The Winter Laird

¿Born and raised near Boston, MA, I wrote my first romance novel at age 16, when I realized that fictional boyfriends were much easier to figure out than real ones. In the time since, I earned a degree in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, did some creative writing at the University of Cambridge, and married the man of my dreams (he's okay with my love of Mr. Darcy. He's a keeper).¿I adore all things misty, caffeinated, chocolate, and grammatically correct. I've lived all over the place - five states, two countries, and a US commonwealth.

THE PRESENTSuccessful matchmaker Brianagh O'Rourke believes in happy-ever-afters - just not her own. Though she thrives on helping her clients find the partner of their dreams, her own dreams remain firmly in her head, not in her life. She's fine loving only her business-at least, that's what she tells herself when she agrees to her lackluster boyfriend's proposal.
THE PAST
Laird Nioclas MacWilliam has big problems: His power-hungry, exiled father wants him dead, his clan is pressuring him to marry to secure a strong alliance, and he's been betrothed to the mystical O'Rourke daughter for years, despite the fact that she's been missing for most of them. When she appears the day before his nuptials to another, he offers a solution for the both of them: If she marries him and convinces the clan they are a love match, he gives his vow to help her return home in three months.
THE FUTURE
Brianagh wants nothing more than to return home to her family and her life. But as the days turn into weeks, their bargain becomes less about convincing the clan and more about what is possible. When the time comes, she must decide: Does she return to her life of stability and success, or stay in the past for a chance at true love?