Five new, enchanting, Scottish romance novellas by five bestselling authors!PROTECTED BY THE LAIRD by Eliza KnightWhile on a siege, Laird Douglas Hay discovers a lass' half-frozen body. Though she's his enemy, he cannot abandon her. As his captive, she could bring a hefty ransom. He revives her, a task easier managed than dealing with her fiery temper, and the intense desire heating his veins. Taken prisoner by a brutish warrior, Lady Annora Comyn is determined to escape. Secretly, she believes the war between Scots is ludicrous, that the vying for the crown should have ceased when her royal brother was murdered. Annora struggles with the notion of letting men fight their battles, or offering herself as collateral to unite the warring Scots. After all, there are far worse things than having to kiss Laird Hay everyday for ever and ever...~~~VEXING THE HIGHLANDER by Terry SpearLady Aila MacIntosh hopes she doesn't regret the king's marital choices for her and her sister. Until one braw Highlander bumps into her at the king's gathering. He's as taken with her as she is with him, until she learns he is but a commoner, when she is a lady. The king would never make a match between them. Alban of the Clan Daziel meets a beautiful woman at the king's court, only she is a lady and out of his reach. When the lady and he meet under awkward circumstances, they chance to overhear a plot to assassinate the king. Their lives spiral out of control and losing his heart to Aila is only one of his pressing concerns. Protecting her from those who wish the king dead-his greatest.~~~DEFENDED BY A HIGHLAND RENEGADE by Vonda SinclairWhen Lady Mairiana MacKerrick witnesses her fiancé, Alec Lindsay, committing a murder three days before their wedding, she decides she must run away. Darack Grant, secretly an outlaw MacGregor, is on a secret mission, but when he finds Mairiana hiding in the stables, he decides to help her escape. He remembers the lovely lass from their one meeting a few years before. Though he was drawn to her, he always saw her as far beyond his reach. Mairiana finds her hidden inner strength and trusts the Highland renegade to protect her on their journey through the Scottish Highlands. On the way, they find an astonishing passion. But Alec will stop at nothing to reclaim his betrothed and destroy Darack, even pin a murder on him.~~~TARTANS AND TRYSTS by Victoria RobertsSorcha Gunn has realized the error of her ways and wants to make amends for everything she's done. But when her cousin mysteriously disappears and Sorcha suspects her father is responsible, she needs to make a choice: betray the man who has given her everything or seek help from his enemy. As captain of the MacKay guard, Doughall Forbes will do anything to protect his clan from the ruthless Gunn laird. The last thing he needs is a wily female luring him into a nefarious trap. But he believes Sorcha, even though he can tell she's holding something back. He's determined to help her but soon discovers he's the one who needs protection...from losing his heart.~~~HIS HIGHLAND ROSE by Willa BlairIain Brodie is a fierce warrior and passionate lover, but to prove he's responsible enough to be the clan's chief, he must find a bride-quickly. One of the three Rose daughters fills his mind-and heart-even when he discovers she is not who she claimed to be. Annie Rose doesn't want to be a bride, not even deliciously and annoyingly sexy Iain's. But her father wants an alliance with Iain's clan, and he's chosen her to forge it. Then Annie falls under Iain's seductive spell at the spring known in old tales as the fairy pool. When her father suddenly decides against their match, Iain must risk losing everything he values-the clan he was born to lead and even Annie-his only love.