The Heart Of A WarriorMereck of Blackthorn has vowed never to love—for he is cursed with baresark blood and it runs hot. But he must take a wife. When he meets Netta of Caer Caldwell, he is willing to spirit her away from her father’s violence, even if he refuses to give her his heart…The Soul Of A LoverWith her father determined to be rid of her, spirited Netta cannot escape marriage to the heathen Mereck. But she soon learns that he is not the barbarian he believes himself to be—and his kisses fire her blood with a passion she longs to claim…

Letia of Seton Castle must protect her castle when Maud and Stephen’s battles throw England into anarchy. She sacrifices all when her husband devises a plan to save the castle from ruin after his death. ‘Twas a simple plan with very few steps to follow: Capture her enemy, seduce him, bear his child and save her people. Falling in love was not in the plan.

In the middle of the night, when Chief Broccin of Raptor finds his daughter Elyne in the bailey atop a splendidly naked and wet Graemme of Clibrick, he declares they will marry. If they do not, Graemme will forfeit part of his secret treasures. Elyne hesitates. It was an easy decision for Graemme. He vows they will wed two months from that day. He arrives on time, but Elyne has fled.

Ranald, a scarred monk in Kelso Abbey, has a fearsome temper. In the abbey, he controls his rage and fights his forbidden desires. After his twin dies, his father obtains a Papal dispensation and demands Ranald marry. The eve before they wed, Catalin seeks to confess her sins to a monk hidden beneath his cowl. He gently stops her. At the altar, she sees Ranald’s tonsure.