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The Damask Rose transports readers to the mystical Isle of Skye in 1430, where the longstanding feud between the MacKay and MacDougald clans escalates into violence and loss. Eight‑year‑old Tynan MacDougald, captured as a slave after a MacKay victory, grows up with a burning desire for revenge. Years later, the MacKay laird offers a reward for the safe return of his long‑lost granddaughter, Nara. Tynan’s mission turns inward when he discovers Nara and, instead of simply delivering her, he kills her in a grief‑ridden act of vengeance. The story follows Tynan’s inner conflict as he is torn between a newfound love for Nara and the blood oath he has sworn to his clan.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Haywood Smith
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