Suspecting her of murdering her husband, Callum, on their wedding night, Maev McCloskey’s clan has banished her to a remote tower. There, she dreams of her dead love-and the passion they never knew in life. But soon she wonders if the seductive, mysterious Callum of her sleeping mind is real-and, if he is, whether joining him in his world would be an act of courage . . . or of madness . . .
Note: This novella is also included in the Highland Vampire anthology by Hannah Howell, Adrienne Basso, and Deborah Raleigh.
Contains mature themes.

Scottish Highlands, 1334. Lady Joan Armstrong Fraser was once the indulged and pampered daughter of a laird. But marriage to a brute changed her. When he sets her aside, she has only her wits and her beauty to protect herself and her child from the chaos of her former home. She will have to find another husband–a man whose strength is more than a weapon against the weak, a man she can trust…if such a man even breathes. Sir Malcolm McKenna has known Lady Joan since her childhood, a spoiled princess as dangerous as she is lovely. But when she steps forward to protect him against a false accusation, he discovers a character stronger than he guessed–and an attraction he yearns to explore.

Scotland, 1335 The unconventional Lady Katherine McKenna has been granted a rare privilege: the right to choose her own husband. It’s a more difficult task than she expected. When at last she agrees to a betrothal, it quickly goes awry, leaving Katherine alone in the wilds…and rescued by Laird Lachlan MacTavish. She’s captivated by the proud, brooding chief who shows her such tender care. But with their clans on the brink of war, the honorable Lachlan resists his attraction–until Katherine proclaims to her family that they will wed. Although stunned by her boldness, Lachlan is intrigued by Katherine’s beauty and spirit, and the MacTavishes will benefit from an alliance with the powerful McKennas. But with family discord, treachery, and deceit in their midst, can they save a marriage that is destined to blossom into incomparable love?

Scottish Highlands, 1329. Sir James McKenna, the second son of the powerful McKenna Chief, knows he has found his destiny when he falls in love with sweet Lady Davina Armstrong, niece of the Armstrong Chief. Orphaned in childhood, Davina has always felt like an outsider, and with James, she finally feels that she belongs. But their plans for a happy future are shattered after a brutal attack by a band of rogues. Horrified, Davina’s overprotective family quickly shelters her from everyone–including James. Five years later, James is a changed man. His fighting skills sharpened to perfection, he is hardened by the war and destruction he’s endured as a Scottish knight–and by the loss of Davina. Weary, he returns home–and is shocked to find Davina there. Is it too late for them to start anew, or will the past dare to lay claim to their future once more?