Books like Return of the Highlander by Sara Mackenzie
When Aria MacLeod wakes in a Scotland that doesn’t belong to her, she finds herself confronting the relics of a vanished Highland clan and the ghost of its infamous leader, Maol Cheus. Her quest for historical truth pulls her toward Helen Ryan, a modern researcher whose journey to Loch Fasail leads her into a supernatural romance. As their worlds blur across time, Aria and Helen wear the weight of a perilous mission that could rewrite history and test the limits of desire and devotion.
First publish date: July 25, 2006
Genre: Romance/Paranormal Romance
Authors: Sara Mackenzie
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