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Canada, 1759. After the capture of Quebec in the Seven Years War, Corporal Hugh MacKim and other 78th Highlanders attempt to desert the British army. But when Hugh's group is caught in an ambush, his loved one, Tayanita, is mortally wounded by a tall, tattooed Canadian. MacKim swears vengeance. Suffering from nightmares, he returns to the army, transfers to the Rangers and decides to fight in a series of skirmishes through the winter.

Shipwrecked on the African coast, Major Jack Windrush and his wife Mary find themselves embroiled in a war, as the Ashantis attack the British colony of the Gold Coast. While Jack leads a company of the West India Regiment, Mary tries to help the refugees in Cape Coast Castle. Soon, they both find themselves deeply involved in the war, and will need to make sacrifices they could have never anticipated.

October welcomes Lorian Hollow's 500th anniversary, as well as a slew of ritualistic murders that plague the innocent citizens. As the killings intensify, so do the revelations about Lorian Hollow and the dark secrets the founding families are harboring. Enter Joan Schlacht, an anything-but-ordinary 26-year-old woman. Rebellious, tattooed, and curvaceous, this Twizzler-addicted bombshell finds herself chasing a murderer with sights set on her. The stakes are high, leaving the fate of the innocent mortals resting heavily on Joan’s shoulders.

In the second book of the Cowen series, adventure and romance fill the narration as Laird Ewan thought he'd be starting his life with Evina, the one woman that stole his breath away, but Laird McKinney had other plans. With Evina kidnapped only moments before the wedding, Laird Ewan, angry and desperate, goes out in search of his love, vowing to bring her back, even if it meant his life. With everything at stake, Ewan and his army search the land for Evina, but when they find her, will it be too late?

Into the Frozen South, by Scout Marr, of the Quest. Originally published, September 1923, now in the public domain.

The moment Laird Ewan Cowen looks into Evina McLeod’s emerald green eyes, the sparks fly. He needs a bride, and she needs his protection from the evil Laird McKinney. When Ewan offers marriage in exchange for his protection, Evina has no choice, but the love that unfolds in the days before their wedding is unexpected. Neither of them knew that McKinney had a hidden agenda. Evina was the pawn in McKinney’s plan and after they were wed, he would see his plan accomplished, ending Ewan’s life in the process with the help of a spy within Ewan’s clan.

In this last book of the Cowen Clan Series, Evina finds out she's with child, but Ewan is missing. Will he return or has McKinney had his final revenge? When all hope is lost, Evina turns sick from poisoning. Hildy struggles to keep Evina and her unborn child alive, as the poison Ceana put in Evina's drink threatens to kill them both. Will Ewan return in time, or will the Cowen legacy end?