Possession of a Highlander

Martin’s second 17th-century Highland novel (after Deception of a Highlander) sizzles as a Scottish Highlander meets his match with a lady of the Lowlands. Warrior Colin MacKinnon offers to assist Brianna, Lady Lindsay, by becoming the captain of the guard at her home of Edzell Castle. While Colin hopes to seduce the lovely and capable lady, he is unprepared to fall in love with her as he helps her dodge marriage to her deceitful cousin Robert. Brianna is an independent, educated woman who has been running her father’s estate, and she is concerned that marriage will curtail her independence, but if she must marry, she greatly prefers Colin to her cousin. As Colin and Brianna embark on a life together, enhanced by their very sensual mutual desire, a sinister plot by her uncle threatens their future. Readers will greatly admire Martin’s ability to capture their attention with the combined allure of romance and the swift-moving elements of suspense. Agent: Laura Bradford, Laura Bradford Literary Agency. (Aug.)