What would you do if your world was turned upside down in the blink of an eye? When Astrid's peaceful home is raided by the Vikings at only fifteen, she is taken as a slave for the Earl in Norway, where she grows into a fierce, independent young woman, who remains in bondage. In preparing to raid, the Earl calls for additional forces from Sweden, led by his powerful and selfish son. Upon his arrival, he bargains with his father, whom he soon buys Astrid from, making her a promise of freedom under one condition-to fight in the upcoming raid. After agreeing, Astrid soon learns what the price of freedom really is... Go with Astrid as she fights the battles within her wits, life, and love to survive in the brutal Viking world. ----------- *This story is completely fictional. The story, along with any names and dates, is entirely made up from my imagination. It is also unedited--mistakes will be found. **THIS IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RE-WRITTEN. ***I wrote this in 2015 when I was sixteen, so it is in desperate need of revision. (Please overlook the mistakes.)

1540, Scotland A storm is brewing on the Highlands... When headstrong and stubborn Gavin MacKenzie is driven to seek vengeance after the murder of his father, he seeks help from the King of Scotland. But things are amiss as he begins his journey across the fierce and unforgiving Highlands. And when he crosses paths with a crimson-haired young woman just as tempered as the Scottish Highlands, passions are quickly set ablaze. He fears she has already stolen his heart. A secret two decades old could unravel everything... Elyn Douglas doesn't feel like she belongs in the small village of Dornie, lingering right outside the walls of Eilean Donan Castle. After the assassination of Laird Angus MacKenzie, she's thrust into a world of violence and highlanders, but when she meets the rugged and powerful Gavin, she doesn't know what to expect. All she knows is that when he looks at her, her heart melts a little bit of the frost that has plagued her whole life... As chilling rain and howling wind pelt the Highlands, Elyn fights the racing of her heart that begs for her Highlander's Embrace...

When French Canadian aristocracy and Scottish pride clash, the results can never be predicted. Micara DeMonae, a budding socialite in late 1700's Canada, is entrusted by her father to a Scottish courier to take her down the St. Lawrence. Her money and status me nothing when she is faced by a defiant, handsome Scot determined to bring the young "highness" down a notch. Adventure, though unwanted, awaits as they embark on their journey, and nothing will be the same when they reach their destination.

When Rosaline Perriwell visited a psychic, the last thing she expected was to get thrown back centuries in time, and into the Scottish highlands. Stuck in the past, she has no idea of how to return to the 21st century. Finn McCall has gone to battle with his enemy clan, the McKenzie's. However, on his way to battle, he comes across a flustered and shook up Rosaline. Too proud to leave her alone and too attracted and interested in her to leave her defenceless, he brings her with him. His attraction for the mysterious woman grows, as does Rosaline's for him, but can Finn protect her from the deadly battle ahead and the dangers that threaten to tear them apart? cover by @Forcade BOOK ONE IN THE 'TIMELESS LOVE SERIES' TO READ THE REST OF THE SERIES YOU DON'T NEED TO READ THIS BOOK. THEY ARE ALL SET IN DIFFERENT ERAS/TIMES.

Kyra was a twenty-one year old young woman, who just finished undergrad school, and was super excited to start law school in September. She was beautiful, vibrant and smart. She was born and raised in America, but Scottish blood ran in her veins. In the summer of 2014, Kyra wanted to visit the country where her ancestors once walked the earth, and she bought herself a ticket to Scotland. Kyra did not know that her fate was already written thousands of years ago, and according to the written prophecies, she was to go back to her homeland, and claim her rightful place as the Princess Druidess, the prophecies never lie, for it is written in stone that she will return. Kyra falls into a time warp and finds herself in the year 1214, and betrothed to a powerfull and handsome warrior, that takes her breath away. Michael was the Prince of the Druids, and cheif to the MacAlister clan, of Castle Lennox of Sterlingshire. Michael was the strongest and most powerful Druid in all of Scotland. He was born to a life of privledge, and bound by ancient laws, he was powerfully arrogant, and feircely sensual, and was loved by all the woman of the land. His life was perfect, until he met his true soulmate, Kyra, and she turned his life upside down. Cheif Douglas Alexander of Bruce Castle Morayshire gifted Prince Michael his daughter, to unite their kingdoms and bring peace once again on their land, but she was a spitfire and untamable, and Michael fought monsters, dark forces and black magic just to claim her heart, and make her his, for he knew that they were destined to be together, and he would stop at nothing to posses her.

"Forgive me God for I have sinned. I allowed a Northman's lip to touch my own, to touch me neck and travel the length of the sensitive skin. My blood writhers, yearning for his touch. A quenching urge for desire and O'Lord, my eager flesh burns with raging fire." When the powerful Jarl, a ruthless and merciless Viking, takes a sudden interest in Faylin, a nun he captured on a raid, she vows not to let his wiles distract her from what is truly important - her faith. His very presence is what fuels the fire within her, allowing the hatred to fester. He destroyed her world and she watched it burn to the ground, crumbling and descending, shattering into pieces of hopelessness right before her eyes. Though what happens when she starts to realize that beneath the Northman's toughened shield lays a forbearing soul, lost within the darkness and the shadows of his own façade? Stricken by this realization, the possibility of humanity under such a barbaric character, Faylin finds herself torn between her fears of eternal damnation and desire, struggling to keep her sanity as she dances on that very thin line between love and hate. Cover by FvckHumans Highest Achievements: Thorn Rose: #1 in Historical Fiction!!! (21/11/2015)

17 years old Katrina Stuart gets tricked into attending a summer program in Scotland. What's she gonna learn from people who where plaid skirts and play bagpipes?

Pretending to live in the historic days of old in the highlands of Scotland wasn't exactly how Kenzie McDowell thought to spend her summer, but then things go from bad to worse when she finds herself transported over 250 years into the past. Sick, confused and furious the 17 year old finds herself at the mercy of Laird Colin McLaren.