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  Give this one up? When he’d just found her. For what? To appease gossip of the past? Gossip that held no truth? There was no other but Maggie. Never would be.

  Tired of the old pressure, Talorc ignored it. “I’ll not leave her here for those heathens to dishonor.” He brushed at Maggie’s hair, locks coated in blood. Too much blood.

  “And if she’s a half-wit?” Diedre challenged.

  “Then she will be my half-wit.” He vowed for life. He would honor that vow.

  Diedre tried to speak, Douglas stopped her with a shake of his head. Talorc understood their exchange. Maggie suffered a double crack to the head, worse than the blow that widowed Diedre.

  No sense in fretting whether she’d be a half-wit or wife when she was sure to die.

  “My half-wit.” Talorc echoed and strode off with Maggie in his arms.

  Find out what happens to the Bold and Maggie in Book 2 of

  The HANDFASTING SERIES:

  TANGLED - To be released March 2013

  Table of Contents

  CHAPTER 1 - THE MEETING

  CHAPTER 2 - THE CHALLENGE

  CHAPTER 3 – BAWDY WOMEN

  CHAPTER 4 - A STORY PROMISED

  CHAPTER 5 - BETRAYAL

  CHAPTER 6 - THE PLEA

  CHAPTER 7 - A STORY TOLD

  CHAPTER 8 - TRAPPED

  CHAPTER 9 - SACRIFICE

  CHAPTER 10 - THE WICKED

  CHAPTER 11 - A MEANS OF ESCAPE

  CHAPTER 12 - LOVE LOST