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Richard, she said pulling away, why are you shaking? The troubled look hadn’t faded from his eyes. I don’t want to hurt you. You won’t, she promised. I just did. You slammed me back against the wall....

Lynn Kurland

Richard, she said pulling away, why are you shaking? The troubled look hadn’t faded from his eyes. I don’t want to hurt you. You won’t, she promised. I just did. You slammed me back against the wall....

Background: Morgan is a female warrior looking for a fight. Adhémar is your garden variety male.)A man near the door leered at her. Adhémar immediately stepped in front of her, but Morgan pushed him a...

Lynn Kurland

Background: Morgan is a female warrior looking for a fight. Adhémar is your garden variety male.)A man near the door leered at her. Adhémar immediately stepped in front of her, but Morgan pushed him a...

Tags: female hero

About Author
Lynn Kurland is a best-selling American author of historical, time travel, and fantasy romance novels. The characters in most of her books all belong to one of three extended families (MacLeod, McKinnon, de Piaget) and her love scenes are not as explicit as many other popular romances. She is a recipient of the RITA Award.

Why did you enter Gobhann?I already told you.I know what you told me, she said impatiently. I want to know the real reason.He looked at her thoughtfully for a moment, then reached for her plate. He se...

Lynn Kurland

Why did you enter Gobhann?I already told you.I know what you told me, she said impatiently. I want to know the real reason.He looked at her thoughtfully for a moment, then reached for her plate. He se...

Tags: love, miach, morgan

He can occasionally see to an enemy, she conceded. If he manages to get his sword pointed in the right direction and the enemy does him the favor of falling upon it in precisely the right way.

Lynn Kurland

He can occasionally see to an enemy, she conceded. If he manages to get his sword pointed in the right direction and the enemy does him the favor of falling upon it in precisely the right way.

Tags: incompetence, sword fighting

I can’t tell you how nice it is to hear someone talking like the voices in my head, Abigail said, linking arms with Jessica and heading toward the battlement door. You’ll have to come visit—a lot. Mil...

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I can’t tell you how nice it is to hear someone talking like the voices in my head, Abigail said, linking arms with Jessica and heading toward the battlement door. You’ll have to come visit—a lot. Mil...

A storm is coming in and I feared you would be frightened. I love storms. We’ll see, he said. I daresay you’ll need my strong arms around you to make you feel safe.

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A storm is coming in and I feared you would be frightened. I love storms. We’ll see, he said. I daresay you’ll need my strong arms around you to make you feel safe.

I want a bath. Only if I’m there to give it to you, he said, then heard his words and wondered where they’d come from. Oh, aye, he was trying to keep her safe. It would be a poor thing indeed if all h...

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I want a bath. Only if I’m there to give it to you, he said, then heard his words and wondered where they’d come from. Oh, aye, he was trying to keep her safe. It would be a poor thing indeed if all h...

I love you, she said. What brought that on? She smiled. It’s like a fever. It comes and goes. I think your smiles bring it on. Then remind me to give you more of them. She rested her head against his...

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I love you, she said. What brought that on? She smiled. It’s like a fever. It comes and goes. I think your smiles bring it on. Then remind me to give you more of them. She rested her head against his...

He accepted a cup of ale from his brother-in-law, sat back, then sighed. Get on with the bludgeoning.Me? Miach asked innocently. Why would I bludgeon?Runach pursed his lips. Because you are whoyou are...

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He accepted a cup of ale from his brother-in-law, sat back, then sighed. Get on with the bludgeoning.Me? Miach asked innocently. Why would I bludgeon?Runach pursed his lips. Because you are whoyou are...

Tags: miach, runach

Come, he said, holding out his hand for her. She shook her head. Richard paused, then frowned. I said, come. And I said, no. He frowned again. The cold has numbed your thinking, lady. ’Tis your duty t...

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Come, he said, holding out his hand for her. She shook her head. Richard paused, then frowned. I said, come. And I said, no. He frowned again. The cold has numbed your thinking, lady. ’Tis your duty t...

There are some people men and women both who will never be happy no matter what the circumstances they find themselves. There's not enough money, no Castle grand enough, no life easy enough to content...

Lynn Kurland

There are some people men and women both who will never be happy no matter what the circumstances they find themselves. There's not enough money, no Castle grand enough, no life easy enough to content...

It isn't done easily, he said with a half smile. I'm just not one to complain overmuch.

Lynn Kurland

It isn't done easily, he said with a half smile. I'm just not one to complain overmuch.

He was, and she had to swallow very hard to keep from choking, the most terribly beautiful man she had ever seen. He had a long, wicked scar that traveled from his temple down his cheek to the side of...

Lynn Kurland

He was, and she had to swallow very hard to keep from choking, the most terribly beautiful man she had ever seen. He had a long, wicked scar that traveled from his temple down his cheek to the side of...

You cannot cook and you cannot sew. Tell me, Jessica, are you good for aught besides making my life hell? Well, that certainly put her in her place. She rose. You know what they say about guests and f...

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You cannot cook and you cannot sew. Tell me, Jessica, are you good for aught besides making my life hell? Well, that certainly put her in her place. She rose. You know what they say about guests and f...

He turned his head and saw Jessica lying next to him, facing him. Her left eye was horribly discolored. He sat up with a gasp. Merciful saints above, what befell you? he gasped. He put his hands to hi...

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He turned his head and saw Jessica lying next to him, facing him. Her left eye was horribly discolored. He sat up with a gasp. Merciful saints above, what befell you? he gasped. He put his hands to hi...

Though at the moment, with the bleak emptiness of the rest of his mortal journey facing him, he couldn’t help but wonder if he might have been better off never to have known her, never to have loved h...

Lynn Kurland

Though at the moment, with the bleak emptiness of the rest of his mortal journey facing him, he couldn’t help but wonder if he might have been better off never to have known her, never to have loved h...

Sile looked momentarily stymied, then shook his head sharply. You wont go alone.I can't ask anyone--You aren't asking, Sile said firmly. I'm insisting--Grandfather, nay, Runach said, stunned. I couldn...

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Sile looked momentarily stymied, then shook his head sharply. You wont go alone.I can't ask anyone--You aren't asking, Sile said firmly. I'm insisting--Grandfather, nay, Runach said, stunned. I couldn...

You may weep more if you wish it, he announced, feeling exceedingly generous.

Lynn Kurland

You may weep more if you wish it, he announced, feeling exceedingly generous.

Tags: male chauvenist

She looked for her guard, then back up at him. No men? Ravishment of one’s wife does not need an audience, he informed her. Ravishment, she said, turning the word over on her tongue and seemingly cons...

Lynn Kurland

She looked for her guard, then back up at him. No men? Ravishment of one’s wife does not need an audience, he informed her. Ravishment, she said, turning the word over on her tongue and seemingly cons...

Is it safe? John asked, hovering by the doorway. Safe? Richard asked. What mean you by that? John entered the chamber slowly. Richard blinked at the enormous discoloration on John’s face. Saints, man,...

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Is it safe? John asked, hovering by the doorway. Safe? Richard asked. What mean you by that? John entered the chamber slowly. Richard blinked at the enormous discoloration on John’s face. Saints, man,...