Blood of Roses

The stunning sequel to The Pride of Lions!

In a novel that sizzles with  passionate intrigue and breathtaking romance, Marsha Canham whisks the reader back to war-torn Scotland as a legendary warrior fights for the two things most precious to any man: his country and the woman he loves.

She was born an Englishwoman, but he made her a Scot, pledged to fight for her beloved husband--even against the country of her birth.

Catherine Ashbrooke Cameron had committed the unpardonable sin of falling in love with her husband--a Scottish spy she married in her English home.  Now, as she raced to the Highlands, into the strong, tender arms of Alexander Cameron, the innocent English beauty would learn the passions of war--and the price of love .  .  .  .

He fought to keep her safe as he battled the English enemy--and betrayal from within.

Alexander Cameron was a man with a price on his head and enemies to burn.  Love had made the legendary warrior vulnerable.  Now he must protect Catherine from the dangers that threatened them both.  But as he rode into battle against the English, she refused to stay behind.  He had claimed her, touched her, loved her, and she vowed nothing would ever separate them again.

Marsha Canham is the award-winning author of twelve historical romances and makes her home in Toronto, Canada.  While not a member of the half-century club yet, she is looking forward to holding her first grandchild in her arms this August.

She was inspired to write The Blood of Roses and its prequel, The Pride of Lions, by an inexplicable and intense fascination with eighteenth-century Scottish history.  Among the many intriguing coincidences that occurred during the three years it took to write the two novels was the fact that the Battle of Culloden was fought on April 16, 1746, negotiations for The Pride of Lions were begun by her publisher on April 16, 1985, and the final words of The Blood of Roses were written on April 16, 1988.  Neither of the latter two events was planned.  They were brought to the author's attention by a third party.

Her next historical romance, Pale Moon Rider, will be available from Dell in December.