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Cathy MacRae

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Amazon best-selling author Cathy MacRae enjoys weaving tales of romance in the Highland mists. Her stories feature strong heroes and feisty heroines in pursuit of their happy-ever-afters in medieval Scotland.

When not writing, Cathy can be found curled up in a chair with a book or enjoying the outdoors with a German Shepherd or two. She is currently working on another Highland romance novel and planning her next trip to Scotland.

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	Highland Escape (Hardy Heroines #1) by Cathy MacRae (Goodreads Author), D.D. MacRae 4.32 avg rating — 1,113 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Highlander's Reluctant Bride (The Highlander's Bride #2) 4.20 avg rating — 1,034 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Highlander's Accidental Bride (Highland Brides #1) 4.08 avg rating — 1,052 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adam (The Ghosts of Culloden Moor, #11) 4.42 avg rating — 641 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Malcolm (The Ghosts of Culloden Moor, #16) 4.43 avg rating — 550 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Highlander's Outlaw Bride (Highlander's Bride, #4) 4.38 avg rating — 534 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Highlander's Viking Bride (Hardy Heroines #2) by Cathy MacRae (Goodreads Author), D.D. MacRae 4.33 avg rating — 482 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MacLeod (The Ghosts of Culloden Moor, #21) 4.42 avg rating — 440 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Highlander's Crusader Bride (Hardy Heroines #3) by Cathy MacRae (Goodreads Author), D.D. MacRae 4.51 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Highlander's Tempestuous Bride (The Highlander's Bride #3) 4.35 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Welcome to the 2026 Easter Egg hunt! I know you're here to collect eggs, so here we go. Be sure and leave a comment with your email address below to be entered into my personal giveaway (a signed copy of The Highlander's Welsh Bride for a US winner, Amazon gift card outside the US).

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“If he were to wait for her to ask for his protection, he would be waiting until the whole of Scotland sank into the seas.”
― Cathy MacRae, Highland Escape

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“I pledge my love to ye, and everything I possess. I promise ye the first bite of my meat and the first sip from my cup. I pledge yer name will always be the name I cry aloud in the dead of night. I promise to honor ye above all others. The love we forge will be never-ending and we will remain, forevermore, equals in our marriage. This is my wedding vow to ye.”
― Cathy MacRae, The Highlander's Reluctant Bride

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“Sometimes a father’s protection does not make sense. ’Tis how they tell us they love us.”
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“Ye are blood of my blood, and bone of my bone.” She lifted her gaze and found dark blue eyes burning into hers. “I give ye my body, that we two might be one. I give ye my spirit, ‘til our life shall be done.”
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“Sometimes a father’s protection does not make sense. ’Tis how they tell us they love us.”
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