After rescuing
sixteenth-century Border reiver Will Foster from certain death at her family’s
hands, time traveler Maggie Armstrong finally admits her love for the handsome
Englishman, though she can’t rid herself of the sinking suspicion that her
Scottish kin are not about to let them live in peace. What she doesn’t expect
is the danger that lurks on Will’s own side of the Border. When news of their
plans to marry reaches the warden, he charges Will with March treason for
trysting with a Scot. Will and Maggie attempt to escape by fleeing to the
hills, but when Will is declared an outlaw and allowed to be killed on sight,
they can no longer evade the authorities. Will is sentenced to hang, while
Maggie is to be sent back to her family. Heartbroken, she has no choice but to
return to Scotland, where her uncle continues to make plans for her to wed Ian
Rutherford, the wicked Scotsman who she now realizes murdered her father in
cold blood. With Will facing the gallows in England, and herself practically
under house arrest in Scotland, she continues to resist her uncle’s plans, but
her efforts are thwarted at every turn. Will’s family, however, is not about to
stand by and watch their youngest lad executed simply because he’s lost his
heart to a Scottish lass. A daring plan is set into motion, but will it be in
time to save Will’s life and reunite the lovers? Or will Ian’s lies prompt
Maggie’s family to ensure the bond between them is forever destroyed?
Trigger Warnings
Violence, sexual content.
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Andrea Matthews
I used to be a docent at a living history museum. I can cook a roast turkey over an open hearth, make a pie in a beehive oven, and learned to quilt by hand. It took me an hour to get dressed in the morning, but only about ten minutes to shed it when I got home.
I was also a Civil
War reenactor and once took part in large reenactments at Bull Run and
Antietam. I have to say, when the boys spent the night in camp, my friend and I
opted for a room in the local hotel.
I was on my
college fencing team for four years, and once went La Belle with an Olympic
champion. She got the last touch, which ultimately is the only one that counts.
I remember it well, though I’m sure I didn’t leave her with much of an
impression.
I try to collect a
few items that are prominently represented in my books. I have a burgonet and a
basket-hilted sword from the Thunder on the Moor. I keep them on my mantle,
where I can look at them for inspiration if I need to.
My ancestors came
to America at different stages. On my father’s side, I have ancestors that came
over in 1636 with the Winthrop fleet, while my mother’s ancestors included
Potato Famine Irish. I love researching my genealogy and learning little
stories about those who came before me. Sometimes they even spur my imagination
to come up with another story. I got the idea for the Thunder on the Moor
series while researching my husband.s genealogy. The idea of the Border Reivers
intrigued me, so of course, I had to use Foster as my hero’s last name.
Andrea Matthews
Andrea Matthews is the pseudonym for Inez Foster, a historian, and librarian who loves to read and write and search around for her roots, genealogical speaking. She has a BA in History and an MLS in Library Science and enjoys the research almost as much as she does writing the story. In fact, many of her ideas come to her while doing casual research or digging into her family history. She is the author of the Thunder on the Moor series set on the 16th century Anglo-Scottish Border, and the Cross of Ciaran series, where a fifteen hundred-year-old Celt finds himself in the twentieth century. Andrea is a member of the Romance Writers of America.
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