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Overview

They call him the Devil . . .

He is the most notorious laird of Scotland: fierce, cold, deadly . . . and maybe even worse. Yet Evelinde has just agreed to wed him. Anything, she thinks, is better than her cruel stepmother. Though Evelinde should be wary of the rumors, she can't help but be drawn to this warrior . . . for the Devil of the Highlands inspires a heat within her that is unlike anything she has ever known.

They may call him whatever they wish, but Cullen, Laird of Donnachaidh, cares only for the future of his clan. He must find a wife, a woman to bear him sons and heed his commands. He has no need for beauty or grace, but one taste of his lovely bride's sweet lips and the sultry feel of her skin arouse an untamed passion. Perhaps there's more to marriage than he thought . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780061344770
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/27/2009
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Edition description: Original
Pages: 384
Sales rank: 130,514
Product dimensions: 4.10 (w) x 6.70 (h) x 1.30 (d)

Meet the Author

Lynsay Sands

Lynsay Sands is the nationally bestselling author of the Argeneau/Rogue Hunter vampire series, as well as numerous historical novels and anthologies. She’s been writing stories since grade school and considers herself incredibly lucky to be able to make a career out of it. Her hope is that readers can get away from their everyday stress through her stories, and if there are occasional uncontrollable fits of laughter, that’s just a big bonus.

Biography

Born in Southern Ontario, Lynsay Sands is the New York Times bestselling author of the Argeneau Vampire series. She has written more than 34 books and anthologies since her first novel was published in 1997. Her romantic comedies span three genres—historical, contemporary, and paranormal—and have made the Waldenbooks, Barnes & Noble, USA Today, and New York Times bestseller lists.

Lynsay's books are read in more than twelve countries and have been translated into at least six languages. She's been a nominee for both the Romantic Times Best Historical Romance Award and the Romantic Times Best Paranormal Romance Award, was nominated and placed three times in the RIO (Reviewers International Organization) Awards of Excellence, and has several books on All About Romance's Favorite Funnies list.
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Good To Know

1.) I started The Deed (my first romantic comedy and the first book to be published) a year after my mother's death. I was very close to my mother and the year following her death was about the most miserable time imaginable. But then I decided I was tired of being down and unhappy, and looked around for something to lift my spirits and make me laugh. When I couldn't find anything, I decided to sit down and write my own. It worked! Emmalene and Amaury's antics in The The Deed had me chuckling as I wrote.
2.) I met my husband in New York in July 2003. I was there because of the RWA conference and he was there on vacation. The first day there we kept running into each other and chatting in front of the hotel, and then he asked to join our group (it was very brave of him. He was the lone male amongst six or seven women, lol). He's a Brit and I'm Canadian and the first two months of our relationship were conducted by phone as well as over the internet. Our first date was a week in New York in September, followed by three weeks in England. He then came to Canada in both November and December, the first time to propose and the second time for Christmas with my family and then to take me back to England with him for New Years. I lived in Northern England for two years. We married in New York and now live in Canada.
3.) I was writing about my husband before I met him. Single White Vampire came out in September 2003 and I took a copy with me to England when I went for the three weeks. I walked into my now-hubby's house to find at least six months worth of mail unopened and stacked up on a shelf inside the front door. When I stopped dead, eyes going wide with shock and asked "My God. That's mail. You don't open your mail?" He looked embarrassed and muttered some explanation about bills automatically being paid by the bank so no need to open those and everything else was unsolicited and he couldn't be bothered. When I burst out laughing, he started to frown and said "What?" My response was to dig out the copy of Single White Vampire and hand it over with the suggestion he read it. The mail thing wasn't the only similarity he had to Lucern Argeneau. There are many more and when he sat down to read the book, he kept stopping and turning a rather startled and even suspicious gaze my way and muttering that this sounded familiar" or that did. I had to point out that it really was coincidence, that I had written that story at least nine months before meeting him. LOL.

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Devil of the Highlands

By Lynsay Sands
HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Copyright © 2009

Lynsay Sands
All right reserved.

ISBN: 9780061344770

Chapter One

Northern England
1273

"My lady!"

That anxious cry made Evelinde pause in what she was saying to Cook and glance around. Her maid was rushing across the kitchens toward her, expression both angry and worried. It was a combination usually only engendered by Edda's actions. Wondering what her stepmother had got up to now, Evelinde quickly promised Cook they would finish their discussion of menus later, and went to meet her maid.

Mildrede caught her hands the moment they reached one another. Her mouth turned down grimly as she announced, "Your stepmother is calling for you."

Evelinde grimaced. Edda only sent for her when she was in one of her foul moods and wished to cheer herself by abusing her unfortunate stepdaughter. For one moment, Evelinde considered ignoring the summons and finding a task away from the keep for the rest of the day. However, that would only make the woman's mood—and the subsequent abuses—worse.

"I had best go see what she wants then," Evelinde said and squeezed Mildrede's hands reassuringly before moving past her.

"She's smiling," Mildrede warned, following on her heels.

Evelinde paused with her hand on the door to the great hall, trepidation running through her. A smiling Edda was not a good thing. It usuallymeant Evelinde was about to suffer. Not that the woman ever dared hit her, but there were worse things, tasks so unpleasant one would almost prefer a beating. Biting her lip with worry, she asked, "Do you know what has set her off this time?"

"Nay," Mildrede said apologetically. "She was railing at Mac for not pampering her mare properly when a messenger arrived from the king. She read the message, smiled, and called for you."

"Oh," Evelinde breathed faintly, but then forced her shoulders straight, raised her head, and pushed through the door. It was the only thing she could do . . . That and pray that someday, she would be free of her stepmother's control and abuses.

"Ah, Evelinde!" Edda was indeed smiling—a very wide, beaming smile that really didn't bode well.

"I was told you wished to speak with me?" Evelinde said quietly, aware of Mildrede hovering at her back. The woman always offered her support during Edda's little attacks.

"Aye." Edda continued to flash a wide, toothy smile, although toothless would have been as good a description. The woman was missing half her teeth. and those remaining were brown and crooked. Edda rarely smiled, and certainly never widely enough to show off the state of her mouth. Her doing so now made Evelinde's anxiety increase tenfold.

"Since your father's death, seeing to your welfare has fallen to me, and I have been most concerned about your future and well-being, my dear," Edda began.

Evelinde managed not to sneer at the claim of concern. Her father, James d'Aumesbery, had been a good man and a faithful baron to their king. When Henry III had requested he marry the troublesome Edda and remove her from court, where she was making a nuisance of herself, her father had bowed to the task gracefully. Edda had not. She'd resented being tied to a man who held only a barony and had seemed to take an instant dislike to Evelinde on reaching d'Aumesbery.

It hadn't been so bad at first. With the presence of Evelinde's father and her brother, Alexander, Edda had at least behaved cordially to her. However, Alexander had ridden off to join the Crusades with Prince Edward three years earlier. While the prince had since returned and been crowned king on his father's death, Alexander was still in Tunis. Worse yet, no sooner had he left than their father died of a chest complaint.

James d'Aumesbery hadn't even been placed in the family crypt before Edda dropped any pretense at civility and let her true feelings show. These last three years had been a hell Evelinde feared she would never escape. Her only hope was to await her brother's homecoming so that he might see her married and settled far away from the woman. Unfortunately, Alexander seemed in no rush to return.

"I have decided 'tis well past time you married," Edda announced, "and the king agrees with me."

"She means the king decided you should marry, and she was forced to agree," Mildrede muttered behind her, low enough that Edda couldn't hear. "You don't think she'd willingly give up tormenting you. It's her favorite pastime."

Evelinde barely heard her maid, she was too busy trying to absorb what Edda was saying. Part of her feared it was simply a cruel attempt on Edda's part to get her hopes up, then dash them.

"And so I chose a husband for you, and the king negotiated a marriage contract," Edda announced grandly. "I have just received a message that 'tis all done. You will be married."

Evelinde simply waited, knowing there was more. Edda would either explain it was all a jest, or name some perfectly horrid, smelly old lord that Evelinde would surely be miserable with.

"Your betrothed is on his way here from his home even as we speak. He is the laird of Donnachaidh," she announced triumphantly, pronouncing it Don-o-kay.

Evelinde gasped. This was worse than a smelly old lord, this was—"the Devil of Donnachaidh?"

Edda's expression was full of evil glee. "Aye, and I wish you all the unhappiness in the world."

"Bitch," Mildrede hissed furiously from behind Evelinde.

Ignoring her maid, Evelinde managed to force away the horror and dismay and keep her features expressionless. She would not add to Edda's pleasure by revealing how deep this blow had struck. The Devil of Donnachaidh? The woman didn't just hate her, she despised her if she was willing to hand her over to that infamous Scottish laird.

"Now be gone," Edda said, apparently having had her fun. "I do not wish to look on you anymore."

Evelinde nodded stiffly and turned, catching Mildrede by the arm to lead her out of the great hall and the keep itself.

Continues...

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First Chapter

Devil of the Highlands

Chapter One

Northern England
1273

"My lady!"

Mildrede caught her hands the moment they reached one another. Her mouth turned down grimly as she announced, "Your stepmother is calling for you."

"I had best go see what she wants then," Evelinde said and squeezed Mildrede's hands reassuringly before moving past her.

"She's smiling," Mildrede warned, following on her heels.

Evelinde paused with her hand on the door to the great hall, trepidation running through her. A smiling Edda was not a good thing. It usually meant Evelinde was about to suffer. Not that the woman ever dared hit her, but there were worse things, tasks so unpleasant one would almost prefer a beating. Biting her lip with worry, she asked, "Do you know what has set her off this time?"

"Nay," Mildrede said apologetically. "She was railing at Mac fornot pampering her mare properly when a messenger arrived from the king. She read the message, smiled, and called for you."

"Oh," Evelinde breathed faintly, but then forced her shoulders straight, raised her head, and pushed through the door. It was the only thing she could do... That and pray that someday, she would be free of her stepmother's control and abuses.

"Ah, Evelinde!" Edda was indeed smilingâ€”a very wide, beaming smile that really didn't bode well.

"I was told you wished to speak with me?" Evelinde said quietly, aware of Mildrede hovering at her back. The woman always offered her support during Edda's little attacks.

"Since your father's death, seeing to your welfare has fallen to me, and I have been most concerned about your future and well-being, my dear," Edda began.

"I have decided 'tis well past time you married," Edda announced, "and the king agrees with me."

Evelinde barely heard her maid, she was too busy trying to absorb what Edda was saying. Part of her feared it was simply a cruel attempt on Edda's part to get her hopes up, then dash them.

"And so I chose a husband for you, and the king negotiated a marriage contract," Edda announced grandly. "I have just received a message that 'tis all done. You will be married."

Evelinde simply waited, knowing there was more. Edda would either explain it was all a jest, or name some perfectly horrid, smelly old lord that Evelinde would surely be miserable with.

"Your betrothed is on his way here from his home even as we speak. He is the laird of Donnachaidh," she announced triumphantly, pronouncing it Don-o-kay.

Evelinde gasped. This was worse than a smelly old lord, this wasâ€”"the Devil of Donnachaidh?"

Edda's expression was full of evil glee. "Aye, and I wish you all the unhappiness in the world."

"Bitch," Mildrede hissed furiously from behind Evelinde.

"Now be gone," Edda said, apparently having had her fun. "I do not wish to look on you anymore."

Evelinde nodded stiffly and turned, catching Mildrede by the arm to lead her out of the great hall and the keep itself.

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harstan

Posted December 24, 2008

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a fabulous medieval romance

In 1273 England, Lady Edda asks King Edward to arrange for her stepdaughter Evelinde of d¿Aumesbury to marry the ¿Devil of Donnachaidh¿. The stepmother loathes her late husband¿s offspring and detests sharing the fruits of her deceased husband¿s barony, which is beneath her needs as it is She also wants to punish Evelinde for being the brave daughter of her despicable dead spouse; so assumes the Scottish aristocratic barbarian will be a perfect brute for Evelinde. The monarch arranges for the couple to meet. Each is shocked that their preconceptions re the other is totally wrong. She expected an abusive thug, but he is kind and caring; he anticipated a cold aloof shrew, but she is warm and daring.

After they exchange marital vows, they head to his home in Scotland as she wonders why the nickname as he nothing like his ferocious reputation. She learns the epithet was given to him due to the murder of his father and the alleged suicide of his cousin; everyone assumes he caused both. Everyone except Evelinde until someone tries to kill her. She wonders if her husband is actually insane or is someone trying to make him seem like a berserker murderer; she plans to learn the truth or die trying.

Starting with the evil stepmother, DEVIL OF THE HIGHLANDS is a fabulous medieval romance starring two charming courageous characters. Evelinde is somewhat typical of the sub-genre except that she matures with a keen understanding that the man she loves proves his caring of her and his people through what he does for them. The whodunit adds to a strong thirteenth century tale as the heroine realizes her spouse is the angel of Donnachaidh.

Harriet Klausner

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hjp112

Posted June 13, 2009

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Wonderful

I LOVED this book as well as Lynsay Sands, she is down right amazing. I did a little crying, a lot of laughing, and even some hating, but in the end I was willing to tell all my friends this is a MUST read and one of my favorite books. The plot was great, the characters seem so real and I was free falling into a story of old but a plot of new. I have read almost every book Lynsay Sands has written and have yet to be disappointed. If you are a person who loves romance and a good suspense then I would recommend reading every one of Lynsay Sands books.

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Anonymous

Posted April 7, 2009

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great read

it is nice to read a book where the man chases the woman instead of the other way a round. i loved the book will keep to read again.

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Audra

Posted February 23, 2009

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Manufactured Drivel

I hardly know where to begin. This book was one of the worst if not worst historical romance novels I have ever read. Lynsay Sands should be ashamed of herself. (Probably a pseudonym anyway)This book was manufactured drivel. My guess is that the publisher went to Ms. Sands and asked her to write a story and provided her with a framework or formula to write around. Clearly she did not care for any of these characters because she did not develop them in any way. For example, she could have developed the evil stepmother further or she could have expanded upon the hero and his travails. Furthermore, there was NO conflict between the hero and heroine. During these tough economic times, I feel ripped off. I paid $7.99 plus tax for this garbage and now I will be forced to throw this book in the trash. I refuse to pass it on so as to not waste anyone's time and it will not find a home on my bookshelf.

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satellitegirl

Posted May 4, 2012

A good story

I'm not s romance fan, but I liked this book (I just fast forwarded through the sex parts I prefer for that to be left to my imagination). The story is engaging. I liked the character development. The woman who read the audio book had a pleasant voice and pronounced all the words correctly. this was a good purchase
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Yonina_Dove

Posted April 13, 2012

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I've read many books by Lynsay Sands and every single one of the

I've read many books by Lynsay Sands and every single one of them is a great read! Definitely a favorite author!
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Anonymous

Posted January 7, 2012

Good storie

Love it
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FFC70

Posted August 16, 2011

Make it a Movie!!!! Excellent Read!!!!

I really enjoyed this book from beginning to end!!! You could just visualize the scene as you read!!! Loved the main characters!!! There is humor, drama, romance, mystery in this novel!!! Definitely will read more books from this author!!!
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StrwbryClvr

Posted February 27, 2011

a fun adventure

this book was fabulous. it made me cover my mouth that had dropped open with giggles several times!
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Sitti

Posted May 5, 2010

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Wow!! Wonderful Read

The "devil you say". What a funny, thrilling, exciting book. I love historical romances, especially any and all Highland type books. I am a Julie Garwood fan and thought I would try Devil of the Highlands. Wow!!!! This book was so good I couldn't put it down. The characters, especially Evelinde; I laughed at parts until I cried. The anticipation of the drama scenes were great. Good job Lynsay. I've added this author to my library alongside Julie Garwood.
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Anonymous

Posted April 19, 2010

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Excellent read!

I love Lyndsay Sands books, and this set of 3 books are no exception. She has a good story line, believable characters, and quite a bit of humor. I found myself unable to put this down. If you like the three in this series, you should also like her Argeneau "vampire" series.
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Romantic42

Posted February 17, 2010

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The Devil Is In!

The Devil of the Highland-Cullen, is a strong and passionate character that protects what is his. As always the intimate scenes are descriptive and plentyful. Original storyline that keeps you reading until the wee hours of the night!
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Lynz_in_Love

Posted November 4, 2009

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Highland Murder Mystery Romance

I enjoyed reading this story and trying to figure out the bad guy. I was very proud of myself when I figured it out before I got to the answer. I've never read a Lynsay Sands book before but I'm curious if her other stories have any zing to them. I'm not exactly sure what "zing" is myself but I felt like it was missing from the story. While I was curious about about the "accidents," I didn't feel that pull that just keeps you enthralled throughout the whole story. I don't know; it was still pretty good without the zing. I'm sure I'll grab another book from Ms. Sands bookshelf at some time!
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Anonymous

Posted August 22, 2009

Okay Read

Needs work on scottish dialogue. Reads more like Popeye. Follows the usual romance outline.
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MaryPatK

Posted June 8, 2009

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HORRIBLE!

I picked up this book at the grocery store because I liked the cover (Nathan Kamp is the eye candy.) I've read so many Highlander novels and love me some Scots. Even if I don't particularly like a book I'll finish it just to see what happens. In the case of this book I COULD NOT FINISH IT! It was that bad. Please save your money; it was horrible. I have no idea why some of these other reviewers are giving it high marks.

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Blondie68

Posted June 1, 2009

Loved it!

I really enjoy Lynsay Sands. I have read all of her books about vampires and now I am reading her historical romances. She is witty and funny. Her characters are interesting and very smart. I read this is 2 days. Looking forward to more from her.
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MauiLover

Posted May 27, 2009

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Good book

Although I think the Argeneau series books are better, this book was good too and I will keep it in my collection to re-read.
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sillievamp

Posted April 6, 2009

Lynsay Sands is amazing

Lynsay Sands is amazing, her books are wonderful and enjoyable ... i couldn't let go of the Argeneau family.
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Anonymous

Posted April 6, 2009

Enjoyed It!

I thought this was a fun book to read. Had lots of humor, mystery, and romance. Really enjoyed it!!
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MaurieMac

Posted March 30, 2009

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Indulge and Be Delighted !!

ooooo....lovely cover...lovely characters...lovely tale... definitely worth the read..
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