Fiona MacCarran arrives in the Highlands with a dual
purpose. She undertakes the new position as glen teacher
but she must also fulfill a family obligation. In order for
her family to receive their inheritance, each member has a
task. Fiona's is to marry a wealthy Highlander and sketch
real fairies. Her family is rich in fairy lore and Fiona
relishes the chance to explore the Highlands. She ignores
her brother's warning that the hills are dangerous and
filled with Scots running illegal whiskey stills. When
Fiona sees Douglas MacGregor emerging from the mist, the
entire storytelling legends of the ancient fairy warriors
seems to come alive. Douglas quickly disabuses her fantasy
as he hustles her to her lodgings.
Douglas MacGregor, Laird of Kinloch, protects the secret
whiskey recipe the fairies bestowed upon his ancestors. The
brew can never be sold, only given away, or bad times will
fall upon the MacGregors and their people. To keep their
promise, the MacGregors have perfected a distinct whiskey
to sell. With the illogical English laws, Douglas cannot
sell. Instead, he smuggles illegal whiskey to keep the glen
solvent. Always one step ahead of the Crown's excise
officers, Douglas does not need the sister of an excise
officer in the glen.
Douglas' simple life in the glen ends as his attraction to
Fiona grows. And Fiona feels a connection to the rebel
Highlander that will only bring her grief, for she must
fulfill her duty to her family and ignore her heart's
yearnings.
Ms. Gabriel continues interweaving her stories with magical
Scottish fairy lore. The romance that simmers between Fiona
and Douglas sparkles and Ms. Gabriel makes it fun to be
swept away into the beautiful Highlands, where legends and
whiskey stills fill the countryside.
To claim her
inheritance, Fiona MacCarran must marry a wealthy
Highlander, and soon. Arriving in the misty Highlands as a
schoolteacher, she despairs of finding an acceptable
groom . . . until she meets Dougal MacGregor. She knows
he's just a smuggler, and yet when the handsome laird
pulls her into his arms, she forgets about obligations,
the law, and finding that perfect Highland groom.
He must save his clan . . .
Moving his finest
whiskey—and fast—is the only way Dougal can protect his
people. It should be simple, but nothing is easy
with Fiona MacCarran around. He cannot allow himself to be
distracted by the sensual schoolmistress. After all, a
Highland rebel and a law-abiding lass could never have a
future together . . . or could they? Soon they are caught
in a battle between honor and desire, with the only
victory lying in sweet, sweet surrender.
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