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      Scotland, 1561

      Lady Helen Frasier thought Highlanders were barbaric—until she shared an intimate encounter with her betrothed, James McKerrigan. Though their families were enemies, the Highland lord roused a surprising passion in Helen. Then she was chosen to become a lady in waiting to the queen, and their engagement was broken.

      Now, Helen has returned to Scotland and her jilted lover, who has vowed to take revenge and claim his promised bride….

      Author Note

      As a history enthusiast (to say the least; my less-nice friends call me a history geek!) I’ve long been fascinated by the complex and tragic life of Mary Queen of Scots, and I was so happy to have the chance to use her as a secondary character in Unlacing the Lady in Waiting. I knew quite a bit about her later life in English captivity, but not much about her early days back in Scotland after years in France. I also loved getting to use Scotland as a setting for the first time (but not the last! Look for a full-length novel in the near future, where we glimpse Helen and James as a married couple…).

      If you’d like to read more about the period, here are a few sources I enjoyed:

      —John Guy, The True Life of Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland (2004)

      —Roderick Graham, Mary Queen of Scots: An Accidental Tragedy (2009)

      —Antonia Fraser, Mary Queen of Scots (1969)

      —JS Richardson, The Abbey and Palace of Holyroodhouse (1978) (plus the guidebook to Holyrood now available at the palace, the photos were invaluable!)

      Contents

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five