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MARCH, 2018 CLAIMING THE HIGHLANDER By: Mageela Troche The Plot: First came marriage…will love come next? Scotland trembles from the fierce tales of the Viking Highlander, Caelan MacKenzie. With his father dying, he is summoned home. Caelan arrives to find his wife, Lady Brenna waiting for him. Time has come for him to take his position as both chief and husband. She has transformed from the young bride into an alluring woman. His de- sire is sparked even as he may lose her. Lady Brenna Grant loves her hus- band and she loves her clan. As her loyalties are tested, the life she was reared to live is in jeopardy. She knows no other life but the one as Countess of Wester Ross and wife to Caelan. All that is in danger as she is snared in the power plays of men. But Brenna will do anything to save the life and man she loves. Reviews Welcome. Available in Print and E-Book At: Amazon An Excerpt Brenna shut her chamber door. The smoke from the wall torches filled the turret stairs and stung her eyes. She waved away the cloud as she descended from the top floor. That chamber had been her own since she was seven, when the laird and laird- ess first fostered her. Brenna loved the space, since Caelan once rested his head there. Being in the chamber was the closest she came to sharing a bed with her husband. Learning her role as the future Lairdess of Clan MacKenzie, her life consisted of watching, waiting, and being a help or a hin- drance. Lately, she had been a help. Only that mattered to Brenna, especially after she intruded upon the Lairdess weeping in the garden. That was her place of refuge. Brenna had moved forward and then stepped back, leaving her to her sadness. What did one say when death hovered near? The truth was, Brenna wished she could make the laird survive. Brenna took pride in her healing skills and knowledge of herbs, but in this instance, those skills were meaningless, so she strived to lessen the Laird- ess‟ burden. This day, the duties had been split between her and Rowen. Author Contact Info: Price: $3.99 Length: 246 Pages Heat Level: R Website Blog Facebook Twitter Amazon Author Page Biography: An Air Force brat, Mageela Troche has lived throughout the world then landed in New York City. Since she was a little girl, Mageela wanted to be an author and an actress, however, once in college, she changed her life plan in the pursuit of money. After all, college loans must be repaid. At Syracuse University, she studied Interna- tional Relations and Geography with plans to make the world a better place. Mageela returned to writing and focused on the romance genre. Her first break came when she sold a short story to a magazine. She sold two more before the publication of her historical romance novel, The Marriage Alli- ance. She has gone on to write four more and a novella. 32 5