Marti Talbott's Highlander Series is a collection of short stories about the Scottish MacGreagor Clan in the 12th century. It all began with -- ANNA -- In love with a woman he had only seen once and could not find, the Highlander, Kevin MacGreagor was growing older and needed a wife to give him sons. No other woman pleased him, even the daughters of other lairds, so he finally settled for Anna sight unseen. But when his men went to meet her guard, she was all alone and badly beaten. Who could have done such a thing and why? RACHEL -- had a dark secret and even she didn't know what it was. She...

At not quite fifteen, Stefan's father finally let him board the longship Sja Vinna to take part in his first Viking raid. But the battle was not at all what he expected and he found himself alone and stranded in Scotland. Thirteen-year-old Kannak's problem was just as grave. Her father deserted them and the only way to survive, she decided, was to take a husband over her mother's objections. Then suddenly she found herself helping a hated Viking escape. Could Kannak successfully hide a Viking in the middle of a Scottish Clan? And why was someone plotting to kill the clan's beloved laird?

MAREE: Yule Cameron knew Maree was the one for him the moment he saw her. She was beginning to love him too, but after Kevin MacGreagor's son hurt Maree, her heart went cold. The punishment for such a crime was death, and if he knew, her beloved Laird would be forced to kill his own son. Could Maree effectively cover up the crime and would she ever be able to love Yule again? GILLIE: The moment Laird Kevin MacGreagor took his last breath, the war between his sons began. But in Gillie's heart a different kind of war raged. Which brother would she choose and in the end, would the brothers be...

TARA - Laird Neil MacGreagor's bride was not happy in her marriage. She tried everything to compensate including turning her attention to making sure the fun loving Taral didn't marry the wrong man. But before Taral could have a proper wedding, affairs of the heart had to be set aside for a far more dangerous concern - a concern that threatened the survival of the entire clan. RALIN - He wanted nothing more than to die, but six months after he lost his beloved Kindel, Walrick found himself in a new land with people who wanted him to become their laird. After years of living next to a...

CLARE -- Clare lived most of her life in the Abbey and hoped to marry the Lord of Wickerly Castle, until word came that he was dead. So with no reason to stay, she went to Scotland with her sister, Greer, and did not speak of her grief. But her uncommon beauty tempted all the Highlander men, and soon jealous women were demanding she choose a husband. The man Clare loved was not dead, but could he find her in time to keep her from taking a Highlander husband? DOLEE - After three years of marriage, Dolee desperately wanted to give her husband a son. She tried every remedy anyone suggested...

The countdown had begun. They knew - scientists had been warning them for years. Yet, nearly two million people living in the greater Seattle area went about their daily lives as usual. A Detective Agency thought they had found a missing woman, an upstart radio station was on the air, and an eccentric banker had just started a round of golf. Thousands were driving on freeways, shopping in malls, awaiting flights bringing friends and families, working in downtown high-rises, and were on buses in the bus tunnel. They knew -- they just didn't believe it could happen to them. (This book is...

Born the second child of Laird Justin MacGreagor, Paisley was a rare blue-eyed beauty with hair that turned snowy white before she reached her sixteenth birthday. Once rumors spread of her beauty, unmarried men from miles around came just to see her. Laird Chisholm Graham only spent a few hours with Paisley, but it was enough to know he wanted to make her his wife. Yet, as desperate as her father was to protect her, it was not enough to keep her from being abducted. Who took her and how were they ever going to get her back?

Neasan MacGreagor came home an angry man determined to get revenge for being sent away. Yet the man he most wanted to kill, Laird Justin MacGreagor, died before he could. Now the clan had to choose a new laird and most expected it would be Justin's son, Sawney. However, Neasan had other plans. Could all his plotting and scheming actually make this ruthless man their next Laird?

Three times the handsome young Highlander warriors meant three times the trouble. Off to see the king, Tavan goes missing and the betrothed Patrick might be falling for another woman. Abruptly married to save a woman from harm, Callum has no idea his wife intends to run away. Will she truly leave him and if so, why?

In the world of the MacGreagors where gossip was the favorite form of entertainment, it was not always easy to keep a secret. Some managed to hide certain truths and take them to the grave, while others were not so successful. Many secrets were small and of no consequence, yet the discovery of one, well guarded secret was about to become deadly.