Passion of a Scottish Warrior
The MacLomain Series
Later Years, Book 4
Sky Purington
Genre: Time-travel Fantasy Romance
Date of Publication: May 16, 2016
ASIN: B01BT0KF1S
Number of pages: 290
Word Count: 93,000
Cover Artist: Tamra Westberry
Book Description:
Determined to protect Jackie from evil, Darach Hamilton flees MacLomain Castle without telling anyone his destination. As foretold by Celtic Goddess Brigit, that should have made the enemy pursue him. But nothing is as it seems. When he learns the dark demi-god went after Jackie instead, he races to her side only to discover something unexpected. Things have changed. There might be hope for them. Maybe he can finally be with her. After all, he’s been dreaming about her for years. The only problem? He already pushed her into another man’s arms.
Over a month has passed since Jackie traveled back in time from modern day New Hampshire to medieval Scotland. Since then, it’s been a non-stop adventure. Now she’s in ninth-century Scandinavia with Heidrek, a Viking set to inherit the throne. A man that Darach is determined she be with despite the unforgettable kiss they shared. Then there’s the newfound Claddagh ring on her finger. It is foretold that its stone can only be ignited by the love of a MacLomain. Darach is by birth, the only remaining MacLomain not taken. Yet despite the power the ring’s glow could harness, she wants nothing to do with it. Not in light of her terrible secret. One she prays will keep any man from loving her because it will mean their ultimate ruin.
Many revelations come to light when Jackie, Darach, and Heidrek travel through time to keep the future King, wee Robert the Bruce safe. Determined to spare them heartbreak, Jackie refuses both men. Yet one of them ends up invoking unavoidable passion. A timeless draw. One she tries to fight. But some things are meant to be and Fate has a plan for them all. Epic love. Ultimate war. Inescapable death. Twists nobody saw coming. An ending that will either see Scotland through to what it is today or rewrite history altogether.
Find out how everything unfolds in Passion of a Scottish Warrior, the final installment in the MacLomain Series: Later Years.
Excerpt:
Jackie shook her
head as she looked into Darach’s eyes. Being in his arms was the last place she
needed to be. Yet the crowd pushed them closer and the man she had been dancing
with vanished. She swallowed hard when his arm wrapped around her waist and
twirled her away from a couple that stumbled by them laughing.
The
pipes trilled.
The crowd was
wild.
And she was
tight against Darach.
Not a good place
to be. Or was it? She swallowed again and kept her arms down because if she
lifted them, what would she touch? The sides of his muscled torso…his strong
forearms…his wide shoulders?
“You dinnae need
to keep shaking your head no,” he murmured. “I willnae…”
When he trailed
off, she realized that he had no idea what he would or would not do. Besides
the arm that he wrapped around her waist, his other hand didn’t touch her at
all.
His head was
bent near hers, his lips so close to her ear that she could feel his hot breath
down the side of her neck. Chills and heat raced over her simultaneously as she
tried to sift through her feelings.
Push away. Touch
his chest and push away.
But again, if
she touched him…what then? Would pulling away still be an option?
The pipes seemed
to trill louder, and the fire in the center of the room sparked higher as the
celebrations became a boisterous background to the quiet she suddenly felt on
the inside. A strange silence made up of her heartbeat and the indentation
where his neck met his collarbone. She inhaled deeply and turned her face
inward, chasing his scent and heat.
She barely felt
the slight touch of his hand on the back of her head as she nuzzled in,
desperate to get closer to…something. It almost felt like a memory. One just
out of reach. Lips open, she flicked her tongue, eager to sample. Eager to
capture his scent. Curious what it tasted like.
Only when he
whispered, “Bloody hell, lass,” did her eyes snap open and she realized what
she was doing. By that time, it was too late. He tightened his hold, dug his
hand into her hair, tilted back her head and met her eyes. Their lips were
inches apart when he whispered, “What are you doing to me?”
Jackie had no
idea. What was she doing to him? What was he doing to her? She’d never felt
anything like it. So much. Almost too much. Yet it felt like something not
entirely real. As if she recalled snippets of a dream.
Their lips
drifted closer, eager but tentative.
Wanting but
unsure.
His eyelids
drifted down. So did hers.
There…almost
there.
About the Author:
Sky Purington is the best-selling author of over twenty novels and several novellas. A New Englander born and bred, Sky was raised hearing stories of folklore, myth and legend. When combined with a love for nature, romance and time-travel, elements from the stories of her youth found release in her books.
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2 comments:
Thanks for the feature! :-)
I enjoyed the excerpt - looks like a fun read!
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