When Maggie Armstrong’s border reiver father takes her back four hundred and fifty years to his sixteenth century Scottish home, will she find the love she’s always dreamed of, or will she be caught up in a deadly family feud where treachery, betrayal, and murder shatter her heart forever…
By Andrea Matthews
Maggie Armstrong grew up enchanted by her father’s tales of blood feuds and border raids. In fact, she could have easily fallen for the man portrayed in one particular image in his portrait collection. Yet when her father reveals he was himself an infamous Border reiver, she finds it a bit far-fetched—to say the least—especially when he announces his plans to return to his sixteenth century Scottish home with her in tow.
Suspecting it’s just his way of getting her to accompany him on yet another archaeological dig, Maggie agrees to the expedition, only to find herself transported four hundred and fifty years into the past. Though a bit disoriented at first, she discovers her father’s world to be every bit as exciting as his stories, particularly when she’s introduced to Ian Rutherford, the charming son of a neighboring laird. However, when her uncle announces her betrothal to Ian, Maggie’s twentieth-century sensibilities are outraged. She hardly even knows the man. But a refusal of his affections could ignite a blood feud.
Maggie’s worlds are colliding. Though she’s found the family she always wanted, the sixteenth century is a dangerous place. Betrayal, treachery, and a tragic murder have her questioning whether she should remain or try to make her way back to her own time.
To make matters worse, tensions escalate when she stumbles across Bonnie Will Foster, the dashing young man in her father’s portrait collection, only to learn he is a dreaded Englishman. But could he be the hero she’s always dreamed him to be? Or will his need for revenge against Ian shatter more than her heart?
Book Information
Release Date: October 30, 2019
Publisher: Inez M. Foster
Soft Cover: ISBN: 978-1733337557; 432 pages; $19.97; E-Book, FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3LZdmYD
Maggie lounged back amongst
the fragrant blossoms, the
soft sunlight no more than a
golden glow along the
horizon. Though the air
remained damp, the promise
of warmth comforted her, and
she closed her eyes, letting
its delicate cocoon engulf
her weary body. A few yards
away, a thrush welcomed the
coming day, tweeting its
morning song in perfect
harmony with the steady bass
of a croaking frog. The
sweet melody soothed her
cluttered mind and lulled
her into a light sleep.
With a sudden jolt, she woke, the predawn tranquility shattered by a distant rumble. Maggie sprang up, her eyes widening as she recognized the thunderous beat of hooves rising from beyond the ridge. Behind her, about five hundred yards away, pressed against the graying sky, stood her uncle’s tower. He’d warned her about venturing from the safety of its walls, but she’d been too stubborn to take his words to heart. Perhaps she should have put her dislike of the man aside just this once.
Frantic visions of vengeful
reivers sprang to mind, and
she rose, determined to make
a sprint for the distant
peel tower. With the creak
of leather armor already
echoing in her ears, she
struggled to gain purchase
on the dew-covered ground,
but she slipped and fell
into the tall grass of the
gentle slope.
Pushing herself up, she
chanced a glance over her
shoulder and froze. He was
nearly upon her, his
steel-blue eyes reflecting
the mood of the moor. A wave
of terror washed over her,
for somehow she knew this
time Will Foster wouldn’t
turn and ride away.
She slumped back on her
elbows, unable to move, the
world around her fading into
obscurity. Riders rode by on
their way to the tower,
their images blurred and
distorted, for nothing could
pry her attention from Will
or the amulet he wore around
his neck. He paused a few
feet from where she’d
fallen, tugging hard on the
reins, hunger burning in his
gaze.
Maggie swallowed hard, anger
and fear lodged in her
breast. She tried to embrace
the former, but it was
tempered by a sudden desire
that caused her thighs to
quiver and her mouth to long
for the touch of the
striking young reiver before
her.
Will nudged his horse
closer, the fire in his eyes
intensifying, and this time
fear surged to the fore,
jarring Maggie back to her
senses. No matter how
handsome he may appear, he
remained at heart a
murdering barbarian, his
intentions all too clear.
Digging her heels into the
soft earth, she pushed
herself into an upright
position and started running
for the
tower.
Andrea Matthews is the pseudonym for Inez Foster, a historian and librarian who loves to read and write and search around for her roots, genealogical speaking. She has a BA in History and an MLS in Library Science and enjoys the research almost as much as she does writing the story. In fact, many of her ideas come to her while doing casual research or digging into her family history. She is the author of the Thunder on the Moor series set on the 16th century Anglo-Scottish Border, and the Cross of Ciaran series, where a fifteen-hundred-year-old Celt finds himself in the twentieth century. Andrea is a member of the Romance Writers of America, the Long Island Romance Writers, and the Historical Novel Society.
Her latest book is the historical time travel romance, Thunder on the Moor.
You can visit her website at www.Andrea-Matthews.com or connect with her on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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