Feature and Giveaway: Taming a Wild Scot by Rowen Keats

Wrongfully accused of murder and left to die in a hellish Highland dungeon, Ana Bisset has lost all hope of freedom. But the beautiful healer’s luck takes an unexpected turn when a hooded stranger appears as her rescuer. After a harrowing escape, Ana settles alone in a quiet village where no one knows her past or her reputation. The last thing she ever expects is to meet her mysterious savior again...

Niall MacCurran is no hero, but a warrior on a dangerous mission to expose a threat to the realm. After his decision to free Ana, he now realizes that it is he who needs her help—willing or no—to advance his quest. But his growing feelings for the delicate yet resilient beauty soon jeopardize their safety—and not even Ana’s healing gifts may be enough to protect their love, or their lives.

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Ana wasn’t prepared for a kiss. This morning, aye. Now? In the middle of the manor courtyard, with both of them smelling thickly of smoke? Nay.

Especially as it wasn’t an ordinary kiss.

Ordinary kisses were meaningless—she knew them as a man’s paltry offering to a woman he was determined to bed. Pleasurable, but lamentably short-lived. All too swiftly, an eager swain lost interest in a woman’s lips and migrated his attention to another part of her body. Niall’s kiss was different. It was a full-on siege of her senses that focused completely on her mouth. He kissed her as if nothing else in the world mattered beyond this one moment, this one heartbeat, this one connection of their lips.

It began softly, like a brush of velvet over her skin, and every inch of her body instantly came alive. He touched nothing but her lips, but the ripples went everywhere, in a thousand different directions, each one a promise of untold physical delight. Seeking more of the same, she tilted her head up. And just like that, nothing about the kiss was gentle. His claim became fierce and his tongue boldly swept across her lips in an undeniable demand for surrender

But even as her lips bruised under the relentless pressure, desire—hot and aching—flooded her veins. Restless need and tingling urges besieged her womanly parts. Her breasts grew full and achy. Knees weak, she sagged against his steadfast chest, her hands clutching the front of his damp lèine. She opened her mouth and welcomed him in.

He responded with a low, barely audible groan and a slight stiffening of his body—almost as if he were fighting a primitive urge to toss her over his shoulder and abscond with her. But if that was his desire, he did not act on it.

With surprising tenderness, he broke off the kiss.

They leaned, forehead to forehead, for a moment. Neither of them was breathing easy.

Lips throbbing, face scalding, Ana took a step back and glanced around to see if anyone in the courtyard had made note of their highly inappropriate embrace. She met several amused faces, but none of them belonged to the friar, thank heaven. The holy man had disappeared inside the kirk.

Rowan Keats pens historical adventures about hot Highland heroes and the women they claim. The first book in her Claimed by the Highlander series, TAMING A WILD SCOT, hits store shelves on November 5, 2013. Rowan's debut garnered a 4 1/2 star review from RT Book Reviews, which also named her "a rising star of medieval romance".

When not writing, Rowan can frequently be found in a dark movie theater indulging in a large bag of popcorn, or watching the sunrise with a mug of steaming coffee wrapped in her hands. She lives in Central Canada with a goofy black lab, a very talkative cat, and a daughter whose own creative talents awe and inspire her every day.

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