Taken by the Laird (28 page)

Authors: Margo Maguire

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BOOK: Taken by the Laird

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Author’s Note

T
he idea of placing the Glenloch Ghost’s bones in a drum of liquor came from an article in the
Journal of Chemical and Engineering News
(November 3, 2008). It described the way Dr. William Beatty, the surgeon on board the HMS
Victory,
preserved Admiral Lord Nelson’s body when he was killed at sea. Anticipating a hero’s burial for the admiral, the doctor placed Nelson in a cask of brandy to preserve his body. When the ship returned to port, the body was found to be in a state of “perfect preservation.”

The Glenloch Ghost lay in her cask for more than a century, so my guess is that her degree of preservation was not quite as good as Lord Nelson’s, but enough for Brianna and Hugh to have discovered her.

The Scottish bits of wisdom at the beginning of each of the previous chapters came from the book
Scottish Proverbs,
by Andrew Henderson, with explanatory notes and glossary by James Douglas, printed in Scotland, 1881.

About the Author

MARGO MAGUIRE is the author of sixteen historical novels. Formerly a critical care nurse, she worked for many years in a large Detroit trauma center. Now Margo writes full time and loves to hear from readers. Visit her website,
www.margomaguire.com,
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By Margo Maguire

T
AKEN BY THE
L
AIRD

W
ILD

T
EMPTATION OF THE
W
ARRIOR

A W
ARRIOR’S
T
AKING

T
HE
P
ERFECT
S
EDUCTION

T
HE
B
RIDE
H
UNT

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

TAKEN BY THE LAIRD
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Adobe Digital Edition August 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-193902-0

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