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Highland Oath

Highland Oath

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

The Highlander's vow versus the surgeon's oath...Angus MacLeod is always getting everyone else out of trouble. When a bonnie lass appears naked on the beach, he's compelled to rescue her. Only, Lila Salinas doesn't need saving. Her oath as a surgeon is to heal others, even when yanked back to 1692. Angus is immediately intrigued with the take-charge lass. His father gravely injured, so her appearance holds whispers that everything happens for a reason.Lila is anxious to get back to modern times, but she can't leave a sick patient. The longer she remains in the 17th century, the more distant her dreams in the 21st feel. She flirts with the idea that staying is perhaps more destiny than chance.Angus is convinced the healer from the future is his Fate, and he's determined to have her for keeps. He just has to persuade her they're destined, and their love is worth fighting for. He's a reluctant Laird... Alex MacLeod always knew he'd be leader of his clan, but duty was thrust upon...
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King of Hearts

King of Hearts

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

Secrets make old lovers into enemies... Nico "Gio" Giovanni has always been the black sheep, especially since he abandoned the family business—a lucrative casino on the Las Vegas strip—to become a cop. Now his dad is sick and his sister begs him to end their estrangement before it's too late. Chasing fugitives is what U.S. Marshal Madison Granger does best. She juggles single motherhood with her job, which sends her back to Sin City due to an unwanted relocation. Even worse, her current case lands her smack dab in the middle of the opulent Giovanni Casino—and ups her chances of running into her old flame.Gio has enough on his plate; he doesn't need the woman that got away messing in his family's affairs. His father has never been involved with organized crime, no matter the gossip. Maddie is petrified he'll discover her secret. Gio won't let his dad go down for something he didn't do. When they take the gamble, the cards are laid on the table and all bets are off.
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Highland Essence

Highland Essence

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

Running from her past leaves her standing in her future...Alexandria "Lexi" MacLeod has had enough of her overprotective family, especially her mother. She's tired of being seen as a child, and wants the chance to prove she's an adult. Planning an escape to the Fae Realm, she uses the magical Faery Stones, only to awaken in the wrong century.Graeme MacDonald finds her naked and disoriented, and immediately wants to help her remember who she is and where she came from. Not to mention, the undeniable attraction that has his heart and his head reeling. He takes her to Dunvegan Castle, where she meets his grandfather. Lexi recognizes struggles between Graeme and his grandfather—they parallel her constant conflict with her mother. Maybe Fate brought her to the twenty-first century to mend their relationship, or gain a new perspective for her own. Lexi has the magic to return home at any time, but the draw and magnetism to Graeme has her in a constant battle between her head and her...
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Weekend Collision

Weekend Collision

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

Taking it easy in Antioch can come in different forms…Mel and Jared test out their parenting skills caring for two little boys for the weekend. As a kindergarten teacher, she feels fully prepared, until her emotions over struggling to conceive get the better of her.Her heart aches for a baby, and she struggles to keep herself together. After all, she and her husband have plans for their charges.Antioch Police Detective, Jared just wants to make his wife smile and enjoy their time with his partner’s kids.Proving they can have fun gets a bit chaotic. An accident at the grocery stores reveals even responsible adults have some growing up to do.In the end, enjoying what they have together—and keeping the kids in one piece—are the ultimate goals.
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The Princess and the Laird

The Princess and the Laird

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

Prequel to the time travel, fantasy romance trilogy, Highland Secrets! He's a reluctant Laird... Alex MacLeod always knew he'd be leader of his clan, but duty was thrust upon him before he was ready. His father's devotion to his sick mother is something to admire—or so he keeps telling himself. He regards the man above all others and can't understand why he would forgo duty for love. He teeters on the edge of selfishness—the drive for something more.She's a runaway Fae princess... Headstrong Alana is used to disobeying her father, king of the Fae, especially when he commands her. When she sneaks through the Faery Stones into the Human Realm, she never expects to run into the human laird. Despite her cousin's warnings and her father's wrath, Alana finds herself increasingly drawn to a man she can never have. Together they share a forbidden union... Alex and Alana find freedom in each other that they've never experienced with anyone else. They're both running from something. Can...
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The Fae Ring

The Fae Ring

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

Book Two in the time travel, fantasy romance trilogy, Highland Secrets!She's always been a dutiful daughter...Janet MacLeod has spent the last ten years dedicated to her clan, acting as the Lady of the castle—at the cost of her own happiness.She aches every time she looks at her brothers, both happy with their wives, and wants nothing more than a love of her own.He's a broken soldier...Xander, a former Fae Warrior, sacrificed his wings and magic to live in the Human Realm and became a traitor to his people.When he finds Janet forlorn on the beach, Xander gives her a ring he's had since childhood, not realizing it'll reveal her as his fated mate.The ring's magic activates the Faery Stones, and Janet is sucked into the Fae Realm. Her life is in immediate danger, for the Fae sense—and seek to destroy—any human who dares step into their world.Xander is the only one who can retrieve her, but he too, wears a target.Can he...
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Rogue's Call

Rogue's Call

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

Book three in the epic fantasy romance series, The King's Riders! She's on the run, but doesn't know it...Raised in the security of the king's castle, Lady Elissa Durroc remembers nothing of the death of her family or how she survived it. As an elemental mage with control over all four elements, her powers are rare. And coveted by dark magic. None darker than the mage who killed her parents.When the king learns the mage knows Elissa is alive, he orders her to Greenwald under the guise of choosing a husband. Her protection falls to Sir Alasdair Kearney, a knight whose prowess on the battlefield is rivaled only by his appetite for women.Alasdair's not sure what to make of being a glorified nursemaid, despite Elissa's beauty and intriguing magic. The rogue has rules. Rules that don't involve being tempted by his noble charge.Elissa is drawn to the knight, even though he's not on her list of suitors. Can she guard her heart and her magic? And when the dark...
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Collision Control

Collision Control

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

A one night stand can't possibly mean forever… Detective Jared Manning met his match at a bar. After a night of passion, she sneaks out of his bed without so much as a note. Problem is, now he can’t find her. Kindergarten teacher Melody Nash doesn’t do one night stands. Embarrassment gets the best of her and she lies about her name. When they collide at her school, Mel resists his pull. She won’t risk her heart on the obvious playboy, even though she can’t stop thinking about the night in his arms. Stress engulfs both Jared’s personal and professional life. His brother is at the centre of the joint case he and his partner are working in cooperation with FBI. He puts his job on the line when he fails to share his blood relation—a complication he doesn’t need, considering the FBI agent on the case is convinced his brother killed her fiancé. Balance is the name of the game. Can Jared save his brother and convince Mel they’re meant to be together?
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Highland Valentine

Highland Valentine

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

A Highland Secrets Story!Jules MacDonald thought her happily-ever-after was secure with her barbarian laird. She journeyed through time, to seventeenth century Scotland in search of her sister, and fell in love with Hugh MacDonald. Her forever started over a year ago when she decided to stay. Now she's expecting her first child, and can't be happier. The problem is her husband doesn't share her joy.After losing his first wife and wee son in childbirth, every day his sweet Juliette's stomach grows is proof of her probable demise. Memories haunt Hugh and he closes himself off from her, rather than deal with the pain.Jules is devastated by losing the man she loves, when he's right beside her. She seeks refuge with her sister's clan, the MacLeods, in an effort to bear her child where they'll both be loved and wanted.Hugh must face his worst fears to win back his wife and child before she flees to the future. Or will he be too late?
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Fate's Call

Fate's Call

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

A Novella from the world of the King's Riders! A runaway daughter, seeking escape from abusive hands. A journeyman tanner willing to risk safety to aid her. When Jarek steps into the alley to toss out the trash, he finds Erron and can't look away. Even when her father roughly jostles her out of sight, claiming she made a wrong turn. He should leave well enough alone, but those desperate eyes haunt him. And he's never been one to turn his back on someone in trouble, especially the most beautiful lass he's ever seen. Jarek just never imagined it'd be his life in jeopardy, and his heart that needs saving.
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The Tartan MP3 Player (Highland Secrets Book One)

The Tartan MP3 Player (Highland Secrets Book One)

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

Book One in the time travel, fantasy romance series, Highland Secrets! She never believed in magic… Claire McGowan, Scotophile and historical romance novel addict, finally saves up enough for her dream vacation to Scotland.She never imagines she’ll get sucked back to the seventeenth century while running on the beach—that’s what she gets for exercising when she should be relaxing. He knows with a harsh certainty magic exists... The Fae have taken his brother—Laird of his clan. Duncan MacLeod finds a bonnie naked and confused lass. He’s convinced Claire arrived in 1672 through the Faery Stones—a magical portal he’s been scouring the lands for over the past six months. At last, he has someone who’s been through the Faery Stones and can help him find them—and get his brother back.Duncan promises to help Claire get home, even though his desire to have her wars with his vow. Torn between familiarity of the present and what she wants in the past, can Claire help Duncan find his brother and get back to the future? Will she even want to?
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The Parchment Scroll

The Parchment Scroll

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

Book Three in the time travel, fantasy romance trilogy, Highland Secrets!Her sister is lost...in the past.Three weeks after her sister goes missing, Juliette McGowan encounters her on a beach in Scotland. Her sister gives her a scroll full of claims about time travel and disappears—literally.As a sister, Jules is determined to find her. As a cop, she can't go to the authorities. The piece of parchment declares magic exists; they'd think she's nuts.When a mysterious woman vows she can help her get to the seventeenth century, Jules goes along with it out of desperation.He's an infamous barbarian...Hugh MacDonald is intrigued when he finds a disoriented naked lass on the beach. She holds a scroll that was written by his rival's wife. Clan MacLeod will pay ransom for her safe return, so he takes her captive.She challenges his authority—and his desires. What started off as a plan to anger the MacLeods ends with Hugh wanting...
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Sword's Call

Sword's Call

C. A. Szarek

C. A. Szarek

For generations, the Ryhans, ruling family of the Province of Greenwald, have been keepers of a sword rumored to possess enough magic to defeat kings. Lord Varthan, a former archduke and betrayer of the king, covets the sword and invades Greenwald.Lady Ceralda Ryhan, daughter of the murdered duke, gains the sword and flees, trusting only her white wolf, Trikser-magically bonded to her. Cera needs nothing more to aid in her fight.Jorrin Aldern, half elfin and half human, left his home in the mountains of Aramour to find his human father who disappeared twenty turns before, but finds Cera with Varthan and his shades on her tail instead. His dual heritage and empathic magic will tempt Cera in ways she never thought she'd desire. But can he convince her trust and love can pave the path to redemption-or will the epic battle end in tragedy, and evil conquer them all?
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