Folks, please help me welcome back historical romance author Victoria Roberts!
Victoria Roberts writes sexy, Scottish historical romances about kilted heroes and warriors from the past. She was named by RT Book Reviews as "one of the most promising debut authors across the genres" and is also a 2012 Reviewers Choice Nominee for Best First Historical novel for her debut, Temptation in a Kilt.
Her second novel, X Marks the Scot, is available February 2013 and the third, To Wed a Wicked Highlander, September 2013.
Victoria is a member of Romance Writers of America®,Celtic Hearts Romance Writers, Western Pennsylvania Romance Writers, as well as a contributing author to the online magazine, Celtic Guide.
Victoria lives in western Pennsylvania with her husband of nineteen years and their two beautiful children—not to mention one spoiled dog. When she is not plotting her next Scottish romp, she enjoys reading, nature, and antiques.
X Marks the Scot Blurb:
He was a Highland Rogue—Wicked with a Bow and Just as Wicked with the Ladies.
Declan MacGregor hadn't a care in the world beyond finding a soft bed and a willing woman...until he had to escort Lady Liadain Campbell to the English court. The woman needles him at every turn, but he can't just abandon her to that vipers' nest without protection.
She Never Asked for a Bodyguard...
Liadain wasn't thrilled to be left in the care of her clan's archrival. It was as if the man never had a lady tell him no before! And yet as whispers of treason swirl through the court and the threat of danger grows even sharper, her bitter enemy soon becomes the only one she can trust...
A Word From Victoria:
It’s great to be back at Get Lost in a Story! Thanks so much
for having me. I’m here to celebrate the second release in the Bad Boys of the Highlands series, X Marks the Scot.
Declan MacGregor (Laird Ciaran MacGregor’s bad boy brother
from Temptation in a Kilt) is back
with a story of his own. Don’t worry though. Lady Liadain Campbell (the bloody
Campbell’s sister from Temptation in a
Kilt) is fiery enough to give Declan a piece of her mind. Those two made an
interesting pair. And Declan certainly knew how to push Liadain’s buttons.
Here’s a fun excerpt from one of those times.
“MacGregor!”
With lightning speed, he bolted through the trees toward the
sound of her voice. He spotted her still form and stopped. Cautiously, he
raised his bow while searching the surrounding landscape. Once he knew for
certain there was no viable threat, only then would he attempt to approach her.
He remained alert, trying to decipher what was amiss. The
healer was frozen with her skirts lifted up, giving him a perfect view of her
creamy thigh.
Tears choked her voice. “Please, MacGregor.”
Following her wide-eyed stare, he recognized the reason for
her distress. The culprit was making a beeline toward her. Lifting the bow,
Declan took his shot, and as soon as the arrow made impact, he realized his
mistake.
When the tip penetrated the reptile, the snake involuntarily
jumped…right onto her foot. Her shrill screams rang through the trees and she
jerked back several feet. To his surprise, the lass did not stop there.
She hiked up her dress even higher. She bounced up and down
as though her feet were afire. Curses were thrown like stones as she swore like
a man in the heat of battle. The shocking spectacle made any words that came to
mind wedge in his throat.
The lass suddenly turned and raced back through the woods.
Declan gaped as he caught glimpses of her bare, shapely legs fleeing through
the forest trees.
What the hell was that? He threw back his head and roared
with laughter. Who would have thought that the woman who resided under the same
dangerous roof as the bloody Campbell was deathly afraid of snakes? Hell, she
had lived with one. The idea was truly unbelievable. Honestly, he had never
thought of her as faint-hearted.
He shook his head and walked back to the horses. He hoped
the lass had enough sense to stop running and that he would not have to chase
her down. Although the way she behaved, nothing would have surprised him.
The healer sat upon her mount, her back stiff and straight.
When he approached, she cast her eyes away from him and shifted in the saddle.
“Why did ye run? The snake was dead.”
“I donna like snakes. I donna, donna, donna. I really donna.
It touched my foot,” she blurted out and then shivered.
Declan tried not to chuckle, but one involuntarily escaped
him. “I gathered that ye donna favor snakes, but ’tis dead.” He extended his
hand to her. “Come down and stretch your legs before we ride again.”
She waved him off. “Nay, I am fine right where I am,” she
said as she studied the ground. “I had more than enough stretching.”
“There are nay more snakes, lass. Come down.”
“Unless ye intend on pulling me from my horse’s back, I am
nae moving,” she said stubbornly.
The words were out of Declan’s mouth before he had a chance
to stay them. “Ye know, they could as easily be in the trees above your head as
they could be upon the ground.” He patted her horse on the rump. He was teasing
her, affectionately, not maliciously.
She paled and became watchful of the branches above. “Ye
know? Ye may think ye are humorous, but let me assure ye that ye arenae.”
“Suit yourself.”
Sounds like the sense of humor of many men in my family.
Thanks so much for having me today. I hope you get lost in a story of your own.
Praise for X Marks the Scot:
5/5 - Reviewer Top Pick
"Enthralling Highlander romance. One of the best Highlander stories I've ever read. This is one author who just keeps on getting better."
"Enthralling Highlander romance. One of the best Highlander stories I've ever read. This is one author who just keeps on getting better."
―Night Owl Reviews
“For a complex story brimming over with pride and
passion, betrayal, trust and most of all the power to make a bad boy a hero,
pick up this read."
―RT Book Reviews/4 ½ Star Review
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