Terri Campbell finds herself in Scotland , angry and confused, after fleeing London and her two-timing ex-fiancé. While touring an old priory, she hears the mysterious story of Annabelle MacLellan and Laird Brochan Douglas. After the tour is over, she opens a door in the priory and finds herself in the 13th century and nuns in the priory think she's Annabelle MacLellan! Annabelle's father placed her there to keep her safe from the vengeful Brochan but to no avail - Brochan kidnaps Annabelle/Terri. There is something between the two but she is the daughter of the man that murdered his brother.or is she? Annabelle/Terri finds life in Medieval Scotland quite different and yet being with Brochan makes the difficulties easier to handle..until an incident occurs that sends Terri back to the her old life in London. Are these two lovers doomed to be apart forever? Julie Templeton's Border Lord is a terrific read. She gives us a modern day heroine thrust into an impossible situation and she walks away with the biggest prize of all - love! Brochan is an Alpha hero who falls immediately for his enemy's daughter but once he hears Annabelle/Terri's explanation, he accepts it and then does what he must to get back the love of his life. Ms. Templeton does a wonderful job with the emotions in this book - you could almost "feel" them! At the beginning and end of this story, the heroine is Terri and once she hits Medieval Scotland, she's Annabelle.
Parlor Games and Other Stories is a first-rate anthology that should be read by every fan of hot, sexy historical romances.
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Sensuality rating : Explicit
Reviewer: Pam, THE ROMANCE STUDIO

"The first two titles in the publisher's new line of erotic romances, this trilogy of explicit novellas gets Avon Red off to a rousing start...These diverse stories have enough romance to satisfy most crossover readers." - Library Journal

"PARLOR GAMES will make readers think about their own personal lives with their partners in a whole new light." - Romancejunkies.com

" What distinguishes this book is not just the highly sensual, fantasy-laden love scenes, but also the dynamic writing, strong plots and likeable characters." - Romance Reviews Today