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CAPTIVE OF THE CLAN To regain control of his fractured clan Robert Matheson must take Lilidh MacLerie hostage as a bargaining tool. But Lilidh is no ordinary captive. She's the woman he once loved - and rejected! Rob's touch is etched permanently into her memory and, unaware that he was forced to repudiate their love, Lilidh has never forgotten the man who broke her heart all those years ago. Now, looking into the eyes of her captor, she no longer recognises this fearsome leader. She should be afraid - there's no telling what he will do. But something about him both excites and unnerves her in equal measure...
- Sales Rank: #2664662 in Books
- Brand: Brand: Harlequin
- Published on: 2013-03-19
- Original language: English
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- Dimensions: 6.66" h x .76" w x 4.13" l, .30 pounds
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- 288 pages
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About the Author
Terri Brisbin is married to one, mother of three, and dental hygienist of hundreds in the southern NJ area. A three-time RWA RITA® finalist, Terri has been writing romance fiction since 1995 and has had more than 30 historical and paranormal romance novels, novellas and short stories published since then. You can visit Terri at her website: www.terribrisbin.com to learn more than you need to about her current, past and upcoming works and events.
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Lilidh MacLerie, eldest daughter of the MacLerie laird and Earl of Douran, looked out her window and tried to sort through her options. This silent time between the gloaming and the night was her favourite when she needed to make decisions or choices. Remembering now that she'd made the decision that had brought her to this time and place made her pause. Mayhap she should wait until morning instead?
Turning from the window and gazing across the large, well-furnished chamber, she knew she had little time or choice…again. The parchment remained as she'd left it and she lifted it, tilting it so that the light of several candles made it able to be read. For the fiftieth time, she said the words and could not yet decide what else to write, when so much more was needed.
To the Earl and Countess of Douran, it began, using their formal titles first. Father and Mother, next.
And then the words disappeared.
How could she explain the private misery behind the very public death of her husband of only two months?
The MacGregor's death had been kept quiet for now until his heir, his younger brother, was approved by the clan elders as chief. Her purpose in this marriage—to bind their clans and to produce an heir for the MacGregor—was a failure. Though, even as an innocent young woman coming to this marriage, she understood that things were not as they should have been between her and Iain MacGregor.
The parchment in her hand moved in the current of the warm air created by the heat of the candles and reminded her that this task also went unfinished. Sitting at the table, she lifted the quill, dabbed the ink so it would not splatter and forced the words on to the page that would both embarrass and humiliate her in her parents' and clan's eyes.
I find myself in need of your counsel concerning the situation of my position here in Iain MacGregor's household and family. As his widow, though with no hope of producing an heir, I know…
What did she know? She had married him under a contract negotiated by her uncle and signed by her father. Her dower portion was protected for her use and she had been given the choice of remaining here as part of her husband's clan or to return to her own. Her uncle had made certain to protect her in the contract, but giving her such a choice made things more difficult than if she'd been simply told what to do.
If she remained, there would be another marriage arranged for her, to a suitable eligible man, to keep the bonds between the clans strong. If she returned home, there would be another marriage, but also she would face the disappointment of her family in her failure. And with no way to explain and with no one to speak candidly about it, what could she say? Lilidh dipped the quill again to freshen the ink and placed the tip of it on the parchment.
She was being a silly ninny. Her parents loved her and would accept her back, explanation or not. Her mother was the only one to whom she could speak on personal matters. As she had before her marriage, even if that conversation did not explain what had happened or, as it was, not happened between a husband and wife. Looking off at the flame of the candle, she took and released a deep breath, and did the only sensible thing she could: she asked leave to come home.
I find little reason to remain here and would ask your permission to return to Lairig Dubh as soon as an escort can be arranged. I would seek your counsel on other important personal matters, but I hesitate to put them in this letter.
Father, please send word if this is your pleasure.
Mother, please keep me in your prayers and ask the Almighty to watch over me during this trying time.
It was short, but to the point, and there truly was little else to say in her missive. Sanding it, Lilidh allowed the ink to dry and then folded the letter, sealing it with the ring her father had given her on the anniversary of her birth a year before. She would send it off on the morrow with one of the MacLerie servants who had accompanied her here. Hopefully, within a fortnight, she would have an answer from her parents and know what her future held for her.
But how could she explain that though she was a bride and a widow, she'd never been a wife?
Jocelyn MacCallum, wife to Connor MacLerie, held the parchment before her and read it once more. The sadness in her daughter's words was clear to her. Lilidh, her eldest daughter, was never anything but confident and self-assured. But the words, nay, the tone of this latest letter, told her that Lilidh was lost.
'You will give her permission?' she asked her husband as he climbed from their bed and walked to where she sat. As she glanced up, her mother's heart grew heavy in her chest. Lilidh was far away and all Jocelyn wanted to do was to take her in her arms and soothe away the pain that was so evident in her words.
'I am discussing it with Duncan and the other elders,' Connor replied quietly as he lifted the parchment and placed it back on the table. 'The MacGregors have kept Iain's death quiet until his heir is in place. With tensions so high and war with their rival clan the MacKenzies in the air, they do not wish to open themselves to attack. But, for this night, there is nothing to be done, Jocelyn. Come back to bed.' He took her hand in his and entwined their fingers, tugging her to stand.
She allowed her husband to wrap her in his arms, much as she wanted to do to Lilidh, but Jocelyn realised quickly that his aim had little to do with comforting a lost child. She caught her breath as he lifted her in his strong arms and carried her back to their bed. She understood that her husband's need for her as well as his attempts to distract her from her sadness and taking too much interest in clan decisions brought on his intimate attentions. She'd allow it, later, for those same reasons.
For now, she asked her last question once more, not content to let the men make this critical decision without her counsel.
'Will you bring her home?' She watched as many emotions crossed her husband's face, but the final one that settled was acceptance. As she knew it would.
'Aye. I was simply waiting on her word.'
She leaned into him and kissed his mouth. 'Did you send her word yet?' He pulled her close, surrounding her with his strength and his love. Kissing her forehead, he rested his chin on her head.
'The message to the MacGregor will go out on the morrow. She should be home in a sennight.'
'And the implications?' she asked. This marriage arrangement had been between clans and chiefs and not simply between a man and woman. And it had been part of their, the fathers' and the mothers', wager to find the best match for their children. Since this involved her daughter, Jocelyn had been left out of most discussions, except for the private ones she'd had with Connor. Ones that always seemed to end up with them in bed!
'You know the implications. No questions have been raised to me about her involvement in Iain's death, so the MacGregors must be at peace with how it happened. Her dowry will be returned to us and any future marriages will be at my discretion.'
Those were the words she wanted to hear. Lilidh would return home to her family and her future happiness would again be in her father's hands, along with the counsel of his closest relatives and advisers…and her.
But since Jocelyn had thought this marriage a good one, she could little complain about Connor's choice. Whatever had happened—between Iain and Lilidh and to cause his death—had ended any chance that it could prove out.
Comforting done, Connor lifted his head and touched their mouths together. In only moments, the passion between them flared and Jocelyn savoured it. This is what she'd hoped Lilidh would find in her marriage. Even though older and married before, Iain had seemed a kind soul and appeared to worship Lilidh. Their betrothal and marriage showed promise and Jocelyn had no doubt that she would soon have grandchildren from the match.
Now, Iain was dead and Lilidh returning home.
She would get to the real reasons and to the true situation once she had Lilidh back and they could speak plainly. Her letter asked for such counsel, almost begged for it, and she would help her daughter in any way she could.
But, for now, her husband demanded her attentions and when the Beast of the Highlands called to his mate, she always answered.
Always.
Robert Matheson clenched his teeth until he thought they would crumble under the pressure. Anything, anything to keep from letting his anger and frustration spill out the way he wanted to. Clenching his fists did not help either and finally he could not allow this madness to continue.
'Halt!' he called out to those bickering before him. 'Attacking the MacLeries will lead only to our destruction.' Looking from one to the next, he met their gazes and realised the futility of trying to stop them. If he could not stop them, he must delay them. 'If we are to do so, we must have a plan and ready ourselves. It cannot be done as quickly as you would like.' Or as easily as they thought.
The Matheson clan elders had approved him as chief when his father passed, but it had been a hard-won battle. His cousin, Symon, the son of his father's older sister, had been in contention and was suited for the warmongers among the councillors. Rob, on the other hand, had a clear understanding of the strength and power and fighting might of the MacLerie clan for he had spent years among them.
As Connor MacLerie's foster son.
Rob had lived for five years with them, learning his own fighting skills from the best of their warriors, learning battle strategies from their tacticians and the ways to prevent battles from their negotiator. Now, he had no intention of leaping into a fight with a clan he could not defeat. Or worse, with a clan who would destroy them and leave not a piece of wood or stone standing o...
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Really not a good book
By Sandy Milan
Inspired by the forthcoming release of this author's new book in this series, I decided to go back and read some of the older books in the series. I hadn't read this book because I didn't like the sound of it from the reviews. However despite my better judgement I bought it because I didn't want to have missed anything about the characters. Let me just say that this book is truly not worth reading for so many reasons and I'm going to give spoilers to help others avoid wasting any money on it. The only reason it got 2 stars instead of one is because the author can write and the book isn't full of errors.
***Spoilers***
The h is the daughter of the main characters from Taming the Highlander (Harlequin Historical). I reread that book today and was less than enamoured with the H, who is the h's father in this book.He is an arrogant ass and made decisions that affected his daughter's happiness. He made the H cruelly repudiate the h publicly when he was 18 and she was 16. The h had some sort of visible scarring and limp to her leg (we are never told of the cause) and the H cruelly says that he could never be with someone with such a terrible deformity. The thing is that the H had been boasting about dallying with the h (they didn't actually sleep together) and despite the h's father speaking to him about it once, he did it again. Pretty stupid but he was only 18. So then the h marries someone else 3 years later and once again her own father tells her that her husband won't want to sleep with her because of the leg. I truly wanted to throw my Kindle at that. She was otherwise a beautiful girl and why would a father say such a thing and cause her to be so humiliated?
Now 4 years after the original betrayal the h is widowed after a few months of marriage and is returning to her family. The H's cousin kidnaps the h and takes her back to his clan. The H is now the laird despite being the old laird's bastard. His leadership is on shaky foundations and he's always trying to please the clan elders. He publicly 'claims' the h for his mistress and then sends word to her father that she is their captive. The H then gets involved with the h but makes no promises. We are sort of led to believe that he loves her but feels unworthy. Their affair goes on for a few days and then the h's father comes to reclaim her and once again makes a deal with the H to publicly repudiate her. The H once again totally humiliates her. I really wanted to scream at this point. He'd handfasted with her to protect her a few days before but there was nothing romantic about it and we know he never intends to do anything about it.
I absolutely despised the weakness of the H and nothing the author could've done would've redeemed him for me. The h was spineless and took him back 2 months later without a whimper. She was, of course, pregnant and so her shame was pretty well known to all. There was no real grovelling on the part of the H or the h's father. He just apologised and the h took him back with open arms. I'll never get the hours spent reading this book back again, what a waste.
I would strongly recommend avoiding this book at all costs, the frustration isn't worth it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
BRAVO ANOTHER WINNER BY THE FABULOUS STORY TELLER EXTRAORDINAIRE TERRI BRISBIN! I ABSOLUTELY DEVOURED IT!
By Barb Massabrook
This is a reread as I realized I forgot do the review when I originally got read this book last year. I have been reading books by Terri Brisbin for years, as to say I just love them is an understatement!Ms. Brisbin is one of those few brilliant writers that really pays attention to detail and really make her characters come to life in her story telling. I never want her books to end, as I can never seem to put them down and finish her books in one or two sittings. Of course this book was no different as each Terri Brisbin book I have read previously. Always a devine pleasure to read any MacLerie book and so much fun as well!
This book is continuation of those sexy hot highlanders of Clan MacLearie which was the original 2008 series. If you read Taming The Highlander the story of Connor MacLearie(the Beast of The Highlands) and Jocelyn MacCallum I definitely think you will adore this book. At The Highlander's Mercy is about Connor and Jocelyn's daughter Lilidh MacLerie and also Connor's foster son Rob Matheson.
It starts out as Connor's the Laird MacLearie's daughter Lilidh is recently widowed and on her way back traveling to her parents home. On her travels she is kidnapped and brutalized tby another clan for political alliance.What she doesn't realize the Laird of that clan is a man that broke her heart named Robert "Rob" Matheson. Rob had humiliated her in front of her clan and family four years earlier which still hurts her heart. Of course this kidnapping was not ordered by Rob this clans new laird, but by a jealious family member of Rob's and puts him a very dangerous position. As this is a newly made clan which doesn't have tha man power or experience nor is it near the size of the MacLearies. Rob knows they will annihilate the entire clan as well as the keep if he doesn't find a solution and fast.
Of course Lilidh is furious, but then again she has a secret as does Rob. She knows her father and and his foster son Rob who were once as close as a father and son. Something happened four years ago that Lilidh or her mother is not aware of, as Connor MacLearie could lose both his daughter and his wife if it ever came out.
Thing are not always as they seem. Can Lilidh forget the past and begin fresh again or is Rob just another scoundrel using her for her wealth, title and still disgustedby her scars and handicap from an accident years earlier. On top of that there seems to be a traitor or two in amongst Rob's clan that wants Rob or Lilidh or both dead!
What a captivating, amazing fun read. I personally think Ms. Brisbin is one of this most brilliant writers in this genre. At The The Highlanders Mercy had all the right ingredients too - murder, mystery, suspense, betrayal, unrequited love, and of course romance. I totally devoured this book twice! This was just outstanding. I recommend you read the entire series starting at beginning parents 2008 trilogy :
1.Taming The Highlander - (Connor MacLerie's book)
2.Surrender to the Highlander - (Rurik Eringislsson's book)
3. Possessed by the Highlander- (Duncan MacLeries book)
4. One Candlit Christmas "Blame It on Mistletoe" Iain MacLerie
5. Taming the Highland Rogue...this sort of like a prequel short to the children of Clan MacLerie short story novella to the new MacLerie series with Connor MacLerie and his wife Jocelyn
6. The Highlanders Stolen Touch - Ciara's story/daughter of Duncan
7. At the Highlanders Mercy- Lilidh story /daugher of Connor
8. The Highlanders "the Forbidden Highlander ( * Read The Highlanders Stolen Touch first as I think it's definitely required to have a better understanding of this story which is Isobel and James Murray story) This is a Novella.
9.The Highlanders Dangerous Temptation- Rurik's daughter Isobel
10. Yield to the Highlander -Aiden MacLerie son of Connor also last book of the series and recently released this month.
I know any reader will fall in love with these MacLerie books, both of old and the new serie and of course you can read any of these books alone too if that's your preference. I just have loved reading all of these books so much, I thought I would share the love. Once you pick one up you won't be able to put it down, as that's always the case for me whenever I read a Terri Brisbin book. What's not to love handsome highlands and settings in beautiful Alba which is Scotland in gaelic, plus all her books are so beautifully written. They really are amazing beautiful reads, as I for one cannot praise it enough.
At the Highlanders's Mercy will make you both laugh and cry, but most of all it will make you feel! I absolutely loved " At The Highlander's Mercy By Terri Brisbin she is a genius story teller!
I definitely recommend this amazing and fabulous read it's absolutely delicious ... Slàinte
~ B
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Nice Continuance of a Well Crafted Series!
By Jenerated Reviews
At the Highlander's Mercy is book 6 in the Maclerie Clan series and upholds the quality Terri Brisbin's audience has come to expect from her work. The story of Rob and Lilidh is a highland kidnap scenario but resonates with it's own distinctive delivery. What really struck me in addition to a quality book filled with passion, intrigue and interesting characters is the authors ability to continue the story of central characters from previous books and yet not detract from the focus of the story at hand. Nice continuance of a well crafted series!
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