The Highlander (44 page)

“Here in the office?” Liam's dark brows lifted. “That's not very ladylike of ye.”

“Well,” Mena said as she stepped around the desk and leaned against it invitingly, thoroughly anticipating her husband's raw hands on her soft skin. “We've never been very good at keeping our sport in the bedroom, have we?”

“Nay, Mena mine, no, we have not,” he murmured, gathering her skirts in his hands. “And may the gods see that we never improve.”

 

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IGHWAYMAN

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UNTER

 

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A
BOUT THE
A
UTHOR

Whether she's writing about Celtic Druids, Victorian bad boys, or brash Irish FBI agents,
Kerrigan Byrne
uses her borderline-obsessive passion for history, her extensive Celtic ancestry, and her love of Shakespeare in every book. She lives at the base of the Rocky Mountains with her handsome husband and three lovely teenage girls, but dreams of settling on the Pacific Coast. Kerrigan loves to hear from readers. You can contact her at
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CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

CHAPTER NINETEEN

CHAPTER TWENTY

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

EPILOGUE

ALSO BY KERRIGAN BYRNE

PRAISE FOR KERRIGAN BYRNE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

COPYRIGHT

 

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

 

THE HIGHLANDER

 

Copyright © 2016 by Kerrigan Byrne.

 

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