Honor
of a Scottish Warrior
The
MacLomain Series
Later
Years, Book 2
Sky
Purington
Genre:
Time-travel Fantasy Romance
Date of Publication:
December 1, 2015
ASIN:
B014RU6TVM
Number of pages:
270
Word Count:
86,200
Cover Artist:
Tamra Westberry
Book
Description:
Born and raised in South Boston, Nicole is tougher
than most. Fearless some might say. Even in light of the fact she might be
going deaf. Then her courage is put to the test when her Broun lineage
introduces a whole new reality. Time travel exists. An evil enemy awaits her in
medieval Scotland. And the newfound Claddagh ring on her finger? It means she
has no choice but to travel back to the thirteenth century. Straight into the
arms and under the protection of a man she would rather never see again.
Cousin to the Laird, Niall MacLomain wants nothing
more than to keep safe the future King of Scotland. Regrettably, that also
means keeping safe a headstrong lass from the future. But his honor means
everything. No matter how exasperated, he swore that no harm would come to
Nicole. However, protecting the feisty redhead ends up stirring his blood in
more ways than one.
When Niall and Nicole come together, sparks fly.
Excitement. Strife. Desire. But not love. Never that. Determined to work as a
team to keep little Robert the Bruce safe, they embark on a non-stop adventure.
With help from the MacLomain’s Viking ancestors, they might just stand a chance
against Brae Stewart and her villainous partner. More than that, they could
very well discover that they fare far better together than they ever did apart.
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Excerpt:
“I didnae think you were a piece of meat.” Niall
ground his jaw. “I would never think that.”
“Then what gave you the right to offer me up to
another man!”
“’Twas just a means of pushing you away.” Niall’s
tone was low and his eyes level. “But I dinnae feel that way any longer.”
Her brows rose. “Oh, you don’t do you? Well, I hate
to break it to you but your chances with me are slim to none.”
The corner of his lips curled up and the look in his
eyes was a smidge too knowing. “So there’s a slim chance, is there?”
Disarmed by his cool confidence, she shook her head.
“Let me rephrase. There’s no chance.”
Yet she wasn’t storming out of here like she had
every right to do. Instead, her feet were frozen to the floor and her eyes
still locked with his.
“Nicole?” It was Cassie. “Is everything okay down
there?”
Niall and Nicole kept eying one another. Was everything
okay? Not in the least. But when she yelled up to her friend, it was that all
was well. Go back to sleep. Then she realized Cassie might need help. When she
started forward, Niall came to his feet and stopped her. “She's already gone.
She knows how to find her way back to Logan.”
Her eyes rose to his. “If we’re going to work toward
getting along you need to stop blocking my path…in general.”
“I’ll always block your path if it means protecting
you.” His eyes dropped to her hand. “But mayhap ’twill be a path we walk
together.”
He was looking at the Claddagh ring that had
mysteriously appeared on her finger. A ring whose clear stone would apparently
turn to a gem that matched the eye color of the MacLomain wizard she was meant
for.
“I think you hope for too much.” She twisted the
ring so that the crowned, heart-held stone was facing palm side. “Because I
don’t do love. Never have. Never will.”
“Nor I,” he assured, stepping back so she could pass
if she wanted to. “But that doesnae mean I haven’t grown curious.”
“Human nature,” she said carefully. “There are two
more Brouns coming. There’s a good chance one of them is meant for you.”
“Aye,” he agreed, still standing far too close. “But
’tis not them I’m curious about.”
“You should be. They’re awesome.” Her eyes stayed
with his. Why wasn’t she stepping away? What kept her from barely breathing? It
was an odd and unfamiliar feeling. “They’re damn beautiful too.”
She got the sense he was as perplexed by his
behavior as she was by hers.
“You’re damn beautiful,” he murmured.
Men had always liked her looks and said as much. Yet
there was something different about him saying it. Somehow it weighed better on
her in an unexplainable way that she couldn’t put her finger on. Then it
occurred to her.
He wasn’t saying it to get in her pants.
Outside of her friends, it might just be the most
genuine compliment anyone had ever given her. Startled by the revelation, she
tore her eyes away. Though she wasn’t in the least, she said, “I’m tired. Where
should I crash?”
“In our chamber,” he said. “I’ll show you the way.”
Her brows flew together as her eyes shot back to
his. “Our chamber?”
“Aye. ’Tis far too dangerous now to have you out of
my sight.” Then an edge of humor met his voice. “But worry naught. There are
two beds.”
“Yet every time I’ve woken up since traveling back
in time, I’m in your arms,” she muttered and strode for the stairs.
About
the Author:
Sky Purington is the best-selling author of eighteen
novels and several novellas. A New Englander born and bred, Sky was raised
hearing stories of folklore, myth and legend. When combined with a love for
nature, romance and time-travel, elements from the stories of her youth found
release in her books.
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