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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


When a Laird Loves a Lady

When a Laird Loves a Lady, April 2016
Highlander Vows: Entangled Hearts #1
by Julie Johnstone

Self Published
ISBN: 1524240354
EAN: 2940157997427
Kindle: B01C4R46L0
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"Will the memories of the past destroy their future in this exciting Highland romance?"

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When a Laird Loves a Lady
Julie Johnstone

Reviewed by Linda Green
Posted March 22, 2016

Romance Historical

It is 1357 and Marion de Lacy will do anything to escape from her father and his evil plans to marry her off to William Froste, a black-hearted Knight. Faking her own death with plans to flee to Scotland where her mother was from, Marion hopes her escape will work. But when everything falls apart and she finds herself in Froste's cruel hands, Marion loses hope. Until an imposing Highlander declares that she is to be his bride and whisks her off in his arms. Could Marion find the love and family she always craved? Iain MacLeod has to marry this Sassenach woman, in order to secure his friend David's release from captivity. Vowing that he could never love again after the death of his wife Catriona, Iain knows he has nothing to fear from Marion. But Marion is not the cold-blooded Englishwoman he pictured. Fiery, passionate and strong, Marion fires up his blood like no other ever has. But with traitors in their midst, hostility among the clan, and Froste determined to take Marion back, will they ever have a chance at true happiness together? Or will Iain's stubbornness result in him losing Marion forever? WHEN A LAIRD LOVES A LADY by Julie Johnstone is the first book in the Highlander Vows: Entangled Hearts series, and I cannot wait for the second instalment. With beautiful imagery, the author transports the reader to a whole new world. Both Marion and Iain are meaningful and emotional characters, who I became deeply invested in. I could not put this book down. Marion has always craved love and acceptance but has known only harshness and cruelty from her father. Yet she remains strong, determined and fearless. Iain is beautiful inside and out. Worried that he should not forget the memories of his deceased wife, he really struggles with his tumultuous feelings for Marion. With plenty of danger, excitement and passionate encounters, WHEN A LAIRD LOVES A LADY by Julie Johnstone has got it all, and I now have a new favourite author.

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SUMMARY

A need to belong drives her. A longing to forget compels him. Fate may send them into each other’s arms, but only love can mend their hearts. An Outlander Raised by a tyrannical father, Marion de Lacy yearns for the comfort of belonging to a loving family. So when her father announces her betrothal to an evil knight in exchange for his help to overthrow the king, she concocts a desperate scheme to avoid the marriage: feigning her own death and then fleeing England. But when her plan goes terribly awry and she’s captured by the knight, not even her careful preparations could ready her for the Scottish barbarian who rescues her and then informs her that he’s to marry her by edict of her king. Certain her father will defy the king’s orders and wed her to the knight if she refuses the Highlander’s hand, Marion agrees to marry the strangely compelling but obstinate laird of the MacLeod clan. A Highlander After the death of his beloved wife, Iain MacLeod has no desire to marry ever again. Yet when he finds himself obliged to do so to secure the freedom of his childhood friend and king, he reluctantly travels across England to collect his unwanted bride, expecting to find a cold Englishwoman. Instead, he discovers a fiery, bold beauty who is fiercely loyal, protective of those she loves, and defies him at every turn, challenging his certainty that his heart is dead. Ensnared Following a hasty marriage and perilous journey to Scotland, Marion harbors no illusions that her new husband loves her. Still, her heart cannot resist the noble, brave warrior, and she cannot suppress the hope that she has finally found where she belongs. However, the harder she tries to fit in with the clan and gain Iain’s love, the farther away her dreams drift. Iain is more than willing to give his respect to his courageous wife—her kisses and caresses even ignite his blood and demand his passion —but he refuses to give up his heart. That is, until enemies near and far threaten to take Marion from him. Now the demons that haunt him can only be conquered by surrendering body and soul to Marion, if only it’s not too late…


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