num_pages: 138
description: An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Hes a Highland assassin. Shes the noblewoman he abandoned nine years ago. Can forgiveness give them a second chance at love this Christmas?The Scottish Highlands 1308. Infamous mercenary Hamish Dunn betrayed a powerful clan and is now pursued by killers almost as ruthless as himself. Deep in the snowy wilderness a Highland faerie convinces Hamish to travel to the Border Lands for one last job.Deidre Maxwell has a dangerous secret. Shes not the widow she claims but a disowned noblewoman with an illegitimate daughter. After being cast aside by Hamish the man she loved shell never let herself be hurt again. And shell keep her daughter Maeve safe from the pain of rejection whatever the cost.When Hamish visits the warden of the West English March he finds more than a job. The lass he never stopped loving is now the familys wet nurse and has a daughter. Hamish wants to protect them both though he has been hired to murder Deidre's father. Deidre strives to keep him from learning of his child but she cant resist the dark Scots draw. Can the magic of Christmas and a childs love heal the wounds of the past and finally give this improbable pair a happy ending?Highlanders Christmas is a historical romance novella set in medieval Scotland and connected to the enthralling Called by a Highlander time travel romance series. If you like reunion romances secret babies and dark alpha heroes then youll swoon over Mariah Stones tale of forbidden love.Previously published in the 12 Days of Christmas in a Highlander's Arms collection
language: English
title: Highlander's Christmas
publisher: Stone Publishing