The Highland Rogue

Amy Jarecki

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ISBNs: 978-1-5387-5094-0 (mass market), 978-1-5387-5093-3 (ebook)

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Acknowledgments

Sincere thanks to all the dedicated people who have helped with this novel. I am truly grateful. My agent, Elaine Spencer, always has my back, as does my publicist, Kim Rozzell. These two women know how to keep me out of trouble. A huge thank-you to my wonderful editor, Leah Hultenschmidt, who is a joy to work with. To the Grand Central Publishing Art Department, especially Craig White and Elizabeth Turner Stokes—the cover of The Highland Rogue really pops. The Forever marketing team does a lovely job keeping my books in front of fans, and I am in awe of the social media marketing skills of Estelle Hallick, Jodi Rosoff, and Monisha Lakhotia. Finally, hugs to the copyediting and typesetting department; to Tareth Mitch and Angelina Krahn for her fastidious and diligent copyediting. Bless you all!

Chapter One

March 14, 1714
Aboard the Highland Reel
Sailing through the North Channel

A cold sweat seeped through Sir Kennan Cameron’s shirt as he shrugged into his leather doublet and pushed out from the captain’s cabin of his eighteen-gun ship. His breathing sped, straining against the tightness in his chest. Disbelief consumed his mind.

No. Bloody. Chance.

A tic twitched at the back of his jaw. To mask his alarm, he straightened the tricorne atop his head. They’d been at sea for months. Why now? Why when they were but a day’s sailing from his beloved Highlands?