Terri Brisbin - Yield to the Highlander

‘I expect nothing other than your good company,’ he said. And that was true. In that moment he did want only that.

A laugh escaped from her—a wonderful sound to his ears—and she gifted him with the smile he’d wanted to see. It was the first sign of joy in her face in weeks.

‘And you expect me to believe that? After you have all but promised to seduce me into your bed?’

She did not appear to be opposed to it, so he would bide his time. ‘I would not mind that either,’ he admitted.

When I wrote TAMING THE HIGHLANDER in 2005 it was a stand-alone story and I never planned to write any other stories connected to the MacLerie Clan. I had no idea that I would become so wrapped up in their family that in the end I would write ten MacLerie romances—including two about their descendants in Regency times! So it is bittersweet to come to the last story, and somehow fitting that it should be about the heir of Connor MacLerie.

Aidan MacLerie has lived a charmed and privileged life and now must make decisions that will shape his future and that of his clan. Falling in love with the wrong woman is not the best choice he’s made in his life, but now he faces the consequences and his father’s ire.

I hope you have enjoyed watching these wonderful Highlanders and the women they love as much as I have enjoyed writing their stories.

Sláinte!

Yield to the

Highlander

Terri Brisbin

www.millsandboon.co.uk

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DEDICATION

During my writing career I’ve discovered those times when the empty page mocks me and torments me, daring me to fill it with words worthy of being read. In those dark times (and in the good times, too) two particular groups of writers have proved indispensable to me during my writing years—the Hussies and the Hermits.

To the Hussies—the Harlequin Historical authors—thanks for being my safe place in the craziness of writing and publishing these last years. Whether I need answers, advice, help with titles or just camaraderie, you provide it … 24/7/365.

To the Hermits—the wonderful group of writers who gather each year in Lowcountry SC to write on the beach—thanks for being there to help me recover, recuperate, revive and refocus!

TERRI BRISBINis wife to one, mother of three, and dental hygienist to hundreds when not living the life of a glamorous romance author. She was born, raised, and is still living in the southern New Jersey suburbs. Terri’s love of history led her to write time-travel romances and historical romances set in Scotland and England.

Readers are invited to visit her website for more information at www.terribrisbin.com, or to contact her at PO Box 41, Berlin, NJ 08009-0041, USA.

Previous novels by the same author:

THE DUMONT BRIDE

LOVE AT FIRST STEP

(short story in The Christmas Visit ) THE NORMAN’S BRIDE THE COUNTESS BRIDE THE EARL’S SECRET TAMING THE HIGHLANDER † * The Knights of Brittany † The MacLerie Clan Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk SURRENDER TO THE HIGHLANDER † * The Knights of Brittany † The MacLerie Clan Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk POSSESSED BY THE HIGHLANDER † * The Knights of Brittany † The MacLerie Clan Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk BLAME IT ON THE MISTLETOE (short story in One Candlelit Christmas ) THE MAID OF LORNE THE CONQUEROR’S LADY * * The Knights of Brittany † The MacLerie Clan Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk THE MERCENARY’S BRIDE * * The Knights of Brittany † The MacLerie Clan Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk HIS ENEMY’S DAUGHTER * * The Knights of Brittany † The MacLerie Clan Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk THE HIGHLANDER’S STOLEN TOUCH † * The Knights of Brittany † The MacLerie Clan Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk AT THE HIGHLANDER’S MERCY † * The Knights of Brittany † The MacLerie Clan Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk THE HIGHLANDER’S DANGEROUS TEMPTATION † * The Knights of Brittany † The MacLerie Clan Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

And in Mills & Boon ®Historical Undone! eBooks:

A NIGHT FOR HER PLEASURE * * The Knights of Brittany † The MacLerie Clan Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk TAMING THE HIGHLAND ROGUE † * The Knights of Brittany † The MacLerie Clan Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

And in M&B:

WHAT THE DUCHESS WANTS

(part of Royal Weddings Through the Ages ) THE FORBIDDEN HIGHLANDER (part of Highlanders )

* The Knights of Brittany † The MacLerie Clan

Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter One

She was not the usual type of woman to catch his eye, but she had.

Aidan MacLerie decided to stop and quench his thirst at the well in the middle of the village on his way back to the keep. His men had continued on up the hill to the wives and families who awaited their return while Aidan paused. This place was one of his favourites for finding companionship of the female kind and he’d rarely been disappointed.

He dipped into the bucket and watched her approach over the rim of the cup as he drank from it. She did not walk as much as saunter, her lush hips swaying as she crossed from the path to the well. She carried a bucket in her arms, pressing against breasts he imagined were as shapely as her hips. From the kerchief she wore to cover her hair, he knew she was a married woman, or mayhap his other favourite—a widow.