He didn’t attempt to smooth the glower from his features or temper his tone. “What in the bloody hell do ye think ye’re doing?” he barked. When he was practically on top of her, Finn wrapped a hand around her arm and spun her around to face him. She must not have sensed his approach, for she did not turn. Did she not understand that her safety bore the weight of an alliance between two warring countries?īefore he could check his temper, he found himself storming toward the lass. Aye, the lass was having a grand time dallying in the village while her father worried about her.
Though she stood partially turned away from Finn, he could see that she wore a plain wool dress with little adornment.įinn felt his mouth turn down into a scowl. Standing on the other side of the muddy road was a solitary woman.Īlthough the clouds obscured the afternoon sun, the lass’s long, unbound hair shone like spun gold. Finn’s eyes scanned the few dozen people moving about, but didn’t spot a finely garbed noblewoman.įinn followed Niall’s pointing finger. Several shops had their doors propped open, and a few carts selling wares lined the muddy road that cut through the middle of the village, no doubt trying to make the most of the break in the rain. “Where is yer sister?” Finn demanded when he and Niall reached the edge of the village. As desire clashes with duty, Finn’s pledge will be tested like never before.Įxcerpt from A Warrior’s Pledge (Highland Bodyguards, Book 3) by Emma Prince When the threat to Rosamond spirals out of control, Finn does the only thing he can think of to protect her-he stands in for her betrothed as a proxy husband. Worse, her honey hair and violet eyes bring him to his knees with lust. He never expects his charge to touch his scarred heart with her warmth and kindness. Now she must choose between responsibility and the searing need Finn ignites within her.įinn is honor-bound to swallow his hatred of the English and serve as bodyguard to Lady Rosamond. Finn Sutherland’s brooding gaze is almost as dark as his heart, yet Rosamond finds herself captivated by her Highland bodyguard.
But when a mysterious attacker threatens the engagement and her life, Robert the Bruce assigns one of his most trusted warriors to protect her. To forge an alliance between the English and the Scots, Lady Rosamond must marry a Lowland stranger.
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