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The Brides of Alba

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The Brides of Alba

In the time of King Arthur, a young female healer resuces a wonded stranger and grows to love him...but with their love bring pain or peace to their strife-torn Alba? Brenna of Gowrys has grown up in hiding --- hunted by the O'Byrne clan, who fear her mother's dying prophecy, and by her own kinsmen, who expect her to lead them against their oppressors. But Brenna is a gifted healer, not a witch or a warrior queen. So she lives alone in the wilderness with her only pet wolf for company. When she rescues a stranger badly wounded from an ambush, she believes he many be the answer to her deep loneliness. Healing him comes as easy as loving him. But can their love overcome years of bitterness and hatred?

Winners

Ann from Huntingdon Valley, PA
Carol from Sarasota, FL
Debbie from Charlotte, NC
Dena from Bremerton, WA
Denise from Fort Gratiot, MI
Diane from Kingsland, GA
Elzahraa from Middletown, NJ
Heather from Orlando, FL
Holly from Grand Forks, BC
Jean from Lavallette, NJ
Kathleen from Lake Oswego, OR
Kathy from Flower Mound, TX
Kristine from Westmont, IL
Lauren from Spring, TX
Lisa from Greenville, AL
Marcia from Conifer, CO
Myra from Columbus, OH
Peggy from Mesa, AZ
Rachel from Salisbury, MD
Renee from Valleyford, WA
Shelley from Maplewood, MN
Susan from Myersville, MD
Sybil from Los Angeles, CA
Tina from West Milton, OH
Virginia from Clifton Forge, VA
 

Healer: The Brides of Alba, Book 1 by Linda Windsor - Historical Fiction

 

Brenna of Gowrys, a woman orphaned during a 20-year blood feud, is destined to spend her life in hiding with only her wolf and her faith in God as companions. When she rescues a man badly wounded from an ambush, she believes he may be the answer to her deep loneliness. But can their love overcome years of bitterness and greed…and bring peace and renewed faith to the shattered kingdom?

Thief: The Brides of Alba, Book 2 by Linda Windsor - Historical Fiction

 

Exiled in shame and wounded in battle, Caden O’Byrne accepts a mission of penance: to search for his healer’s long-lost daughter. But the lovely minstrel Sorcha has robbed him blind --- to help finance her work of buying young captives and returning them to their families. She’s also gone into debt and promised to marry a man she doesn’t love. But before she and Caden can sort out the situation, a treacherous murder forces them to run for their lives…together.

Rebel: The Brides of Alba, Book 3 by Linda Windsor - Historical Fiction

 

With Merlin dead, the succession undecided, and the Celtic church on the defensive from Rome, intrigue sweeps the court of the High King Arthur. But it’s battlefield news that consumes Queen Gwenhyfar’s young scribe, Kella O’Toole: her fiancé is dead and her father gone missing. Determined to find him at all costs, Kella defies the queen’s orders and sets out for Pictish territory.

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