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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Riona Duff
was startled out of a deep sleep, groggy and uneasy. For a moment she didn’t
know where she was. A single candle burned in its holder on the bed table, so
she could see the wavering glow of light illuminate the canopied bed and part
of the door.
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From Gayle: This excerpt is the
beginning of THE WRONG BRIDE. A good kidnapping scene always sets the stage for
all the conflict to come between the hero and heroine! Not that I’m condoning
kidnapping… ;)
This wasn’t
her room. Where was she?
And then she
remembered—she wasn’t in London anymore, the city where she’d spent the
majority of her life. She’d gone north to York with her uncle’s family while
her own parents and sister traveled to the south of France to improve her
sister’s fragile health.
Something
creaked, and she froze, for it sounded like a door. The one beside her was
firmly closed, so that meant—
A large, male
hand suddenly covered her mouth.
Riona’s eyes
went wide and she screamed, but the sound was muffled. She smelled horses and
sweat and her own fear. Though she tried to buck and slide away, she was
hampered by the bedclothes, and then the man’s other arm across her body,
pinning her down. Her heart seemed to be dancing in her chest, racing with
terror and making her light-headed.
“I’ll not harm
ye,” he said softly, gruffly.
He spoke with
the Scottish accent that still lingered in her father’s speech even after so
many years in England.
“Just do as I
say,” he continued, “and I’ll free your mouth if ye promise not to scream.”
Her eyes
darted frantically about, and though she could see the outline of his shaggy
head, the candle was behind him and his face was a mass of shadows. He loomed
over her like a mountain, a stranger who’d dared breach her bedroom from the
balcony. He could want—anything.
He gave her a
little shake that made her squeak with fright.
“Do I have
your word, lass?”
Having no
choice, she nodded. The hand slid away, but the arm across her body did not, a
heavy, threatening weight that made her feel fragile.
“What do you
want?” she choked out, her voice trembling. “I’ve nothing of value. They’ll
catch you if—”
“Silence.”
Though soft, his voice was deep and full of a threatening growl. “Ye’re coming
with me.”
He took her
by the arm and pulled her upright, her arm like a twig in his massive fist.
“But—where
are you taking me?” she demanded, aghast.
Drawing her
closer, he gave her another shake. “I’ll answer all your questions later. But
not another word from ye until we’re away.”
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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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