BOOK #1

*REPUBLISH/RENAME* Originally “Laird Of Rouges.” Ronan MacGregor, laird of Glenbrae, lawyer, distiller, and sometime smuggler, cools his heels in Edinburgh's dungeon as the city prepares for King George IV's visit. But when the king asks to meet the distiller of his favorite Highland whisky, Ronan is released into the custody of the deputy lord provost. The Gaelic-speaking Highland rogue must be tidied up for the royal occasion-but he is not what he appears to be. Ellison Graham, the deputy provost's widowed, reclusive daughter, agrees to transform the rugged Highlander into a gentleman before the king arrives. Sequestered in the Highlands with MacGregor, she discovers he is highly educated, needs no lessons, refuses a royal audience-and has quickly stolen her heart. Temporarily free, Ronan strives to help his friends and save his whisky business, never expecting to fall in love with beautiful Ellison, a secret novelist longing for passion and excitement. When a bitter rivalry threatens them, Ellison must face her fears while Ronan must choose between his freedom and his heart.