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RUTH A. CASIE (Cont.)
THE HIGHLANDER’S ENGLISH WOMAN
BLURB EXCERPT
Laura Reynolds is in love with her long-time friend,
Jamie Maxwell Collins. She adores his playful sense of
humor, caring nature as well as his strong sense of family
and honor.
Jamie lives across the border in Scotland. Outwardly
carefree, he hides a dark secret. He can‟t involve Laura in
this deception. He can‟t give her hope for a future to-
gether.
Laura stumbles upon Jamie‟s secret. In her heart of
hearts, she knows Jamie is innocent. Their relationship in
tatters and with no hope of reconciliation, she plays a
deadly game to exonerate Jamie. She agrees to a political
marriage. She has no idea the entire game has been or-
chestrated by her future husband, Jamie‟s greatest enemy. Jamie took stock of the man as he made his way to
the Reynolds‟ family graves. He thought at first Reeve
came to pay his respect to Richard, but the form was all
wrong. This shadow was bigger, more agile. The man
stopped and waited. For whom? For what?
Jamie moved for a closer look. He brushed against a
tombstone and knocked loose pebbles that rested on the
top to the ground. In the complete silence, the cascade of
stones sounded like boulders echoing in a valley.
In an easy, elegant move, the man drew his sword.
No, this wasn‟t Reeve. Jamie did the same.
…
Jamie dropped his sword and froze. His heart
pounded. The man threw his head back and laughed.
“Richard?”
The laughter subsided. Richard put his arm around
Jamie and squeezed him close. “I wonder if Father has
any ale? How I would love to taste it one more time.”
***** Amazon Review by Sharon Frizell: “Ruth A
Casie‟s story was a wonderful read , read the novella and
was so glad to read the full story . Hero, traitors, a ghost,
and two friends who become closer. [There were] some
surprising twists in this book, but I loved it. Thank you
for a great read.”
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