In
Your Wildest Scottish DreamsThe
MacIain Trilogy #1
By:
Karen Ranney
Releasing
January 27th,
2015
Avon
Romance
Blurb
New
York Times bestselling author Karen Ranney's first novel in a
brand-new series spins the intriguing story of a beautiful widow and
a devilishly handsome shipbuilder...
Seven
years have passed since Glynis MacIain made the foolish mistake of
declaring her love to Lennox Cameron, only to have him stare at her
dumbfounded. Heartbroken, she accepted the proposal of a diplomat and
moved to America, where she played the role of a dutiful wife among
Washington's elite. Now a widow, Glynis is back in Scotland. Though
Lennox can still unravel her with just one glance, Glynis is no
longer the naïve girl Lennox knew and vows to resist him.
With
the American Civil War raging, shipbuilder Lennox Cameron must
complete a sleek new blockade runner for the Confederate Navy. He
cannot afford any distractions, especially the one woman he's always
loved. Glynis's cool demeanor tempts him to prove to her what a
terrible mistake she made seven years ago.
As
the war casts its long shadow across the ocean, will a secret from
Glynis's past destroy any chance for a future between the two
star-crossed lovers?
Excerpt
If
regrets were ships, she’d have enough to fill the Clyde. Yet she
had love as well. On balance, she had more love than regrets. She
loved her mother, Duncan, Lily, and Mabel. They were all her family
and would always have a spot in her heart. She adored Lennox. She
always had. She knew she always would.
The
sun faded behind Glasgow as if embarrassed, leaving a blushing sky
behind. The Clyde reddened, mirroring the sky, bustling with activity
as day turned into night: a barge belched upstream, a ship slid out
of dock. Slowly, ships became shadows and spires in the darkness.
Stars
blinked hazily in the sky as if rousing from sleep as the moon tucked
itself behind the riffling clouds.
The
air was warm, scented with roses and mint. A soft breeze caressed her
cheek and danced up her skirt. Lights began to shine in Hillshead’s
windows. She heard a frog’s low pitched bellow, the chirping of an
insect, the rustle of something in the taller grass just beyond the
garden.
How
long had it been since she’d taken the time to simply hear the
world around her? Not the chatter of people or the hum of voices. Not
the clatter of wheels on cobblestones or the drone of engines, but
the sound of nothing but life.
The
beating of her heart in her chest, the indrawn breath and exhaled
sigh, the clench of her fingers against the hewn wood of the bench
were all signs of her own life. The temporary permanence of it, the
proof of her existence.
In
this instance, in this moment, in this exact time, she felt strangely
more Scot than she ever had. She was as elemental as her ancestors,
all those proud women who’d marched over the craigs and through the
glens of the Highlands, determined to aid their men in protecting
their homes. They’d done so clad in plaids and almost nothing else
and here she was in a new dress, sitting outside a magnificent home
built by one of their descendants.
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Author
Info
Karen
Ranney began writing when she was five. Her first published work was
The Maple Leaf, read over the school intercom when she was in the
first grade. In addition to wanting to be a violinist (her parents
had a special violin crafted for her when she was seven), she wanted
to be a lawyer, a teacher, and, most of all, a writer. Though the
violin was discarded early, she still admits to a fascination with
the law, and she volunteers as a teacher whenever needed. Writing,
however, has remained the overwhelming love of her life.
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