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4/22/2019 5 Comments Medieval Monday with Mary Morgan![]() Medieval Monday week 12 'Tis the next to last week for our Medieval Monday Excerpts Blog Hop. I hope you've enjoyed the tour and have found excerpts that pique your interest. Today, Mary Morgan joins me with an excerpt from her book, A Highland Moon enchantment. You'll find my excerpt on her blog here: https://www.marymorganauthor.com/blog Enjoy! Blurb: (You first met this warrior in Dragon Knight’s Axe, Order of the Dragon Knights, Book 3) Irish warrior, Desmond O’Quinlan has never surrendered his heart to any woman. He has no wish to have his soul tortured by love. Yet, the moment he locks gazes with Ailsa, his fate is destined for an adventure he never fathomed. He may have battled alongside a Dragon Knight, but his greatest challenge will come from within his own heart. Ailsa MacDuff, a warrior among her clan, has no desire to have a man chain her to a life of obedience. However, that is before she meets Desmond. The temptation to allow this warrior inside her heart is a risk she dares to take, but one that could lead to a future of emptiness and sorrow. When betrayal looms from within, the battleground of love is no match for these two warriors. Can the power of a Highland full moon be strong enough to unite or destroy them? Excerpt:
“Father,” she sobbed, slumping down beside him and placing a hand near his nose. “Thank the Gods and Goddesses.” She looked up at Desmond. “He lives, though his breathing is shallow.” He watched as she inspected the wound on his head and arm, noticing the odd position of the limb. “I fear ’tis broken.” “Aye,” she agreed. “We must straighten the arm.” He crouched down beside her. “I can help ye. ’Tis best we do it while he is not awake.” Standing, she wiped a hand across her brow. “I will need my pouch of herbs, salves, and linens. Tam can assist me.” Desmond stood and glanced at Alastair. “Have ye found any alive?” Alastair motioned behind him. “Only one. He took a blow to the head, but lives. Tam is tending to his injuries.” Ailsa brushed past Desmond. “Did he say who it was?” “I believe he mentioned the name of Muir.” “Thank ye, Mother Danu,” she muttered, running off in the direction Alastair gestured. * * * Follow along next week for the exciting conclusion on Mary Morgan's blog https://www.marymorganauthor.com/blog and leave a comment for a chance to win a signed print copy of A Highland Moon Enchantment. And don't forget to return here next week for the rest of the excerpt from The Highlander's Welsh Bride! Buy Links for A Highland Moon Enchantment: AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0767QVJBX/ B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-highland-moon-enchantment-mary- morgan/1127176325 Apple iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/a-highland-moon- enchantment/id1294140045?mt=11 Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-highland-moon-enchantment
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![]() Join Lane McFarland as we share the blog hop today. Her excerpt is from her book A King's Enemies. You can find my excerpt from The Highlander's Crusader Bride on her blog: Excerpt:
A King's Enemies Drake Fletcher’s pulse quickened. The bonny red-head with wide almond-shaped eyes was staring at him. Who was she? He’d spotted her before amidst the queen’s ladies-in- waiting. Her shimmering waves of auburn hair had caught his attention, but she’d slipped out of the chamber before he’d had a chance to introduce himself. He smiled. Immediately, she broke eye contact. She’d regarded him longer than was considered appropriate for a young maid. She was interested in him. Perhaps she liked what she saw. Her silky thick hair resembled fiery gold. He imagined running his fingers through its softness. His gaze traveled over her curves. Desire strummed through his body, and he wondered at the reaction. He was no untried lad lacking company to warm his bed. * * * Follow along next week on Lane McFarland’s blog at http://www.lanemcfarland.com, and leave a comment for a chance to win an ebook of A KING’S ENEMIES. Next week concludes the blog hop, and you'll find my last excerpt HERE! Remember to leave a comment for a chance to win one of my ebooks. Winner will be announced May 7. * * * Book Blurb: Tormented by King Edward’s brutality against Scottish sympathizers, Drake Fletcher vows revenge, but only a madman single-handedly attacks the Crown. Instead, he enters the royal court as a spy to aid Robert the Bruce’s rise to power and place a formidable leader on Scotland’s throne. Scottish lass Katherine Mackenzie Armstrong targets three of King Edward’s officers who brutally raped and murdered her mother. Disguised as one of Queen Margaret’s attendants, she sets a course to destroy the men. The acts of treason both Drake and Katherine commit are punishable by death in The Tower of London but their determination pushes dangerous limits. Considered enemies, they use each other to gain vital information. Neither expect their overwhelming attraction to one another, the staggering emotions stirred. But the closer they become, the more they jeopardize their pledges of vengeance. Will the weight of retaliation crush them, see them beheaded? Or will Katherine and Drake form an alliance and learn to live and love again? Buy Link: Amazon ![]() I'm hopping today with Bambi Lynn! Her excerpt is from her book, Mask of the Highlander. You can find me on her blog: https://bambilynnblog.wordpress.com with an excerpt from The Highlander's Crusader Bride. Don't forget to leave a comment to enter to win one of my ebooks! Excerpt:
Mask of the Highlander Shut up, shut up, shut up, a tiny voice screamed inside her head. You will only make it worse. But Kenna could not stop, despite the every-growing rage that seemed to render him speechless and the certainty that he would punish her for her insolence. * * * You can find Bambi's next excerpt on Barbara Bettis' blog: http://barbarabettis.blogspot.co.uk Follow me to Lane McFarland's blog: http://lanemcfarland.com/blog/ * * * Book Blurb: Once she was afraid to touch him. Now she’s afraid to let go. Forced to marry to avoid war between clans, Kenna Cleary endured three days of her new husband's painful brutality before he rode off to battle the English. In the five years of his absence, she bore him a daughter, increased his holdings, and gained the love and respect of his people. Now he's home. Must she and the clan learn to endure his cruelty once more? The Laird of Domhnul has returned from war a changed man—moreso than his wife or clan can possibly know. Now the warrior faces a new battle, one for his wife's heart, and his peoples' trust. He must walk the knife's edge of deception and danger, while proving he is no longer the cruel tyrant they came to know all too well. But when his father embroils both them in a deadly plot, can the couple find a way to prevent war between the clans? BUY LINK: Amazon ![]() Thanks for joining me today for the Medieval Monday blog hop! I'm pairing off today with Ruth A. Casie. Her excerpt is from her book, The Guardian's Witch. You can find my excerpt from The Highlander's Crusader Bride on her blog: http://ruthacasie.blogspot.co.uk Excerpt:
She kept the building panic at bay. Think. Calmness overcame her. She rolled him onto his back and knelt above him. She placed her mouth over his and gave him her breath. She’d given her breath before, when the blacksmith’s wife gave birth and the baby didn’t breathe. That day she had tried everything but nothing worked. She wanted to move the baby’s chest, just one breath. In desperation she breathed for the child. It worked then. It had to work now. * * * Find out what happens next in The Guardian's Witch next week on Barbara Bettis’ website http://barbarabettis.blogspot.co.uk I'll be on Judith Sterling’s blog next week at https://judithmarshallauthor.com/blog/ with my next excerpt from The Highlander's Crusader Bride. * * * Book Blurb: England, 1290 Lord Alex Stelton can't resist a challenge, especially one with a prize like this: protect a castle on the Scottish border for a year, and it's his. Desperate for land of his own, he'll do anything to win the estate—even enter a proxy marriage to Lady Lisbeth Reynolds, the rumored witch who lives there. Feared and scorned for her second sight, Lisbeth swore she'd never marry, but she is drawn to the handsome, confident Alex. She sees great love with him but fears what he would think of her gift and her visions of a traitor in their midst. Despite his own vow never to fall in love, Alex can't get the alluring Lisbeth out of his mind and is driven to protect her when attacks begin on the border. But as her visions of danger intensify, Lisbeth knows it is she who must protect him. Realizing they'll secure their future only by facing the threat together, she must choose between keeping her magic a secret and losing the man she loves. Buy Links Amazon: http://amzn.to/ZgvmDw BN: http://bit.ly/ZQkCuY KOBO: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-guardian-s-witch iBook: http://bit.ly/TGWiBook ![]() Today I'm swapping excerpts with Mary Morgan as she brings us this tid-bit from her book A Highland Moon Enchantment. You can find my excerpt from The Highlander's Crusader Bride on her blog here: http://www.marymorganauthor.com Excerpt: She bowed her head. “A great honor for us, Cathal that ye are here. And aye, we were fortunate to have the assistance of both men.” “How did ye manage to make the journey from Castle Creag? I thought ye were spending it with Cormac Murray and his wife,” asked Desmond, reaching for a trencher of breads. Cathal swirled the contents of his cup, before glancing at Duncan. “The weather was fine—no sign of rain or snow, so I left them in the care of another druid and sought the path to Urquhart.” He tapped a finger to his head. “My sight told me I might be needed here.” * * * Follow Mary's excerpt next week on Barbara Bettis’s blog: http://barbarabettis.blogspot.com/ I'll be swapping excerpts with Ruth A. Casie next week: http://ruthacasie.blogspot.co.uk * * *
Book Blurb: You first meet this warrior in Dragon Knight’s Axe, Order of the Dragon Knights, Book 3 Irish warrior, Desmond O’Quinlan has never surrendered his heart to any woman. He has no wish to have his soul tortured by love. Yet, the moment he locks gazes with Ailsa, his fate is destined for an adventure he never fathomed. He may have battled alongside a Dragon Knight, but his greatest challenge will come from within his own heart. Ailsa MacDuff, a warrior among her clan, has no desire to have a man chain her to a life of obedience. However, that is before she meets Desmond. The temptation to allow this warrior inside her heart is a risk she dares to take, but one that could lead to a future of emptiness and sorrow. When betrayal looms from within, the battleground of love is no match for these two warriors. Can the power of a Highland full moon be strong enough to unite or destroy them? Buy Links: AMAZON |
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