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American explosives expert Navy Chief Brian Skelley is in the Scottish Highlands, on loan to the British military, when one of his trainees finds an unidentified explosive that unexpectedly detonates. When Skelley (whose name translates as Storyteller) regains consciousness, he finds himself in fourteenth-century Scotland, mistaken by two elderly farmers as one of William Wallace's men. Taken to the castle of the Mackenzie laird, he meets Caira, a young widowed healer who just happens to be the laird although the invading English still believe her father is alive. Of course, sparks fly between Caira and Brian, blasting them unwilling into love with each other. When the castle and all under Caira's protection are threatened, Brian dredges up the ingredients for black powder. This light entertainment will appeal to readers who can't get enough of romances set in Scotland featuring a protagonist from the present.
Diana Tixier HeraldCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Product Description
The bomb went off, and US Navy explosives technician Brian Skelley figured he'd been blown to Kingdom Come. Instead, he'd been blown to fourteenth-century Scotland--and into the arms of the most beautiful woman ever. But was she worth getting involved, trying to stop the historic cruelty of the English? Could he give up his career and stay in another time? Was it wrong to introduce these people to explosives?
Caira Mackenzie hadn't time for marriage; she'd been too busy protecting herself and her people at Castle Kilbeinn. But when the dangerous stranger dropped into her life, he ignited something inside her. Brian was a type of warrior she'd never seen, and his strength was unquestioned--but could she trust him with the secrets of her clan and heart?
One thing was sure: The whole adventure would end with a bang.
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