In Bed with a Highlander (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Ewan McCabe: Laird of the MacCabe Clan, father of Crispen
• Mairin Stuart: Illegitimate daughter of King Alexander of Scotland and heiress to Neamh Álainn
• Alaric McCabe: Ewan's younger brother
• Caelan McCabe: Ewan's youngest brother
• Crispen McCabe: Ewan's son
• Duncan Cameron: Ruthless laird who is seeking to overthrow King David of Scotland
• Rionna McDonald: Gregor McDonald's daughter
• Gertie: Cook for the McCabe keep
• Maddie: One of the keep maids
• Gannon: One of Ewan's most senior soldiers. He's charged with guarding Mairin
• Cormac: One of Ewan's most senior soldiers
• Diormid: One of Ewan's most senior soldiers
• Archibald: The King's cousin
• Malcolm: Mairin's younger half brother, illegitimate son of King Alexander
• Christina: One of the keep maids
• Gregor McDonald: Laird of the McDonald clan; Rionna's father
• David: King of Scotland
• Celia: Ewan's first wife

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• “What are the two of you whispering about?" "If I wanted you to know, I'd have spoken louder." He turned away muttering what she was sure were more blasphemies about annoying females. "You must make the priest weary with the length of your confessions." "Who says I confess anything?”

  Alaric McCabe, Mairin Stuart

• “The men took her from the abbey. She didn't want to be with them." "God's teeth, she's a nun?" "If that woman is a nun, then I'm a monk.”

  Crispen McCabe, Ewan McCabe, Alaric

• “She said nothing the entire time she was with you? Let nothing slip? Think, Alaric. She had to have said something. It simply isn't a woman's nature to be silent for prolonged periods of time.”

  Ewan

• “If 'tis all the same to you, I'd rather not have you...bed me." "And how do you plan to become pregnant, lass?" "Perhaps your seed has already taken root. We should wait to see if that is the case. 'Tis truth you've no skill at loving, and 'tis obvious I've none as well. 'Tis a well-known fact that a man is either skilled in mattters of loving or matters of war. 'Tis obvious that fighting is your skill.”

  Mairin stuart McCabe, Ewan

• “'Tis the truth I'm a bit confused at the conflicting information. You see, Mother Serenity instructed me on the ways of loving." "Oh dear Lord. Lass, tell me you didn't recieve all your instructions from an aging abbess.”

  Mairin, Bertha

• “You're forever ruining my clothes. Before long, I'll have nothing to wear but my nightdress.”

  Mairin

• “I have a theory." "What is your theory, lass?" "My theory is that men might enjoy being kissed...down there...as much as women enjoy a man's mouth...down there." "Ah hell.”

  Mairin, Ewan

• “Tongue? Have I told you lately how indecent your tongue is, Laird?" "It can't get any more indecent that yours just got.”

  Ewan

• “You aren't angry with me?" "What have you done now?”

  Mairin, Ewan

• “I am ever obedient, husband. If you command me not to die, then I will of course not deny your wish." "'Tis a sin to lie, wife, but 'tis God's truth that I don't think He or I will mind this one untruth." "I try to be obedient." "Aye, lass, I did command you not to die, and it was very accommodating of you to obey me this once. I'm so pleased that I might conssider not shouting at you the next time you see fit not to obey me." "The both of you are draft.”

  Mairin, Ewan Caelen McCabe

• “Thank you for not lettting me die. 'Tis the truth I was close to giving up, but your bellowing made it quite impossible to give in. You like to bellow. It probably made you happy to have an excuse to carry on so.”

  Mairin

• “Mmm-hmm. I wondered if perhaps you were willing to be leisurely with me." "'Tis a sin to be slothful.”

  Ewan, Mairin

• “Mairin?" "Aye, husband?" "Do you have a particular fondness for this dress?" "Well nay, 'tis a work gown after all." "Good." Before she could think of his meaning, he ripped the material from her bodice all the way past her waist. "'Tis not fair. I can't rip your clotheing." "Would you like to, lass?" "Aye, I would.”

  Ewan, Mairin

• “When are you going to tell the laird that you're carrying his child?" "Soon. I wanted to be sure." "Lass, no one retches as much as you have for as long as you have if they're ill. By now they'd either die or get better.”

  Gertie, Mairin

• “The idea that she would be handed over to Duncan Cameron sent her straight back to the chamber pot.”

  Mairin

• “I need you to trust me." "I'd fly if you asked me to.”

  Ewan, Mairin

• “Ewan, what are you doing?" "Hush, wife. Don't question me. I have a pressing need to experience my wife's indecency.”

  Mairin, Ewan

• “Tell me what happened, lass." "He cut my dress. He threatened to cut the babe from my womb if I didn't cooperate." "If he held a knife to your belly, how in God's name did he wind up unonscious on the floor with your dagger in his belly?" "I took a page from Ewan's book." "This I got to hear." "I kneed him...down there. And well, plunged my dagger into his belly at the same time.”

  Ewan, Mairin, Caelen

• “What's to be done with Diormid, Laird?" "I think he should be fed to a pack of wild wolves. Perhaps tied between two trees and left to bleed to attract predators. Or we could simply drag him behind a horse for a few miles?" "Bloodthirsty lass. I love it! She's fierce, Ewan. I like your wife very much." "You would.”

  Cormac, Mairin, Caelen

• “What ammuses you, wife? 'Tis a sin to laugh right after a man has indulged in loving." "I was remembering certain inaccurate assesssments I made about your prowess." "Damn right you were wrong.”

  Ewan, Mairin

• “'Tis a wonderful day, Ewan. Our clan is saved. We can feed our clan, clothe our children, and supply our men with the weapons and armor they so desperately need." "Aye, sweeting, 'tis a wonderful day. Almost as wonderful as the day you first stepped onto McCabe land.”

  Mairin, Ewan

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• “Nay!” Ewan roared. “You won’t die. I won’t allow it. Do you hear me, Mairin? I won’t allow it. You will obey me, goddamn it! For once you will obey!”

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• “There’s little decency to good loving,” Maddie said sagely. “If ’tis decent, it isn’t much fun.”

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• “No one is burying you, lass. Do you hear? You will live or, so help me, I’ll follow you to hell and drag you back kicking and screaming the entire way.”

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• I’m not under anyone’s authority, save God’s and my own.”

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• child, and God knew, Ewan had put enough effort into the task of impregnating her.

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• ’Tis truth you’ve no skill at loving, and ’tis obvious I’ve none as well.”

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• “Ewan, what’s wrong with me?” she whispered, as another wave of pain overwhelmed her. His face was grim and going more blurry by the minute. “You’ve been poisoned.”

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• “You are the most disobedient lass I’ve ever had the misfortune to meet,” Ewan snarled. “I order you not to die and you’re determined that you’ll do just that.

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• “You must make the priest weary with the length of your confessions,” she said. He raised one eyebrow. “Who says I confess anything?”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Scotland

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Seduction of a Highland Lass.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Maya Banks (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• RT Reviewers' Choice Award Nominee (2011: Scotland-set Historical Romance)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Sexual content.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Historical
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Maya Banks: Author's website

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