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Authors: Kinley MacGregor

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Author’s Note

P
lease note that in
Taming the Scotsman
you will find the term gypsy, which modern readers will most likely attribute to the wandering bands of Romany who traversed Europe at a much later date.

As with most terms, the word had an earlier meaning that has been lost in “modern” English. During early-mid-medieval times, gypsies or gipsies took their name from gipser, the medieval term for a man’s purse.

Since thieves were known to cut “gipser” strings, they were referred to as gipsies or gypsies. Most gypsies were thought to be of the peasant class, but not all were. To Ewan and Nora, a gypsy would just be someone who traveled about and was up to no good. They would be similar to a wandering outlaw band.

It’s not until the very end of the medieval period that this term is associated with the Romany.

And please note, too, that many things in my series aren’t what they appear. If this book leaves you with questions, they will be answered; watch carefully for clues about Kieran and the Brotherhood of the Sword.

Was Kieran’s plaid really left with his sword by the loch? Could he still be alive even now?

Perhaps Lochlan will find the answers one day soon…

About the Author

USA Today
bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon knows men. She lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband and three sons. Raised in the middle of eight boys, and currently outnumbered by the Y chromosome in her home, she realizes the most valuable asset a woman has for coping with men is a sense of humor. Not to mention a large trash bag and a pair of tongs.

Writing as Kinley MacGregor and Sherrilyn Kenyon, she is the bestselling author of several series including
The Dark Hunters
,
Brotherhood of the Sword
,
The MacAllisters
, and
The Sex Camp Diaries
. Her novel,
Fantasy Lover
, was voted one of the Top Ten Romances of 2002 by Romance Writers of America.

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Books by
Kinley MacGregor

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ARK
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HAMPION

T
AMING THE
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COTSMAN

B
ORN IN
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IN

C
LAIMING THE
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IGHLANDER

M
ASTER OF
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ESIRE

M
ASTER OF
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EDUCTION

A P
IRATE OF
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WN

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents, are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

TAMING THE SCOTSMAN
. Copyright © 2003 by Sherrilyn Kenyon. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

ePub edition December 2005 ISBN 9780061755200

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