Taming the Highland Beauty

Book excerpt: They have seven days to break the curse… Banished to the Gairloch woods near Dunvegan Castle and cast with a spell that turns her into a beast, fairy Gille Dubh retains enough magic to protect the woodlands and lost children. She’s lonely, and in peril, but her solitary life is better than the torment of fairy realm. When local villagers try to capture Gille, she’s rescued by a handsome MacLeod warrior, who asks a favor. Callum MacLeod is both warrior and musician, yet when he learns locals hunt a rumored magical creature, he rides to the rescue hoping to save the beast and perhaps free his mother’s ghost, the Grey Lady. Callum and Gille prevail, yet as they escape the burning forest, an unseen enemy emerges, dooming Gille and perhaps the entire MacLeod clan. Time is running out for Gille, who’s temporarily transformed into a stunning beauty by the magic steeped into the castle walls. Their foes gather even as she and Callum fall deeply in love. Callum’s loyalties are tested. Will he use the legendary Fairy Flag to save his clan or the mysterious woman he loves?