A Highlander for Christmas

BONUS GIFT: A Shirley, Goodness and Mercy Mini Tale by Debbie Macomber!  "Christmas Angels in London" originally appeared in a London newspaper 15 years ago - Steel Magnolia Press is pleased to be the first to republish this short tale. You'll find it bundled right into this ebook.______  A HIGHLANDER FOR CHRISTMAS (standalone Christmas novel set in the world of Christina's popular Draycott Abbey Series): Sometimes destiny provides the perfect gift...  A WOMAN OF RARE PASSIONWhen Maggie Kincade arrives at Draycott Abbey, she's stunned to discover how much the weathered stone walls offer a safe haven from the dangers of her past. The tranquil English manor soothes her troubled soul--until that peace is shattered by the arrival of the tall, sexy Scotsman who claims he's been sent to protect her. From the start, Maggie bristles under Jared MacNeil's piercing scrutiny--yet his every touch jolts her, heart and soul... A HIGHLAND HERO WITH AN UNWAVERING CODE OF HONORJared arrives at the hauntingly beautiful abbey under protest, vowing this assignment will be his very last. But he is enchanted by the breathtaking American assigned to his care, for beneath her bravado he senses a woman desperately in need of help. Despite all his honorable vows, Maggie intrigues him, while her slightest touch enflames his deepest passions. When an old danger stalks Maggie to the high hills of Scotland, Jared will move heaven and earth to keep her safe. Originally published by Avon Books under the title THE PERFECT GIFT.About the AuthorChritina Skye has eaten snake meat in Shanghai and armadillo in Canton. A Ph.D. graduate in Chinese literature, she has translated for Chinese generals, dissident poets, and fifth-generation puppet masters. In 1981 the Ohio native was nearly arrested when a businessman she was working for insisted she help him smuggle two "ladies of dubious virtue" into Peking's prestigious State Guest House.The armed PLA soldiers at the gate were not amused, shenotes. But these days Skye's greatest love is England,especially the fog-swept southeast coast. Here she firstencountered the portrait of a proud-faced, sad-eyed aristocratand a great gray cat sitting protectively beneath it. Adrian andGideon haven't given her a moment's peace since.Two Draycott novellas later (one appeared in Avon Books'Haunting Love Stories and one in Bewitching Love Stories),the award-winning author of four historical romances is deepat work on a new novel set at magical Draycott Abbey.A descendant of Revolutionary War hero Adam Helmer,Christina Skye currently lives with her husband and youngson in New Jersey, where she prudently avoids snakes andanything that resembles an armadillo.