To Dance in the Glen by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple
2019 Top Ten Author Academy Award!
Unexpected love and heartbreaking betrayal follow Meg at every turn . . .
Meg, a poor crofter’s daughter, finds her life taking a tumultuous turn when she is sent to the Laird’s castle for her own safety. English marauders, accusations of witchcraft, and treason are just the beginning for her.
Meg Lachlan is certain of her place in her clan. When English mercenaries plaguing the Scottish Highlands aim their attacks on Clan MacLeod and Meg herself, the Laird’s son takes up the mantle to protect the young woman.
Ewan MacLeod believes that bringing Meg to the castle will guard her against the English attacks, but when he finds his passions for the young lass growing, they begin a love affair that many call into question — most notably the daughter of a nearby laird who has her sights set on Ewan for herself.
As Meg and Ewan struggle against accusations of witchcraft, the English step up their onslaught, and it seems the clan is beset on all sides, until the discovery of a traitor in their midst threatens to tear down all that Meg and Ewan have worked so hard to build.
With the security of their clan, their families, even themselves at risk, can they rise above all the challenges that stand in the way of their love? A tantalizing Scottish Romance!
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Michelle is an author, college professor, reader, and mom of five. Reading and writing have always been an integral part of her life.
What inspired you to write your book?
I have always had a passion for highlanders, Scottish history, and medieval romance!
Here is a short sample from the book:
Meg began to wiggle in an attempt to slide off the animal, but the Laird’s son grasped her more tightly around the waist and held her on the horse. He moved his arm up and grasped her breast as he forced a rough kiss on her unyielding lips. She strained against him, pushing against his chest until he pulled away. He grinned at her with a boyish look on his face, as though he had done nothing wrong. Meg straightened her clothes, then turned more fully in the saddle and slapped Ewan as hard as she could. She finished her slide off the horse, angry as a bee. She glared up at his feigned surprise and whacked him on the leg for added good measure.
“What?” he asked innocently.
“What do ye think ye were doing?”
His grin widened. “I’m the Laird’s son, soon to be the Laird. Most lassies would be honored to be in your position.” He was almost leering at her. She was appalled.
“An honor, ye say? In the eyes of the Lord God, ‘tis a sin! My mother says that a woman’s body is a privilege, and that privilege is for her husband only! Ye would no’ put your hands on an honorable woman that way!”
“The position ye were in with the English might indicate ye are something other than honorable,” he insinuated.
Her eyebrows rose nearly off her face at his statement. “How dare ye? Ye think yourself so great that women should lose their honor ‘acause ye are the Laird’s son? Ye leave your less than honorable hands to yourself.”
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