The Ghost (12) (Highland Guard)

ISBN: 1501108816

Author: McCarty, Monica

Condition: Used

Product DescriptionAn undercover warrior and her sworn enemy play a seductive game of cat-and-mouse in New York Times bestselling author Monica McCartys sexy new Highland Guard novel.Joan Comyn swore allegiance to Robert the Bruce the day she witnessed Englands barbarous king torturing her famous mother, Scot patriot Bella MacDuff. Now the mysterious beauty slips into mens hearts like a specter and entices Englands most illustrious barons to unwittingly divulge their secrets, then shares them with her king. Known only as the Ghost even among her Highland Guard brethren, Joan has become the most wanted traitor in England.The man determined to uncover her identity poses her biggest threat yet. Alex Seton once stood with Bruce but now fights for the enemy. Though Joan knows she must avoid the handsome warrior or risk discovery, his knightly chivalry touches a place in her long since buried. When his suspicions grow apparent, Joan realizes she must do everything in her power to stop Alex from revealing her mission and convince the powerful fighter to join forces with the Highland Guard once more. But as the ultimate battle in the great war approaches, will Alex choose love or honor?From Publishers WeeklyMcCarty brings the saga of Robert the Bruce and the war of Scottish independence to a nail-biting conclusion in her latest Highland Guard romance (after The Rock). McCarty weaves a compelling love story between Joan Comyn and Sir Alex Seton against the violent backdrop of a seemingly endless war between Scotland and England. Alex, a complex man driven by the knightly code of honor, was once part of the Bruce's vaunted Highland Guard, but he betrayed his country by switching allegiance to King Edward. Joan, the loyal and resourceful daughter of Isabella MacDuff (familiar to readers of The Viper), is actually the infamous Scottish spy Ghost and has been feeding the Scots information about English plans over the years. She knows she should spy on Alex, but her own code of ethics makes her reluctant. Joan may not be able to give Alex honesty, but she gives him passion and love, even though the political game pits them against each other. This captivating blend of medieval fact and romantic fiction has plenty of twists and turns, and is a highly satisfying conclusion to a well-crafted series. (May)Review"This captivating blend of medieval fact and romantic fiction has plenty of twists and turns, and is a highly satisfying conclusion to a well-crafted series." - Publishers Weekly, in a starred reviewAbout the AuthorMonica McCarty is the bestselling author of the Highland Guard series, the MacLeods of Skye trilogy, and the Campbell trilogy. Her interest in the Scottish clan system began in the most unlikely of places: a comparative legal history course at Stanford Law School. After realizing that her career as a lawyer and her husbands transitory life as a professional baseball player were not exactly a match made in heaven, she traded in her legal briefs for Scottish historical romances with sexy alpha heroes. Monica McCarty lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and their two children.Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.The Ghost1Carlisle Castle, Cumbria, England, April 16, 1314YOU ARE DRIVING me wild, the young knight said as he frantically pressed his hot mouth all over her neck. God, you smell so good.Joan wished she could say the same, but as Sir Richard Fitzgerald-the second-in-command of the Earl of Ulsters Irish naval forces-had cornered her after the midday meal, he smelled distinctly of smoked herring, which needless to say was not her favorite.When he tried to press his mouth on hers again, not even the prospect of learning the movements of the entire English fleet could have stopped her from turning her head. We cant, she said softly. The slight breathiness in her voice was not from passion, but from the effort of fending off a determined would-be