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Culloden's Fire
Series · 6 books · 1988-2021

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#1

Gather the Stars

1996

The Glen Lyon was a legend of the Highlands, a masked rider the British could not capture, the sworn enemy of Rachel de Lacey, the general's daughter. Kidnapped in the midst of a British officer's ball, Rachel is carried to the Glen Lyon's lair. Determined to defy the Scottish rebel, Rachel is unprepared for what happens when the Glen Lyon is unmasked. Gavin Carstares, Earl of Glenlyon is a strong, but haunted man instead of the villain she believed him to be, he's the hero she's always dreamed of. His mission—to save the women and children of Scotland from the slaughter waged by Rachel's own fiancé. Gavin never imagined he would lose his heart to the general's daughter, then have to return her to the man he hates most in the world. As the heather hills caught fire with their passion, they forge a love worth defying a king's army.
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#2

Angel's Fall

1996

The Prince of Sin... Legendary swordsman Adam Slade is finished with noble crusades. Scarred by his time at Culloden Moor, and his illegitimate birth, he hides behind a cynical façade and the name of Sabrehawk, selling his sword to the highest bidder. An Angel in Waiting... Vicar's daughter Juliet Grafton-Moore creates Angel's Fall, a home where London's fallen women can find shelter from their past. For her interference, Juliet is hated by peers and peasants alike, but she is determined to continue, even as they plan to destroy her. A Light in the Dark... When Juliet is attacked by an angry mob, Adam saves her, but the infernal woman refuses to stay rescued. As passion flares between them, Adam faces the fiercest battle of his life—keeping this innocent angel from falling into his arms.
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#3

Crown of Dreams

1993

A bright future... With Devlin Chastain's wedding to the Honorable Braden Tracey a mere two weeks away, she has everything to look forward to. That is, until her scapegrace childhood nemesis, Lord Myles Farringdon, returns home to announce that he has joined Bonnie Prince Charlie’s cause. Devlin will do anything to get him to leave—especially after the blackguard kisses her—even if it means helping him escape as the dragoons arrive to arrest him. A dark lord... Myles Farringdon hadn’t intended on branding Devlin a traitor, but in her haste to be rid of him, she was seen by the king’s soldiers. Knowing she’ll be hanged if she is caught, he drags her onto his horse and rides with her to Scotland. A perilous journey... From the court of Prince Charles, to the crushing defeat at Culloden Moor, and to the search for a legendary Jacobite crown, Devlin and Myles face danger and betrayal, losing hope along the way, and nearly losing each other.
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#4

Crown of Mist

1988

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. An Irish Patriot... When Cromwell’s army invades Ireland, swordswoman Brianna Devlin defies her brothers and goes to fight beside them. As Drogheda falls, she crosses swords with an English lord as desperate to escape as she is. A Cavalier Spy... Lord Creighton Wakefield joined Cromwell's army to gather intelligence for his childhood friend who will one day be Charles II, but his mission has been discovered. Wounded, he tries to flee the city with valuable information—but is stopped by a sword-wielding beauty who means to take him down as one of Cromwell's men. An Unlikely Ally… Creigh realizes his best chance of escape lies with the Irish tigress and convinces her to join forces. As Creigh and Brianna race toward the coast and freedom, the tides of civil war sweep them from Ireland to the dungeons of the Tower of London, then to the treacherous exiled court in France, where they find a sword filled with magic and discover that the most dangerous risk they can take is to love each other.
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#5

Morning Song

1997

A headstrong runaway: When practical spinster Hannah Gray rescues her nephew, Pip, from his cruel father, she has no choice but to flee Ireland. Once in England, fate hurls her onto the doorstep of notorious eccentric Austen Dante. Aware that the isolated manor is the perfect place to hide Pip, Hannah takes a desperate gamble, pretending that she can transcribe Dante’s musical compositions—even though she can’t understand a single note. A man of secrets: Mercurial inventor and composer Austen Dante knows why he is called the “mad master of Ravenscar”. Countless assistants have fled, unable to keep up with his frenetic work pace. Yet, Dante will trust no one with the reason for his race against time—or the secret that has shaped his solitary life. When he plucks a ‘half-drowned Irish cat’ from a storm, he never suspects that she will match his fire, but Hannah Gray is living a lie. Can a love begun in deception survive when the truth is revealed in the harsh morning’s light?
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#6

Saving Galahad

2021

A long awaited sequel to Kimberly Cates beloved Culloden’s Fire series. An Embattled Lord: Dashing Lord Lieutenant Nate Rowland, Earl of Harlestone, led a charmed life until he crossed swords with his best friend on the killing field of Culloden Moor, where a serious wound shattered not only his life but his marriage. When his faithless wife is murdered, Nate is the prime suspect, some secret villain framing him as a spy. With his fierce sense of duty, Nate is the last person to betray England. But when sparks flare between him and his best friend’s fiery sister, will his acclaimed honor be enough to hold back their passion? His choice: Betray his heritage… or his heart. Scandal’s Daughter: Born of the infamous love affair between the late Earl of Glenlyon and his mistress, wild-hearted Christianne Slade is raised like a princess only to be scorned by society beyond her family estate. On the eve of Nate’s wedding, thirteen-year-old Christianne begs her childhood hero not to make the disastrous match. He has always been her ‘Galahad’, the perfect knight. When Eugenie Rowland is killed, Christianne knows there can still be no future for her with Nate, but her girlish adoration has blossomed into a woman’s passion. As a net of conspiracy closes around Nate, Christianne defies society and the dark forces of the London underground to discover who would destroy him. But can her love and courage save Galahad from a hangman’s noose and the loveless future his duty demands before it is too late?

Author

Kimberly Cates
Author · 25 books

Kimberly Cates lives in Illinois with her family. Pseudonyms: Kimberleigh Caitlin and Kim Cates.

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