They call him Wee William. Though he stands nearly seven
feet tall, with arms and legs the size of tree trunks and hands as big as
buckets, there is nothing wee about
him. His scowl alone is enough to make most men's bones rattle. And women,
rather than swooning, tend to run in the opposite direction.
The giant Highlander is a self-proclaimed bachelor who has
sworn for years that there isn't a woman in all of Scotland worth shaving his
beard for, and for good reason. Years ago, after a young woman broke his heart
and left his dignity torn to shreds, he swore never again to put it in such
peril. As a testament to his sincerity, he vowed never again to shave his
beard.
Then he met her. In a single heartbeat, Wee William was lost.
Forever lost to a brown-haired beauty with gray-blue eyes brimming with tears
-- a woman in need.
On her wedding night, Nora realized she made a terrible
mistake. She had agreed to wed Horace Crawford when he promised her younger
brother and sister would live with them. But he broke his word and sent them to
Castle Firth. Horace soon proved a harsh, cruel husband who owned no heart, nor
a shred of decency. Merciless as he was brutal with a violent temper that knew
no bounds.
On a dark, cold winter’s night, when Nora had almost given
up hope of ever saving her siblings…and herself, God answered her prayers in a
most peculiar way. Through a band of fierce, fur-covered, Gaelic speaking
Highlanders on a mission to retrieve small but priceless treasures. Treasures
she had unwittingly harbored.
Little did the Highlanders know that in setting off to
recover Aishlinn’s treasures that they would return with something far more
valuable. They would return with Wee William’s Woman.
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