The Highlander's Prize

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"Dramatic and vivid...Scorching love scenes threaten to set the sheets aflame."Publishers Weekly Starred Review

In 15th century Scotland Clarissa of York is sent to be the king's mistress and produce an heir. She is a bastard of the English King, her royal blood is highly coveted, and she has never needed a miracle more. But the brusque Highland laird who kidnaps her is a bit too rough to be considered divine intervention.

With rival lairds determined to steal Clarrisa from him and royal henchmen searching for her all over the Highlands, Laird Broen MacNicols has a mess on his hands.

Though he stole Clarissa for political reasons, there's a magnetic attraction between them, and his betrothal to another is just one of the things standing in their way.

But even an independentminded lady like Clarissa knows that a Highlander always claims his prize...

A romantic tale of the Scottish highlands, readers of Lora Leigh, Connie Brockway and Amanda Scott will be hoping for their own Scottish Laird.

The Sutherlands Scottish Highlander series:

The Highlander's Prize, Book #1

The Trouble With Highlanders, Book #2

How To Handle A Highlander, Book #3

The Highlander's Bride Trouble, Book #4

What readers are saying about The Highlander's Prize:

"FORBIDDEN LOVE in an era when marriages were arranged for the sole purpose of increasing power. Great read..."

"I compare other books to it...still trying to find one that measures up!"

"a SEXY ROMANCE with indepth characters and story"

"Characters you will love interlaced with smoldering sensuality and quick paced dialog"

"plenty of humor, adventure, romance, and history."

"Sexy Highlanders, dangerous plots and a feisty heroine"

"This book is full of SWEET AND SPICY confrontations between the hero and heroine."

"A fast paced, action filled story of love, romance, trickery, treachery, with a complex plot, Scottish and English alliances"

What reviewers are saying about The Highlander's Prize:

"Fiery passion as elemental, raw, and beautiful as the Scottish Highlands." Long and Short Reviews

"[The characters] fight just as passionately as they love while intrigue abounds and readers turn the pages faster and faster!" RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars

" an exciting and romantic adventure about a fantastic couple and their impossible love."Romance Reviews

"Highlander's Prize is another Mary Wine historical for the book shelf-a keeper to be enjoyed more than once."Long and Short Reviews

Reviews

"Whenever I pick up a book by Mary Wine I know I'm going to be engrossed in the story for hours. 4.50 / 5 - Reviewer Top Pick" - Night Owl Reviews
"Highlander's Prize is a very good book, I really enjoyed the ups and downs of the story." - Seductive Musings
"My first Mary Wine novel but rest assured it won't be my last!" - Tyra's Book Addiction
"The Highlander's Prize is an excellent read, combining the fierceness and determination of the Highlanders with an unlikely romance that captured my attention and kept me reading late into the night." - Book Savvy Babe
"One gripping plot twist follows another: dastardly English trickery, complex Scottish alliances, and kilt-tossing, sheet-incinerating lovemaking." - Publishers Weekly
"A wonderful, sensuous, highly charged romance. Cleverly written, totally believable and nearly impossible to put down, this is a winner. 4 1/2 Stars" - RT Book Reviews
"The love scenes are hot. The supporting cast has a story all their own and there is certainly a lot of potential for more books in a great new series. Wine is a great Scottish author and one I prefer to read over and over! 5 out of 5 apples from my book bag!" - Debbie's Book Bag
"THE HIGHLANDER'S PRIZE is an exciting and romantic adventure about a fantastic couple and their impossible love. Great characters, thrilling drama and a smoldering passion make this a 'must read' novel. ...There are simply too many things to love about this novel. ...Author Mary Wine has written a splendid Scottish historical. The dialect is accurate and humorous while the characters are lively and vivid. Her descriptions take you to an exciting world that you will have trouble forgetting. ...THE HIGHLANDER'S PRIZE is a fantastic romance that will sweep you off your feet. After reading this book you'll have to agree...love in the Scottish Highlands has never looked so good." - Romance Reviews
"I liked the historical background and the visual settings of the story. The romance is prominent but there is an underlying intrigue and political circumstance that add an extra obstacle of interest. This is an easy read and I recommend it to readers who enjoy passionate romance with a strong-willed and confident Highlander hero." - Martha's Bookshelf
"Mary Wine does a fantastic job of weaving together a very troubled time in history, amazing descriptions of Scottish castles, the unyielding environment of the Highlands, and horror of battlefields. She engages all the reader's senses and pulls the readers into the time, place and action of the incredible characters. She weaves in the Scottish humor, sense of honor, Highland culture, beliefs, and fealty to clan. Best of all, she makes the reader feel the primal, sexual attraction of the hero and heroine. She delights with their posturing and their challenging each other as they find their way to awesome love that sparks and sparkles. Societal rules create trials and troubles for them, but their love transcends all and even reaches out to help others have and hold their own true loves. Highlander's Prize is another Mary Wine historical for the book shelfa keeper to be enjoyed more than once." - Long and Short Reviews
"Oh there's nothing like a steamy story featuring a six foot plus Highlander treat. ...The story is quick paced with tons of action, steamy romance, hawt sex that will sizzle your fingers and deceptions aplenty. ...I love Mary Wine for a fantastic Historical Romance that will make me long to be a personal part of the story with her descriptive narration. My senses are as taut as a piano string waiting to be plucked as I turn page after wonderful page." - Yankee Romance Reviews
"Read The Highlander's Prize if you are looking for a straight-up Scottish Highlander romance. You'll find betrayal, lust and a happily ever after." - Scooper Speaks
"I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Scottish historicals, or anyone who just wants to escape into a well written book." - Guilty Indulgence
"Wine is a great Scottish author and one I prefer to read over and over!" - Debbie's Book Bag
"You'll fall in love with Broen and Clarissa as they discover each other on their journey." - Page 317
"I have to give this book five out five stars. In my eyes, it was the perfect historical novel as well as a historical romance that didn't hold anything back, I enjoy a book that doesn't make concessions." - Booked Up
"Satisfying, sexy, and well-written romance." - Historical Novels Review

Author Bio

MARY WINE is a published author in historical romance, romantic suspense, fantasy and western romance. She lives with her husband and sons in southern California, where the whole family enjoys participating in historical reenactments.