Brenna Sweetwater inherits a vintage clothing
store from her great aunt in Scotland. Having survived a recent series
of bad luck experiences, she hopes that this new business venture will
be just the change of luck that she's been searching for.
When she tries on an old Scottish kilt that she
finds hidden away in the back of the store, she unwittingly opens a
portal to ancient Scotland. After falling through the portal, she
awakens to find herself in the chambers of one sexy, naked Scot!
What happens when a twenty first century shop girl
is transported to the sixteenth century Highlands on Christmas Eve? Will
her holiday season be ruined? Or will this be the Christmas blessing
that she's been dreaming of?
Excerpt:
Brenna awoke on a
hard surface, but was immediately aware of a warmth surrounding her. She
felt more than a little disoriented and couldn’t remember where or when
she’d fallen asleep. She rolled over to her side and snuggled in more
closely to the warmth.
It was hard, but
smooth, and its breathing was slow and steady.
Brenna sat up with
a start and felt her head spin as painful stabs of light flickered in
front of her eyes. She desperately tried to clear her mind and regain
her composure. She had no idea where she was and even more disturbing
was the fact that she woke up with some…person.
She blinked
rapidly as her eyes slowly started to adjust to the room around her. She
was sitting on a hard, stone floor with a thin rug beneath her. She was
at the hearth of massively huge fireplace that contained a roaring fire.
She was still
dressed in the same clothes she’d just been wearing at her store and she
was covered with the ancient kilt she’d found in the trunk.
The memory of this
morning started to return to her brain as she assessed her surroundings.
She had no idea how she got here, but the most insane part was that
lying on the floor next to her was an enormous male figure with dark
hair and not a stitch of clothing.
He lay next to her
as if he belonged there…all sprawled out and naked. She couldn’t stop
her eyes from taking in the full length of him. His body was thick and
muscular and his hands were huge. He looked as if he could snap her in
half with one flick of his wrist.
His body contained
various scars that looked ragged and swollen and almost as if he’d never
sought medical attention for them…just simply allowed them to heal
haphazardly.
Brenna ran her
hand along the back of her neck as if she were trying to massage a plan
of action into her throbbing brain. She had the worst headache she could
ever remember having.
She knew that now
was not the time to worry about a headache. She had to get out of here
and find her way back home and she had to do it without awakening the
large, nude man.
She took a deep
breath and then started to inch her way backwards and away from the
sleeping giant. She’d made it about three or four inches backwards when
a large hand reached out and closed around her wrist.
She gasped.
"Nae lass, stay a
wee bit longer, won’t ye?”