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* '''Series''': Clan MacPherson #6
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* '''Series''': Avon True Romance #8
 
* '''Author''': [[May McGoldrick]]
 
* '''Author''': [[May McGoldrick]]
* '''Publisher''': [[HarperTEEN]]
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* '''Publisher''': [[Avon]]
 
* '''Year''': 2002
 
* '''Year''': 2002
 
* '''Editor''': [[Abby McAden]]
 
* '''Editor''': [[Abby McAden]]
* '''Amazon Listing''': []
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* '''FictionDB Listing''' : [https://www.fictiondb.com/title/tess-and-the-highlander~may-mcgoldrick~52098.htm]
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* '''Goodreads Listing''' : [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/825833.Tess_and_the_Highlander]
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==Book Description==
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Tess
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Tess Lindsay has spent most of her life on the remote Isle of May, uncertain of her identity. Raised by the two sole inhabitants of the island, she is left to fend for herself after their deaths, until a stranger washes ashore in a storm. Tess pulls him from the surf, not knowing that in saving the Highlander she is saving herself.
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The Highlander
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If good looks and a taste for adventure are a curse, Colin Macpherson is destined for ruin. Until he ends up a castaway on Tess's windswept island, he's been roaming the seas, seeking fame, fortune... and a different girl in every port. But his fascination for this strong-willed lass goes beyond her wild beauty, intriguing him as no girl ever does.
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As Colin gains her trust, Tess reveals what little she knows about herself and her past. From her scant clues, though, Colin comes to one conclusion: he must return Tess to the mainland to reclaim her birthright, even if it means losing her to a destiny that does not include him.
  
== Recognitions ==  
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==Recognitions==
* [[2003 RITA® Winners & Finalists|2003 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Historical Romance Categories|Short Historical Romance]]
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*2017  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance

Latest revision as of 02:42, 1 December 2022


  • Series: Clan MacPherson #6
  • Series: Avon True Romance #8
  • Author: May McGoldrick
  • Publisher: Avon
  • Year: 2002
  • Editor: Abby McAden
  • FictionDB Listing : [1]
  • Goodreads Listing : [2]

Book Description

Tess Tess Lindsay has spent most of her life on the remote Isle of May, uncertain of her identity. Raised by the two sole inhabitants of the island, she is left to fend for herself after their deaths, until a stranger washes ashore in a storm. Tess pulls him from the surf, not knowing that in saving the Highlander she is saving herself.

The Highlander If good looks and a taste for adventure are a curse, Colin Macpherson is destined for ruin. Until he ends up a castaway on Tess's windswept island, he's been roaming the seas, seeking fame, fortune... and a different girl in every port. But his fascination for this strong-willed lass goes beyond her wild beauty, intriguing him as no girl ever does.

As Colin gains her trust, Tess reveals what little she knows about herself and her past. From her scant clues, though, Colin comes to one conclusion: he must return Tess to the mainland to reclaim her birthright, even if it means losing her to a destiny that does not include him.

Recognitions

  • 2017 RITA Award Finalist - Short Historical Romance