{"product_id":"the-highlanders-cursed-lass-julie-johnstone-9798199769938","title":"The Highlander's Cursed Lass","description":"\u003cb\u003eTo claim the Highland stronghold I've always wanted, I must capture the cursed lass the king seeks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThen deliver her to him.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe price I never expected to pay...is my heart.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was born a bastard, and I've never had anything truly mine.\u003cbr\u003eSo when the king promises a castle and lairdship to the warrior who finds a mysterious healer and delivers her to him, I join the hunt.\u003cbr\u003eFinding Katreine Wallace is simple.\u003cbr\u003eTaking her to the king proves far more complicated than I bargained for.\u003cbr\u003eIt begins with a lie-mine-that I'll serve as her protector on some foolish journey.\u003cbr\u003eYet every mile we ride together makes the truth harder to hide.\u003cbr\u003eAnd somewhere along the road, she ceases being a means to an end.\u003cbr\u003eNow she's the woman I can't stop wanting-far more dangerous to my heart than any enemy I've ever faced.\u003cbr\u003eBecause when Katreine's past rises to hurt her...\u003cbr\u003eI'll have to choose.\u003cbr\u003eThe lairdship I've fought my whole life to earn.\u003cbr\u003eOr the cursed lass who has already claimed my heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatreine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere was a time when I would do anything for love-even make a dangerous wish that cursed me to never age and forced me from my home and family.\u003cbr\u003eI tried to build a new life, but I cannot outrun a curse that steals everyone I dare to love.\u003cbr\u003eThere's only one chance to break it.\u003cbr\u003eReturn to the Dark Woods where it all began.\u003cbr\u003eFace the witch who damned me.\u003cbr\u003eTo survive the journey, I need a formidable Highland warrior to protect me.\u003cbr\u003eAnd just when I think the search is hopeless, \u003cb\u003eJames Ross\u003c\/b\u003e appears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTall.\u003cbr\u003eDangerous.\u003cbr\u003eAnd wickedly cunning.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe vows to see me safely to my destination.\u003cbr\u003eAnd foolishly, I believe him.\u003cbr\u003eUntil I discover he's taking me straight back to the danger I once fled.\u003cbr\u003eI hate James for his deception.\u003cbr\u003eBut the farther we travel across the Highlands, the harder it becomes to hold on to that anger.\u003cbr\u003eBecause James protects me as though I belong to him.\u003cbr\u003eTouches me like I'm something precious.\u003cbr\u003eAnd when he kisses me, the desire between us becomes far more than either of us planned.\u003cbr\u003eHe thinks I'm his path to a stronghold.\u003cbr\u003eWhat neither of us expected...\u003cbr\u003eIs that loving me could cost him everything he's fought his whole life to gain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpellbound Hearts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e romance features: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cursed heroine who cannot age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Highland warrior determined to claim a lairdship-and a family of his own\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced proximity with a reluctant protector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA dangerous journey across the Highlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWitchcraft, curses, and perilous magic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hidden inheritance and a ruthless rival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA slow-burn, emotionally intense romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA guaranteed happily-ever-after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eBegin the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpellbound Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e series with \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Laird's Magical Lass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Book 1) and continue with \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Highlander's Enchanted Healer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Book 2) and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Highlander's Wicked Ways\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Book 3).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie Johnstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798199769938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Julie 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