Speak of Love
by Linda Madl

"I'd rather marry the Devil himself . . ."vowed Lady Honora, her green eyes flashing as she refused her uncles' choice of a vain, greedy widower as her husband. Striding from the room she collided headlong with a stranger, whose mocking smile and black eyes made her think for a heart- stopping moment, that she had conjured the devil himself. And perhaps she had . . . Brec McCloud was a mysterious figure among the Highland clans, a rogue, and the new Laird of the Isle of Myst. Honora was forced to accept his offer of courtship, and soon his magical gifts and passionate attentions convinced her their proud hearts could join as one. But at the Laird's ancestral castle where Honora would reign as Lady, she discovered dark secrets, a tale of murder and a cruel betrayal. With a woman's special strength, she would fight to believe in her Laird, as an enemy's lies threatened to tear them apart, leaving only the wild, crashing sea to hear him calling her name . . . and his words of love.

Linda Madl's Bio

Linda Madl's first historical romance came out in 1989, SWEET RANSOM from Pocket Books. As a writer Madl has been active in the St. Louis Writers Guild (past president), Women in Communications, Romance Writers of America, Novelists Inc., and Author's Guild. She has presented programs and workshops at numerous meetings including the 2000 RWA Region 2 conference in Omaha and the 1999 RWA national conference in Chicago. Born and raised in Kansas, Madl is a graduate of Paola High School and Baker University. Currently, she is at work on novel number ten and resides with her husband, daughter, dog, and parakeet in the Kansas Flint Hills. She fills her non-writing hours with family, friends, travel, and gardening.