MY LADY VIXEN
A KNIGHT’S HONOR
GYPSY LOVER
THE PIRATE PRINCE
THE LAST ROGUE
THE LAIRD OF STONEHAVEN
TO LOVE A STRANGER
SEDUCED BY A ROGUE
TO TAME A RENEGADE
LIONHEART
A LOVE TO CHERISH
THE ROGUE AND THE HELLION
THE DRAGON LORD
THE OUTLAWS: SAM
THE OUTLAWS: JESS
THE OUTLAWS: RAFE
THE BLACK KNIGHT
GUNSLINGER
BEYOND THE HORIZON
PIRATE
BRAVE LAND, BRAVE LOVE
WILD LAND, WILD LOVE
BOLD LAND, BOLD LOVE
VIKING!
SURRENDER TO THE FURY
FOR HONOR’S SAKE
LORD OF THE NIGHT
TEMPT THE DEVIL
PROMISE ME FOREVER
SHEIK
ICE & RAPTURE
LOVE ME WITH FURY
SHADOW WALKER
FLAME
TENDER FURY
DESERT ECSTASY
A PROMISE OF THUNDER
PURE TEMPTATION
WIND RIDER
TEARS LIKE RAIN
THE LION’S BRIDE
SIERRA
TREASURES OF THE HEART
CARESS & CONQUER
PROMISED SPLENDOR
WILD IS MY HEART
MY LADY VIXEN
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Chapter One
The clash of swords, the cry of the wounded, and the sharp scent of gore rose above the eerie mists swirling around the combatants. The blood feud over land, supremacy and vengeance raged unabated in the glacier-scored valley separating MacKenna land from the MacKay holdings. The feud had had its beginnings a century ago, when Clan MacKenna won Ravenscraig Tower and the surrounding fertile lands from Clan MacKay; they had been bitter enemies ever since.
Laird Ross of Clan MacKenna, a fierce and courageous warrior, flexed the muscles in his bulging forearms as he wielded his claymore in his clan’s defense. He fought side by side with his kinsmen, wincing every time one of them fell beneath a MacKay sword. Ross knew Clan MacKenna couldn’t afford to lose another family member. Too many of his kinsmen had died feuding with the MacKays and their allies over the years. Constant warring had taken its toll. They had seen their lands decrease and their resources dwindle.
Ross’s own father and one of his uncles had fallen beneath a MacKay claynaore, and so had his younger brother and several cousins. Ross knew this senseless killing had to stop, but he had no idea how to end it.
“Watch your back!” Ross’s uncle Gordo yelled from behind him.
Ross whirled, his tartan swirling about his powerful thighs as he faced this new challenge. His eyes widened as a veritable virago bore down on him, red hair flipping about a delicate, fine-boned face, and a MacKay tartan flying about calves and thighs far too shapely to belong to a seasoned warrior.
Ross immediately checked the downward stroke of his claymore, a stroke that would have cleaved the lassie in two if he had followed through. But that did not stop the warrior woman from jabbing her claymore at Ross, nicking his thigh.
“Cease, lass!” Ross roared. “I doona kill women”
“Lass or nay, I’m a MacKay!” the woman shouted back. “Defend yourself or die!”
She came at him again, flame-red hair flowing behind her, gem-green eyes glittering. The wind caught the edge of her tartan, giving him a flash of a firm white buttock. The sight so mesmerized Ross that he nearly forgot to defend himself. But his senses returned in time for him to deflect her blow.
“Desist, I say!” Ross growled. “Who are you?”
“Your enemy,” the woman panted as she ducked out of reach of Ross’s sword.
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