The Thorn & the Thistle — Julie Moffett

THE THORN

Six years after the Scots' bloody defeat at the killing fields of Culloden, Rolf St. James was sent by the king to apprehend the Black Wolf, powerful leader of the Scottish resistance and laird of the MacLeod clan. When he captured a dark-haired beauty on one of his raids, he thought she would be the perfect weapon, his key to the Wolf's secrets. But instead he found the most proud and spirited lass he had ever met.

THE THISTLE

Megan MacLeod would do anything to protect her clan. That was why she could never reveal her true identity as the Wolf to her ruthless captor. The Englishman was not to be trusted, as evidenced by the disfigured hand he tried to hide from the world. But although he was a thorn in her side, with each passing day Megan sensed a tenderness beneath his dark exterior, and felt her resistance melt under the heat of his kisses. In order to prove his intentions were noble, she would have to risk family, country -- and her heart -- before peace coud ever be restored to her beloved homeland.