The Highlander Collection: Now & Then

Four Books in One, the first-in-series from Rebecca Ruger’s different Highlander Series!Highlander Heroes, Book 1; The Touch of Her HandConall MacGregor has dreamed of the revenge he will have against the man who robbed him of his family and home. To this end, he abducts the daughter of his enemy, hoping to force a marriage and reclaim what is rightfully his. He has no idea that the stubborn lass will turn his world upside-down, and that he will be the one held captive.Half-English Tess Munro has no plans to shame her father and people by wedding MacGregor the Murderer. Despite her tremendous fear and a regrettable liking of his kisses, she staunchly refuses to wed him. She tries often to escape, both Conall and the hateful people of Inesfree, who leave no question about their absolute distrust and dislike of the Munro prisoner.Soon, Conall’s reasons for stealing Tess grow more distant, and Tess’s desire to flee begins to fade.Heart of a Highlander, Book 1: Heart of ShadowsOrphaned Isabel Fitzhugh is fourteen when she first comes to Wolvesley by the sea, traveling with her cousin to see her wed to the formidable Liam MacTavish. She’s unimpressed, with both her current situation and her cousin’s husband. She thinks he is aloof and arrogant, well deserving of her cousin.Liam MacTavish is quite happy to ride away from his new bride in the spring of 1296, thrilled to rise to the defense of his beloved Scotland. He doesn’t return for five long years, many of those spent in an English prison, renounced by his own father, left to rot. He finds Wolvesley not at all as he remembered save for the redoubtable Isabel—whom he barely recalls—and an improbable cast of characters.Both Liam and Isabel are tormented by grim shadows from Wolvesley’s past. Can they overcome their suffering and somehow leave behind the cruelty caused to each of them by the same person?Highlander: The Legends, Book 1: The Beast of Lismore AbbeyLara is a peasant without home or family, without even a surname to call her own. After the siege of Lochmaben, from which she barely escapes, she and others from that burgh find refuge in the Selkirk forest.Soon whispers invade the forest encampment about the coming of the Beast of Lismore Abbey, telling of his prowess upon the battlefield. Her very first glimpse of the beast is of a naked man rising from the loch. No beast here, but a god, one she’s determined to avoid at all costs. She doesn’t want to feel anything for anyone, ever again.Magnus Matheson rides into the leaderless camp, attempting to cull soldiers from the weary ranks. He meets Lara and is immediately entranced by the ethereal woman with the icy demeanor. The mystery of Lara stirs him as much as her kiss does.Lara believes that futures are promised to no one. She has no plans to succumb to his very un-beastly courtship and seduction, but soon finds her head overruled by her body and heart. Can Magnus really teach her how to love again?Far From Home: Scottish Time-Travel Romance, Book 1: And Be My LoveKayla Forbes is thrilled to leave the States, putting her recent break-up far behind her to study abroad. She had hoped to immerse herself in the history of Scotland but not quite so literally, falling backward in time as she unearthed a real-life warrior from his tomb. She might be mesmerized by the raw beauty of the man, but she knows she has to get away from him, has to find her way back to her life in the 21st century.Michael remembers everything from the night he was put to sleep, including the witches foretelling that the one to wake him would be the one to break him. He intends to keep Kayla close to discover who betrayed him, but he’s not about to be put under her spell, no matter how effortlessly she wakens his sleeping desire. Read more