Synopsis
Though part of a series this novel can easily be read as a stand-alone.
She can see the future. Dare she tell what she knows?
A determined Scottish lady
Seonaid Ferguson, a lady of Craiglocky Keep, is through with London's Marriage Mart. After learning she has the second sight, the haut ton attempts to exploit her abilities. Even though it means she condemns herself to spinsterhood, Seonaid sets a desperate course to rid herself of her gift turned curse. As she rushes home from England, a snowstorm strands her in a crowded inn with the last man she ever wished to see again. A handsome French baron who once thought her a courtesan. And just her misfortune, only he stands between her and certain harm.
An honorable French nobleman
Jacques, Monsieur lebaron de Devaux-Rousset, ventures to Scotland to oversee his new investment; a silver mine near Craiglocky. Only a handsome profit will save his family's destitute estate in France. But when the mine is beset with one problem after another, Jacques must instead search for an heiress to wed. He certainly should not be falling in love with the lovely, spirited sister of Laird Ewan MacTavish. A lass whose dowry is insufficient to restore his ancestral home. Nor should he consider, even for a moment, her risqué, but deliciously tempting scheme to rid her of the second sight.
A danger most dire
Matters are torn from their hands when a dangerous adversary vows to expose Seonaid as a witch, just as Jacques's problems at the mine escalate into deadly violence. Is it by chance, or a dark design, that both of them are beset at once? Dare Jacques and Seonaid throw caution aside and forge a future together?
Be sure to check out the Castle Bride Series which inspired the Highland Heather Romancing a Scot Series. You'll meet some familiar characters.
Highland Heather Romancing a Scot Series:
Triumph and Treasure
Virtue and Valor
Heartbreak and Honor
Scandal's Splendor
Passion and Plunder
Seductive Surrender
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USA Today Bestselling Author COLLETTE CAMERON® scribbles Scottish and Regency historical romance novels featuring dashing rogues, rakes, and scoundrels and the strong heroines who reform them. Blessed with an over-active and witty muse that won't stop whispering new romantic romps in her ear, she's lived in Oregon her entire life. Although she dreams of living in Scotland part-time. A confessed Cadbury chocoholic, you'll always find a dash of inspiration and a pinch of humor in her sweet-to-spicy timeless romances®.
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Excerpt - Scandal's Splendor
Jacques stood over the threshold, hat in hand, sadness and strain about his eyes and mouth.
A sensation, much like falling from a great height, assailed her. "You're leaving."
He didn't have to tell her. She could feel his absence in her soul, see goodbye in his eyes, read farewell on his face. And the crushing ache that stabbed her heart and stole her breath sent a wave of paralyzing dizziness over her, so forceful, she thought she might swoon.
Breathe.
Brushing her cheek against the kitten's soft fur, she hid her dismay. She ought to be glad, but despair's sharp talons sank deep into soft flesh, shredding hope and drawing blood.
Stupid, fickle emotions.
"Oui. Not Scotland yet, but Craiglocky, so I can be closer to the mine." His melodic baritone resounded hollowly, and his fingers played upon the hat's brim, almost nervously.
"That's prudent, I suppose." But it didn't make his going easier.
She'd become accustomed to seeing him, if only from afar. Even if there couldn't be anything between them. Yes, she knew he must leave someday. Just not today. Or tomorrow. Or next week. Not until she'd had time to put him from her heart. That desire--to be his--had been dashed to smithereens.
Returning the kitten to her mother, Seonaid parted her lips and sucked in a bracing breath. She must be strong and brave.
Absolutely no waterworks. Not one tear.
"I intend to labor alongside my workers, and that is more easily done if I live nearer Oakberry Quarry, non?
Yes. No. Yes, drat it all.
She marshalled her courage and faced him, hands folded before her, the picture of poised composure. "Will you attend the Valentine gathering?"
Despite her determination to remain unaffected, her voice quivered, as off balance as she, and Seonaid bit her lower lip.
Well, so much for poise and composure.
He shook his head, causing that stubborn, endearing lock to fall forward. His hungry gaze trailed over her face, as if for the last time. Finally he responded. "I think it best if I don't, ma petite."
"I see."
She couldn't see a blasted thing from the moisture blinding her, but nonetheless, she painted a bright smile onto her face and resolutely blinked her tears away. "I bid you farewell then, Jacques. I wish you good health and prosperity."
So polite. So formal.
When what she wanted to say, to beg, was stay.
Please stay. Forget about the mine. Forget about returning to France. Forget about le Manoir des Jardins and your dead family.
Stay here. With me.
"Adieu, Seonaid."
From the Inside Flap
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Enthralling Scottish Regency adventures brimming with intrigue, lovable scoundrels, strong heroines, and unforgettable sizzling romance.
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Pamper yourself with Scottish Regency historical romances packed with intrigue, smoldering passion, and page-turning surprises.
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