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Lachlann's
Legacy
The
Order of the Scottish Thistle Book 1
by
Ashley York
Genre:
Historical Romance
Hidden secrets could
tear them apart as fast as their passion drove them together
On the Moray coast
in Scotland…
Ethne’s genuine and
caring nature makes her invaluable to her brother as his son’s
caretaker, but he and his wife treat her as little more than their
servant. When she learns their tribal leader would use her chaste
status for his own purposes, Ethne plans to escape and reluctantly
accepts the help of Lachlann—a handsome pilgrim she only just met
at the local faire.
Despite her independent
spirit, Ethne feels drawn to Lachlann. Her instincts say his
intentions are honorable, but can she trust him with her heart?
Raised by his godfather
with few clues to his family’s past, Lachlann values his freedom
and the brotherhood of his highlander kin. Disguised as a pilgrim on
a mission for the priory, he encounters Ethne, a warm, intelligent
maiden whose courage in the face of a loveless marriage awakens an
intense need to protect her.
Unfortunately, Ethne is
one of the very people he must deceive to explore the cave system
containing clues to the lost treasure he seeks. But he cannot abandon
her to an uncertain fate—or deny the simmering tension between
them.
With religious
prejudice running high and both of them facing tests of loyalty,
Lachlann and Ethne may realize the only way to fight for their
futures is to surrender... to each other.
Lachlann stopped reading to watch her. Her eyes remained bright and her voice low, bringing him in closer as the story caught his imagination.
“This man writes that he was once called Oengus, a hired killer. Pillaging and raping for whoever would pay him the most: Celt, Pict, Anglo-Saxon. And all the spoils were his to take or use as he chose. He recalls one particularly savage battle; his arm was all but severed from his body. He was left for dead, discarded like he never mattered, while his life’s blood seeped into the hard, cold ground. The blowing leaves covered him as they fell, because he hadn’t the strength to clear them away. Hours and days went by while he waited for his death. That is when Columba found him.
“Columba gave him cool, refreshing water and spoke reassuring words of God’s love and mercy. Oengus’s body raged with fever. In his brokenness, he called Columba a liar, crying out that God could never forgive him for the atrocities he’d inflicted on the innocent. But Columba continued to care for Oengus’s many wounds, insisting God would forgive a repentant heart.
“When the fever finally broke, Oengus awoke in the priory surrounded by monks praying over him. It was several weeks before he fully recovered, but he finally felt well enough to ask for Columba. The man had shown him great love and care, and Oengus wished to be baptized by the man. The monks told him Columba had been dead for hundreds of years.”
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Award-winning
author Ashley York writes historical romance full of passion and
intrigue set in 11th and 12th century Ireland, Scotland, and England
where life was wild and survival was never guaranteed.
Whether
it's in the mysterious ring forts of Ireland, the romantic Scottish
Highlands, or the battle fields of Hastings, her characters fight
hard and play hard. Good or evil, primary or secondary, they'll yank
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Passionate
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