title: The Lady and the Laird (Scottish Brides)
author:  Nicola Cornick 
description: <span>"Nicola Cornick is a master at creating sexy historicals with original characters, witty banter and explosive situations in which love always triumphs" - Romantic Times Book Reviews</span><br /><br />Nicola Cornick gives stellar pen - Romance Junkies
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  Marry the laird. Mairin paced the interior of her chamber until she thought
  she might go mad. She stopped at the window and stared out, inhaling the
  soothing spring air. It was a warm afternoon with only a gentle bite of a
  chill.
  
  Making a decision, she gathered her shawl and hurried from the room. No sooner
  had she stepped from the keep than one of the McCabe warriors fell into step
  beside her. She peeked cautiously up at him and remembered that he’d been one
  of the men with Alaric the day they’d found her and Crispen. She searched her
  memory for his name, but the whole event had been one big blur to her.
  
  She smiled, thinking he only wanted to offer her greeting, but he continued in
  step with her as she rounded the corner of the keep and headed in the
  direction of the hole in the skirt.
  
  Before she could lift her dress hem and climb over the crumbling rock face,
  the soldier gallantly took her hand and 