Daring the Highlander

       In the glorious Scottish Highlands of Robert the Bruce, an independent young widow faces a difficult challenge: can she help an unlikely leader bring honor and prosperity back to their clan ~ without losing her own cautious heart?
       Ailig MacLeod returns to Assynt Castle with a heavy task. As penance for his oldest son's attempted treachery against the king, Ailig's father must step down as chief of the clan ~ and Ailig is to take his place. There are elders to appease, a competing clan to ward off, and the castle itself is in shambles. Ailig enlists the beautiful widow Morainn MacRailt to help him pull the keep back together, and her counsel soon becomes as invaluable to him as her presence is intoxicating. Only the two of them, working together, can save the clan from being set to fire and sword. But their partnership reawakens feelings in Morainn she swore she'd never hold again...
       Daring the Highlander is the sequel to Ms. Wittig’s May, 2004 book, Charming the Shrew.

       Laurin Wittig, award winning, over-educated author and recovering computer geek, loves exploring the world of medieval Scotland, delving into her Scottish roots, digging into the history she shunned in college and generally indulging her enthusiasm for learning about other cultures. Add to that her love of the romance genre and a passion for writing and voila, several novels have been born.
       Her debut novel, The Devil of Kilmartin (Jove, Sept. 2002) won the National Readers' Choice Award for best short historical. Her latest release is Charming the Shrew (Berkley Sensation, May 2004), an "exhilarating Highlands adventure".