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THE WRONG BRIDE
Highland Weddings #1
Gayle Callen
Releasing Oct 27th, 2015
Avon Romance
The first in a wonderfully engaging
series set in the Scottish Highlands, USA Today bestselling author Gayle Callen
creates an unforgettable story of mistaken identity and irresistible
attraction.
Shaken from sleep during the night,
bundled off to the Highlands by a burly Scot, Riona is at first terrified, then
livid. Hugh McCallum insists they were promised to each other as children to
ensure peace between their clans. The stubborn laird refuses to believe he’s
kidnapped the wrong Catriona Duff. Instead, he embarks on a campaign of
slow-burning seduction…
At first, Hugh cares only what their
marriage can do for his people. Now he’s starting to crave Riona for her own
sake. But her true identity jeopardizes his clan’s contract. And unless she
chooses to risk all to be his bride, he’ll lose the only thing he prizes more
than the lands he’s fought so hard to save-the passionate marriage they could
have together.
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There is nothing like a good Highland romance. Gayle Callen delivers a wonderfully warmhearted love story filled with fun and humor. Riona finds herself kidnapped by a hunky highlander who insists that they are betrothed.
Let the battle of the sexes begin!
Sassy Riona can't get the bull-headed Scotsman to believe her. Sure, she Catriona Duff, but then so is her cousin. Hugh is now leader of his clan and has the weight of the world riding on his shoulders. He is bound and determined to make Riona his bride to keep peace between the clans with the help of his brides dowry.
I loved the chemistry between this couple and I loved the banter between them. Hugh is an honorable man filled with responsibilities who thinks he isn't really worthy of the love he begins to feel. Silly man. I felt for Riona when she realizes the betrayal of her uncle, but she is strong and doesn't let it keep her down.Together they sparkle and sizzle and you can't help but root for their happily ever after.
I can't wait for another book in this series. I haven't read historical books by Gayle Callen before, but I will be adding her to my auto-reads. And why not, I have enjoyed her contemporary small-town stories for years under her pseudonym, Emma Cane. If you like feel good romances with lots of heart, you will be wanting to try Gayle Callen!
EXCERPT:
Excerpt #3
From Gayle: A first kiss is always such a
fun scene to write. They’re usually filled with conflict and chemistry and
confusion—the three Cs!
Riona shivered, but
it wasn’t from the bathwater’s chill. It was from the frightening realization
that there was something powerful between them, something that called to her,
that made the risks Hugh had taken to have her for himself seem arousing, not
just self-serving. There was a place inside her she’d never sensed before,
surely a recklessness, a weakness.
“Ye’re strangely
quiet, lass,” he murmured.
His gaze lazily
moved over her face, dipping to her breasts, where the upper curves were
displayed above the soapy water. Her skin felt … prickly, sensitive, even
inflamed.
“I’m not done
fighting you,” she said at last, almost wincing at how breathless she sounded.
A slow grin curved
his mouth, even as he reached his hand to cup her face and tilt it toward him.
The shock of his warm palm settling so gently on her skin made her tense, but
she didn’t pull away, as if that would show that she’d given up, that she was
afraid of what he could do to her … what he could make her feel.
He leaned over the
tub and kissed her, his palm guiding her head. She wanted to show him he didn’t
move her, that this display meant nothing to her. But his lips were warm, and
glided over hers with purpose, parted gently as if he wanted to taste her.
She’d never been kissed … She felt her head swim at the sensation that
seemed to travel down her body, to her breasts, to the pit of her stomach and
between her thighs as if he’d touched her in her most secretive places.
When his tongue
traced her lower lip, she jerked back in surprise. He didn’t laugh, just
studied her with those gray eyes that were considerably warmer. He kept his
hand on her face, and his thumb caressed her cheek over and over.
“Our first kiss
bodes well for the future,” he said.
He glanced down to
her breasts again, and she stiffened. With a faint smile, he let her go and
stood up.
“Dry off,” he said,
back to ordering her around. “We have things we need to discuss.”
Not the topics she wanted to discuss, apparently, but
she didn’t argue. He turned his back and went to the window, while she hastily
dried herself and pulled on a dressing gown Mrs. Wallace had laid out for her,
trying to forget the feel of his mouth on hers, and how instead of being afraid
or disgusted, she’d felt … aroused. Her cousin Cat had told her one could feel
overwhelmed when in intimate situations with a man, and Riona hadn’t been able
to understand what she meant. She did now, and felt a new kind of fear—fear of
her own reaction and response to this compelling persuasion of his.
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After a detour through fitness
instructing and computer programming, GAYLE CALLEN found the life she’d always
dreamed of as a romance writer. This USA Today bestselling author has written
more than twenty historical romances for Avon Books, and her novels have won
the Holt Medallion, the Laurel Wreath Award, the Booksellers’ Best Award, and
been translated into eleven different languages. The mother of three grown
children, an avid crafter, singer, and outdoor enthusiast, Gayle lives in
Central New York with her dog Uma and her husband, Jim the Romance Hero. She
also writes contemporary romances as Emma Cane. Visit her website at
www.gaylecallen.com.
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