The Highland Guard and His Lady — Lori Ann Bailey

The Highland Guard and His Lady

In the court of Mary, Queen of Scots, danger lurks around every corner.

Leslee MacKinnon is a protector of the heart of Scotland. She can read the past of any object she touches. Translating ancient tombs for the monks of Holyrood Abbey is the perfect cover for a secret mission, until she discovers her predestined enemy is closing in.

Duncan Douglas is captain of the guards and protector of the prince. When a bonny secretive lass appears and catches the attention of the king consort, his only family, he must make an impossible choice.  

To protect Scotland, she must eliminate her greatest enemy. But when the challenge begins, will he forgive her for destroying his family?

***This novella was previously published in the Ladies of the Stone anthology***

Ladies of the Stone
From within the soul of a special stone, the embodiment of the heart of Scotland, a protector is selected. A woman with a pure heart and the ferocity of a warrior is called to the fairy pools on the Isle of Skye upon the death of the previous protector. However, nature has a way of balancing itself, and so with each call to a Protector comes the call of an evil force, set on using the stone for their own purpose. These are the stories of the Protectors of the Heart of Scotland, the stone they seek to keep safe and the love that strengthens and emboldens them.

Other Ladies of the Stone novellas: The Highlander's Quest, by Eliza Knight, Her Highland Destiny by Madeline Martin, and The Protector's Promise by Cecelia Mecca