May McGoldrick Knihy

Skotsko, 19. století: Skotové se vzpamatovávají z porážky v bitvě u Cullodenu a mladá lékařka Isabella hodlá s manželem prchnout do Ameriky. Její muž je ovšem zabit a ona je obviněna, že mu pomáhala paktovat se s rebely. Když její loď cestou ztroskotá, setká se s kapitánem pašerácké lodi, který je také pronásledován. Spolu se vydávají na cestu za svobodou, ale smrt je jim neustále v patách.

The brave and beautiful Celia Muir has been assigned a dangerous task-to protect the infant King from the approaching British army. For her clandestine mission to succeed, she has to convince a handsome Scottish warrior to help her. Winner of two Golden Leaf Awards. On the top ten list of Best Romances. McGoldrick's writing style is smart and her characters are very endearing. You never want the story to end, while at the same time, you just can't put the book down. If you are a fan of Scottish romances, you will love this book. About the Author Nikoo and Jim McGoldrick have spent their lives gathering material for their novels. Nikoo, a manufacturing engineer, and Jim, who has a Ph.D. in sixteenth-century British literature, wrote their first full-length novel, a historical romance, in 1994. Since then, Jim and Nikoo have written twenty-five novels and a work of nonfiction, under the names May McGoldrick & Jan Coffey.

This spellbinding historical romance from USA Today bestselling author May McGoldrick pits one spirited lass against her biggest challenge yet: a Highland lord who has no desire to lose his heart. Now a 2017 RITA® Finalist! Innes Munro has the ability to "read" a person’s past simply by touching them, but her gift comes with a heavy price: her freedom. Forced to stay at desolate Castle Girnigoe, Innes never expects to be drawn to the wounded warrior who haunts its dark passages and challenges her at every turn. Conall Sinclair, the earl of Caithness, carries the scars of battles with the English and the lash marks of their dungeons, but the wounds that fester within give him even greater pain. Isolating himself from his clan and the rest of the world in a tower perched on the wild Scottish coast, Conall is reluctant to let the spirited Innes close to him, however neither can deny the growing passion that ignites with every look, every touch. But can Conall ever love a woman who can read his darkest secrets and feel the pain he hides... and can love really tame all fears? As dangerous forces close in, Conall and Innes must take the ultimate leap of faith and forge a bond of trust that will save them both...or lose each other forever. “Treat yourself to a copy of Taming the Highlander today. It is one that fans of historical romance and all things Scottish will not want to miss.”—Romance Junkies

The next book in the new lush Scottish historical series from USA Today bestselling author, May Mcgoldrick.

In the heart of Scotland, this Highlander is about to meet his match in a breathtaking romance from USA Today bestseller May McGoldrick. Highland warrior Alexander Macpherson has lost his wife. When he agreed to take Kenna Mackay as his bride to advance his clan’s power in the north, he expected a bit of an adjustment. He didn't expect the sharp-tongued beauty to run away on their wedding night. Still, Alexander wants his runaway bride...and he has the sneaking suspicion that she wants him, too. Kenna Mackay thought she was safe in a priory full of nuns learning the craft of healing, but when she is kidnapped by her own husband, the battle of wits begins anew. But even as passions ignite, a deadly secret from Kenna's past rises to the surface and put their new love in jeopardy. As a heartless villain closes in, two headstrong lovers find themselves locked in a struggle between evil and the power of undying love. And this time, Alexander is determined he will not lose his wife again. "Fans of Scottish romances are sure to enjoy this witty and winsome treat." -- Library Journal on Much Ado About Highlanders

He's a pirate. She's a stowaway. Don't miss the stunning conclusion to USA Today bestselling author May McGoldrick's Scottish Relic trilogy with Tempest in the Highlands. Miranda MacDonnell is on the run. When she inherited a mysterious relic from her mother, she had no idea the dangers it would bring. Now hunted by a relentless foe who will stop at nothing to find her, she has one choice: stow away on the ship of the notorious privateer, Black Hawk. Rob Hawkins, the half-English privateer known as Black Hawk, has a mission from the Tudor king to find and kill the rogue commander, Sir Ralph Evers. To complete his quest, Hawk must find Miranda, a young woman Evers is pursuing. Caught in a tempest, he is shipwrecked with a "boy" who demonstrates an uncanny ability for saving him. Cast away on the mysterious Isle of the Dead, Hawk realizes that the "boy" traveling with him is actually Miranda MacDonnell and having her means that Evers will come to him. What begins as a ploy —using her as bait—soon changes, however, as he falls in love with her. Ancient forces are at work, drawing the four possessors of the relic’s power to the Isle of the Dead in the Outer Hebrides for a final battle where good must overcome the forces of evil in this spectacular finale to May McGoldrick's Scottish Relic Trilogy.

USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick returns with the latest in a trilogy about love-and the birth of a nation... The Dual Identity... In the bustling streets of Boston, Pierce Pennington commands respect as a shrewd merchant by day, while under the cloak of night, he transforms into the notorious Captain MacHeath, navigating the treacherous waters of smuggling in the name of justice and liberty. The Searching Soul... Portia Edwards, driven by a relentless quest to reunite with the family she never knew, discovers a shocking truth - her mother is not only alive but held captive by her own grandfather. Determined to rescue her, Portia ventures into the shadows of her grandfather's world, desperate for aid in spiriting her mother to safety across the seas to England. The Forbidden Alliance... Stubborn pride clashes with dire necessity as Portia grapples with the daunting task of seeking assistance. Amidst the grandeur of her grandfather's masquerade ball, she crosses paths with Pierce Pennington, a man whose dashing demeanor belies his complexity. Their initial encounter is fraught with tension, but their fates are entwined...and a flame ignites that neither can ignore. Echoes of Desire... Secrets unravel and danger looms ever closer, but Pierce and Portia find themselves drawn together by destiny's hand, their hearts entangled in a dance of longing and defiance. With each stolen moment, they delve deeper into a forbidden alliance, their desires echoing the whispers of the wind. In a world where betrayal lurks around every corner, they must navigate a treacherous path fraught with peril, where love may be the only salvation. WITH REVOLUTION ABOUT TO IGNITE IN AMERICA, SHE SEARCHES FOR FAMILY...AND FINDS A MAN WITH A HIDDEN IDENTITY!

A stranger-led back from the shadowy edges of death by a ghost-finds herself cold and bloody on the filthy banks of a river in a city she does not know... From opium-drenched hovels and rat-infested warehouses of Limehouse to the glistening facades of West End mansions, a woman-known only as Sophy-searches for her identity. But the mist-shrouded alleys of Victorian England hold grave dangers for the friendless. Captain Edward Seymour, the last of a long line of distinguished Royal Navy officers, is searching, as well. Returning from sea to find that his niece has disappeared, he begins combing every inn and hellhole of the city's darkest corners, desperately hoping to find some trace of the girl. No one knows the streets of London like Charles Dickens, a young novelist with a reformer's soul, and Sophy and Edward turn to him for help. Flush with his early literary successes, he is working hard to use his knowledge of the city and his newfound fame to right some of the social ills that plague Victorian England. But with each step they take toward the truth, Death draws ever closer... May McGoldrick's novels are "Richly romantic." -Nora Roberts "Enchanting." -The Philadelphia Inquirer "Excellent." -Heather Graham

Famed Scottish warrior Alec Macpherson is drawn to lovely Fiona Drummond Stewart after he rescues her from bandits in the forest, not realizing that she is the secret illegitimate daughter of King James IV and the target of the evil schemes of the ambitious Lord Gray.