Highland Honor #HistoricalRomance
Highland Honor: Willfully stubborn, innocently courageous, Callie Whitcomb braves a journey through the treacherous highlands to the Macpherson castle.
Highland Honor: Historical Romance
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Highland Honor
The first book in the Highland Series
Willfully stubborn, innocently courageous, Callie Whitcomb braves a journey through the treacherous highlands to the Macpherson castle. Callie flees from an unwanted marriage as well as her ruthless half brother. Naively she believes Colin MacPherson, the head of the clan, is loyal to her father and will give her sanctuary, protecting her from the vile plans that have been made for her.
As hard and as unyielding as the winter storms that sweep through the countryside, Colin is irresistibly drawn to the impetuous beauty who has magically appeared on his doorsteps. Despite his vows of revenge against her father, she stirs his passion as well as his sense of justice…but to love her would violate all his vows of revenge.
EXCERPT: Highland Honor
Scotland November 1512:
A heavy frost sat on the frozen earth, and a full moon shone clearly between the heavy clouds dotting the sky. Lady Callie Whitcomb looked over her shoulder as she raced through the deepening gloom toward the lighted tavern ahead. Every shadow, every mournful sigh of the wind sweeping through the trees, every chilling animal sound filled her with terror. Fear for her life drove her to put all thoughts of danger aside. He would follow her, find her, and drag her home.
Home.
“Don’t think of that now,” she reminded herself fiercely, even while tears stung in the back of her throat and fear made her limbs tremble. “Don’t ye dare think of home. It no longer exists.” Nothing and no one could coax her back or make her believe there was naught but terror in the home where she’d been born.
“I will never marry Lord Huntington. Never!” she whispered fiercely, the chill night air solemnly echoing her words.
Her stepbrother, Archibald Covington III, made sure she could never return.
“There ye be, lass! I’ve been waiting for you.”
The voice rose from nowhere and surprised her. Her heart froze, lurched, then began an erratic beat, while raw nerves snapped, sending a myriad of sensations racing down her spine.
“Archibald–” she whispered, panic sweeping through her. “He’s found me.” All she could hear was the pounding of blood in her ears.
Before she could reach her destination, before she could find safe refuge from him, his men had found her. No! Not now. Not when she thought she had eluded them all.
A wave of fear sweeping through her reminded her, that if caught, she would be taken back to Archibald and forced to marry Lord Huntington.
“I’ll help you down, lass.”
“No.”
Before she could react and spur her horse forward, callous, rough hands centered on her waist then pulled her from her mount.
“No!” She cried out to no avail. Regaining her wits, she beat fiercely upon the man’s broad chest, tearing at his face and his thick beard with her fingers.
“Ach, lass! Hold still! I mean ye no harm. Stop this–” His voice was gruff and impatient.
Fear for her life had spurred her haste. Terror she might see Huntington or Archibald with each turn of the road haunted every hour of her journey. Archibald had retainers everywhere. Messages would have been sent. A highlander could be bought.
“Ruffian! Unhand me! Ye barbarous Scotsman.”
If Archibald had guessed what path she followed…
“Verra well, ne’er let it be said that I dinna do a lass’ bidding.” Just as suddenly as he’d grabbed her, his hold upon her vanished. She stumbled backward.
Instantly, she found herself sitting on the frozen earth. The man towering above her watched her with concerned dark eyes. Despite the scar stretching from forehead to chin, his mouth quirked upward in a humorous slant.
“Ye be a handful, lass.”
Mary of A Romance Review says, “Overall I liked the story and can recommend it as a worthwhile read. The author has a lot of talent and the plot and tension of the story are well handled.”
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The book looks interesting. The excerpt I read called to me read me, read me. Sound like my kind of book. I look forward to winning, reading and reviewing this book. I like finding new authors to follow. Please enter me. Hope I win!
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I also love your cover of your book. Your book not looks interesting to me to read but it calls out to me to read me, read me.
I love Highland romances. Can’t wait to read!
Interesting, eager to read more.
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Men in kilts are fantastic! This book sounds wonderful! Thank you!
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Loved the excerpt! Really piques the readers’ interest! Great descriptive work! Looking forward to reading the book.
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You had me hooked with a lass in distress in the Scottish highlands
Sounds like a great book to read, love Highlander’s and kilts. My high school mascot was a highlander😀
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Great cover, and an excellent start Christine. You have certainly piqued my interest. It sounds quite intriguing. I’d love to read and review it. It sounds like an exciting story. Thanks for the opportunity.
Love Highlander’s in kilts. My high school mascot was a highlander😀
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Great set up for a story—-uses the trope of young woman running from hated betrothal, but it is a nice twist to have her fall FROM the arms of a Scottish protector!! I can not wait to see what other unique twists you add!
(Not thrilled with the cover— makes me think of a holy war, a crusade—much less appealing to those wanting a good Highlander romance than a more traditional kilted man or woman wearing a plaid.)
I read the excerpt and it sounded very good. I would love to read the book and review. Thank you for a chAnce to win a copy.
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I love Highlander Stories,, The blurb has caught my interest. would love to win.
Can’t wait to read the rest of the book. It sounds exciting, fascinating and romantic. Just the kind of book I love to read with a hero rescuing his enemy and falling in love with her.
Caught my attention from the first paragraph! Would like to get the rest of the story!!
The excerpts is so intetesting that i really would have loved to read the main book but sadly i maynot have the opportunity to do so as most of the sellers dont deliver to Nigeria
Loved the excerpt Christine, captured my interest from the first paragraph. I can’t wait to read it! Also following on BookBub.