Jayne Castel

Only one woman could help him heal from the wounds of the past. A laird, his chatelaine, and a love that conquers all.Jean Munro wishes she were pretty and charming like her sisters-but that hasn't stopped her from developing an infatuation with a man who has sworn off love.Robin Mackay has developed a hard and bitter shell. Three years have passed since he suffered a terrible betrayal by his wife and brother. Robin is haunted by their treachery.Deciding to take fate into her own hands, Jean applies for the role of chatelaine in Robin's broch. Against his better judgment, the laird agrees-and the two begin a dance as old as time.Jean learns there is more to the object of her desire than she realized, while Robin begins to wonder if the walls he has built around his heart are strong enough to withstand one small, determined woman.But starting again after such betrayal is never easy. Can Robin truly put his past behind him and learn to trust again?HIGHLANDER HEALED is Book Three of the Courageous Highland Hearts series. This steamy and emotional follow-up to Jayne Castel's bestselling Stolen Highland Hearts series follows the lives of four battle-hardened Highland warriors and the courageous sisters who capture their hearts.

Her husband has exchanged her for his own freedom. Now the enemy owns her. Betrayal, belonging, and epic love in Ancient Scotland.All Fenella has ever wanted is to choose her path in life, yet men have always determined her fate. The day Roman soldiers fight their way into her husband's crannog and demand retribution for a bloody attack, she learns how little control she really has over her destiny.To save his own neck, her chieftain husband offers the enraged Roman general his willful wife.Justinian Aquila governs the empire's wild northern frontier. He's dedicated his life to serving Rome, but when he takes a fiery Pict woman as his slave, his world shifts.Fenella was made for him-and he's determined to win her heart.Trapped inside the Roman fort of Ardoch, Fenella plans her escape. She will win her freedom, no matter the cost. Yet, even as the shadow of war falls over Caledonia once more, she fights her growing feelings for Justin.In a world of selfish, cruel men-has she found the only good one?Set in 2nd Century AD, during the Roman occupation of what is now Scotland, TAMING THE EAGLE is a powerful, steamy standalone romance about finding true love in the unlikeliest of places.

Will she ever have her own 'Happy Ever After'? A disfigured chieftain, a match-making lady-and the friendship that turns into a once-in-a-lifetime love.Neave Munro prides herself on her ability to solve other people's problems. After helping her elder sister and husband reconcile, she decides to assist a friend in need as well. Only, he seems reluctant to accept her help. John Mackay lost an eye and his right hand in battle years earlier. Despite that he is still a warrior of renown, he believes no woman will want a 'maimed' husband. He watches a chieftain's beautiful daughter from afar, but has no intention of ever approaching her-until Neave, a lady who has become a good friend, comes up with a plan. But the path to true love is never smooth, and Neave's task turns out to be more difficult than she expects. And when an unwanted suitor starts to stalk her, Neave must turn to John for help. Suddenly the lines between friendship and love become blurred. Has Neave, in her quest to help John find love, ruined her own chance at happiness?HIGHLANDER TEMPTED is Book Two of the Courageous Highland Hearts series. This steamy and emotional follow-up to Jayne Castel's bestselling Stolen Highland Hearts series follows the lives of four battle-hardened Highland warriors and the courageous sisters who capture their hearts.

What happens when an arrogant clan-chief, who faces down his enemies without flinching, is terrified of loving his wife? A marriage of convenience turns into a battle of wills in Medieval Scotland.Beth Munro needs a husband. On the cusp of spinsterhood, she's had a run of ill-fortune-one that has earned her the moniker 'The Cursed Bride'. But when a proposal arrives from the Mackay clan-chief, Beth believes her luck has finally changed. Niel Mackay needs a wife. He doesn't care about the rumors that follow his bride-to-be. After nearly a decade in prison, he's focused on two things: gaining vengeance against his enemies and ensuring his bloodline survives. Love isn't part of the arrangement.But even carefully laid plans can be doomed to failure. Beth struggles in a marriage with a man who shares his body but not his soul. Meanwhile, Niel fights against his growing feelings for his passionate wife. Not all battles draw blood ... yet who will emerge the victor? HIGHLANDER DEFIED is Book One of the Courageous Highland Hearts series. This steamy and emotional follow-up to Jayne Castel's bestselling Stolen Highland Hearts series follows the lives of four battle-hardened Highland warriors and the courageous sisters who capture their hearts.

"It's silver he cares about. Nothing more." A woman dedicated to the cause, a cynical mercenary-and the fake marriage that brings them together. Passion and patriotism collide in Medieval Scotland. Breanna will stop at nothing to defend Scotland from the English-even if that means she has to work with a sell-sword, a man whose loyalty can only be bought. Cameron Stewart has learned that loyalty doesn't pay. These days, he prefers to hire his blade to the highest bidder. But when the strong-willed and proud Breanna-a druidess belonging to a secret order sworn to protect Scotland from invaders-hires him to help her protect Robert the Bruce, Cameron's deliberately uncomplicated life gets messy. Posing as husband and wife, the pair join the newly crowned king of Scotland as he sets about liberating their country from the English. Passion ignites, but Breanna resists surrendering her heart to a man who long ago walled off his own.Book Three of the Guardians of Alba series, BREANNA'S SURRENDER takes you back to 14th Century Scotland amidst the Wars of Scottish Independence. Immerse yourself in political intrigue, Celtic mysticism, betrayal, high-adventure, and steamy romance.

Forbidden love tastes the sweetest. He should hate her-instead, she becomes his obsession. Rivalry and passion collide in Medieval Scotland.Jaimee Mackay wants to remain unwed, but the time is coming when she must choose a husband. As a laird's sister, it's her responsibility to strengthen clan alliances. But when her brother holds a gathering in her honor, she is shocked when her clan's greatest enemy joins the warriors vying for her hand. A man she hasn't been able to stop thinking about since a chance meeting months earlier.Alexander Gunn hates the Mackays. A clan-chief's son, he intends to continue the feud that the Scottish king has done his best to end. Yet, the words he and Jaimee shared earlier in the year have resulted in an obsession. He has to have her. The connection between Jaimee and Alexander ignites as soon as they meet again. But will the hostility between their clans keep them apart?

All it takes is one careless encounter. She's lonely, he's reckless-it's a fatal combination. Passion and duty collide in Medieval Scotland. Maggie Munro is widowed, barren, and a burden on her resentful uncle. Still grieving the man she loved and lost, she expects to never feel passion again. But then she meets a charming warrior at a king's council at Inverness.Maggie doesn't realize it, but her life is about to get complicated.Morgan Mackay-the younger brother of a Mackay chieftain-isn't looking for a wife. The Scottish parliament is a tense gathering, yet amongst the turmoil he finds himself irresistibly drawn to the lovely Maggie.As the Scottish king deals out punishment to the warring northern clans, Maggie and Morgan throw caution to the wind for one passionate encounter ... but it has repercussions neither expect.

A lie this bold will not stay hidden. He thought he was marrying a chieftain's daughter-but his young wife isn't who she seems. Deception and passion collide in Medieval Scotland.When Keira Gunn agrees to swap places with her best friend, and wed a man in her stead, she knows life is about to get complicated. She's also risking her own future.But Keira never wanted to be a nun, and longs for a life outside the nunnery where she's about to take her vows. Her friend is desperate-and this could be Keira's only chance to forge a new path for herself.The Mackays of Farr have a new chieftain. Connor Mackay is a reluctant husband, yet he's been betrothed for years.Now he needs to honor his promise.The woman he collects from the nunnery is a surprise. She isn't the great beauty Connor expects, yet her quick wit and passionate nature soon enthrall him.But his bride keeps a secret that risks more than both their hearts.Steamy, emotional, and steeped in Scottish history, Jayne Castel's new series set around the lives and loves of three Mackay siblings will steal your heart.

A Scottish druidess. An English knight. A passion that brings two worlds together. Her mission is to seduce her enemy-not fall in love with him.Nessa is a Guardian of Alba, one of an ancient secret order of druidesses dedicated to defending Scotland from invaders over the centuries. Now she is charged with discovering the plans of Edward Longshanks. The English are gaining a foothold on Scottish soil-and they must be stopped. All Nessa has to do is seduce Hugh de Burgh-the English king's right-hand-and she will be able to gain the secrets she seeks. But faced with the towering, surly knight, whose touch addles her wits and sets her aflame, Nessa soon realizes that this mission may cost her everything. Guardians of Alba takes you back to 14th Century Scotland amidst the Wars of Scottish Independence. Immerse yourself in political intrigue, Celtic mysticism, betrayal, high-adventure, and steamy romance.

Forbidden love tastes the sweetest. He should hate her-instead she becomes his obsession. Rivalry and passion collide in Medieval Scotland.Jaimee Mackay wants to remain unwed, but the time is coming when she must choose a husband. As a laird's sister, it's her responsibility to strengthen clan alliances. But when her brother holds a gathering in her honor, she is shocked when her clan's greatest enemy joins the warriors vying for her hand.A man she hasn't been able to stop thinking about since a chance meeting months earlier.Alexander Gunn hates the Mackays. A clan-chief's son, he intends to continue the feud that the Scottish king has done his best to end. Yet the words he and Jaimee shared earlier in the year have resulted in an obsession.He has to have her.The connection between Jaimee and Alexander ignites as soon as they meet again. But will the hostility between their clans keep them apart?Steamy, emotional, and steeped in Scottish history, Jayne Castel's new series, set around the lives and loves of three Mackay siblings, will steal your heart.

All it takes is one careless encounter. She's lonely, he's reckless-it's a fatal combination. Passion and duty collide in Medieval Scotland. Maggie Munro is widowed, barren, and a burden on her resentful uncle. Still grieving the man she loved and lost, she expects to never feel passion again. But then she meets a charming warrior at a king's council at Inverness.Maggie doesn't realize it, but her life is about to get complicated.Morgan Mackay-the younger brother of a Mackay chieftain-isn't looking for a wife. The Scottish parliament is a tense gathering, yet amongst the turmoil he finds himself irresistibly drawn to the lovely Maggie.As the Scottish king deals out punishment to the warring northern clans, Maggie and Morgan throw caution to the wind for one passionate encounter ... but it has repercussions neither expect.Steamy, emotional, and steeped in Scottish history, Jayne Castel's new series, set around the lives and loves of three Mackay siblings, will steal your heart.

A lie this bold will not stay hidden. He thought he was marrying a chieftain's daughter-but his young wife isn't who she seems. Deception and passion collide in Medieval Scotland.When Keira Gunn agrees to swap places with her best friend, and wed a man in her stead, she knows life is about to get complicated. She's also risking her own future.But Keira never wanted to be a nun, and longs for a life outside the nunnery where she's about to take her vows. Her friend is desperate-and this could be Keira's only chance to forge a new path for herself.The Mackays of Farr have a new chieftain. Connor Mackay is a reluctant husband, yet he's been betrothed for years.Now he needs to honor his promise.The woman he collects from the nunnery is a surprise. She isn't the great beauty Connor expects, yet her quick wit and passionate nature soon enthrall him.But his bride keeps a secret that risks more than both their hearts.Steamy, emotional, and steeped in Scottish history, Jayne Castel's new series set around the lives and loves of three Mackay siblings will steal your heart.

A wounded warrior who vows never to love again. The shy lady's maid who adores him from afar. An adventure that will bind them. Unrequited love in Medieval Scotland.Cassian Gaius is over one thousand years old and cursed to live forever. After watching his lover grow old and die, he vowed to remain alone until the curse is broken. But three hundred years later, his acquaintance with a lady's maid blossoms into something beyond his control.Aila De Keith has been in love with Cassian ever since he took up the role of Captain of the Dunnottar Guard. Unfortunately, the enigmatic warrior remains polite yet distant with her.But when Cassian and Aila accompany their laird and his wife on a mission to occupied Stirling, their relationship changes. The man they serve makes dangerous enemies, and Cassian and Aila are thrown into an adventure that risks revealing both their secrets: his immortality and her love for him.Book #2 in The Immortal Highland Centurion series, CASSIAN is a tale of friendship, loyalty-and the courage to love.

A warrior in need of redemption. A young woman with scars that time won't heal. A love that will change their lives forever.Eithni believes herself too damaged to ever find love, and Donnel vows he will never love again. Can they find their way out of the darkness together?A healer upon Dark Ages Isle of Skye, Eithni enjoys her life with the tribe of The Eagle. However, the scars of the past--and harrowing memories of the man who stole her innocence--make it impossible for her to find happiness.The 'Battle Eagle', Donnel, is a warrior of renown. Only bitterness has soured his character. He lost his wife in childbirth and now can't even bear to look at his son. The infant is a reminder of the woman he loved and lost. These days Donnel is intent on wreaking vengeance upon the world.Although cowed by his anger, Eithni challenges Donnel about his bitterness. She's determined to bring father and son together--even if he rejects her help. The Gathering of the Tribes upon the isle that summer changes Eithni and Donnel's lives forever. A chain of events brings them together, forcing them both to change and to open their hearts. But is love enough to heal the wounds of the past?BATTLE EAGLE is the emotional third book in THE WARRIOR BROTHERS OF SKYE series. Follow the lives and loves of three warrior brothers: Galan, Tarl and Donnel.

He takes her as his warprize-but she enslaves his soul. Pict and Roman culture collide in this epic Historical Romance set in Dark Ages Scotland.Lucrezia is the wife of a Roman soldier posted on the northernmost reach of the Empire. Locked in an unhappy marriage upon a desolate outpost, her hopes for happiness are slipping away. However, her life changes forever in the winter of 467 AD. Barbarians from the north band together and attack Hadrian's Wall.Tarl mac Muin is a Pict warrior with a thirst for battle and glory. He's part of the Barbarian Conspiracy that will change history. But when he takes Lucrezia as his slave, he sets off a chain of events that neither of them could have foreseen.In an epic adventure that starts at the Roman fort of Vindolanda at Hadrian's Wall and takes Lucrezia north to the wild shores of the Isle of Skye-she discovers love and happiness when she least expects it. Only, a shadow from the past risks ruining everything.BARBARIAN SLAVE is the action-packed second book in THE WARRIOR BROTHERS OF SKYE series. Follow the lives and loves of three warrior brothers: Galan, Tarl and Donnel.

In ancient Scotland, Fina falls prisoner to Varar, the ruthless chief of an enemy tribe. He intends to use her to keep her people in check-if only he could resist her fiery allure... An action-packed Celtic romance full of passion and adventure.Love and hate are but different sides of the same blade.Fina is a fierce Pict warrior of The Eagle tribe upon Dark Ages Isle of Skye. Strong-willed and lethal with a knife or a long-bow, she kneels to no man ... until the day she falls in battle and finds herself captive of the enemy.Varar mac Urcal is the arrogant, ruthless chieftain of The Boar tribe. Although his father had held the peace with the neighboring tribe, relations have swiftly deteriorated since his death. When Varar takes the only enemy survivor of a violent skirmish prisoner, he intends to use Fina as a weapon to keep his enemies in check. Only, his strong attraction to his fiery captive risks complicating his ambitions.But the conflict between the two tribes isn't the only threat to peace. When a group of invaders cross from the mainland intent on taking The Winged Isle as their own, the four tribes of the island must make a decision. Do they continue their feuding and risk annihilation, or do they band together against the invaders?Fina and Varar must also make a choice. Love or hate-they have to decide.WARRIOR'S HEART is Book #1 in The Pict Wars series set in ancient Isle of Skye, Scotland.

A forced marriage ... and a passion that could forge peace or start a war.Tea is the daughter of a Pictish chieftain upon Dark Ages Isle of Skye. To end feuding, Tea's brother has promised her to the leader of a neighboring tribe. Furious at her brother's betrayal-for she blames the enemy for her parents' deaths-Tea rails against her fate. Galan mac Muin is a young chief determined to end decades of blood feud between the two warring tribes-even if it means sacrificing his own happiness. But when he meets Tea on the day of their handfasting he dares to hope this statuesque embittered beauty might eventually warm to him. Tea isn't prepared for her powerful attraction to the dark and brooding man she has just married. Yet together Galan and Tea have the chance to forge a new future-one that will ensure lasting peace-if only they can let go of the past.BLOOD FEUD is the emotional first book in THE WARRIOR BROTHERS OF SKYE series. Follow the lives and loves of three Pict warrior brothers: Galan, Tarl, and Donnel. Fans of well-researched and immersive Historical Fiction and Scottish Historical Romance will love this series set in Dark Ages Scotland.