When I set out to write this series, I wanted to denote the accent in as authentic a way as possible, and who best to show me how to do it than the Scots themselves. This resulted in what can only be described as some incidents of primal scream therapy.Įvery romance author seems to have a different way of writing what is often referred to as Scottish brogue. Every time I wrote a scene that included him, I enjoyed it so much.Īt the same time, I was really challenging myself to be a better writer, and this led to many very frustrated hours of feeling that I knew what I wanted the story to achieve, but I couldn’t seem to achieve it. I also enjoyed writing Lord William Wentworth, the anti-hero of the story. What I remember most about this book is how much I enjoyed the Scottish culture and the camaraderie of the Rangers themselves – not just the three brothers, but also their men – Cam, Dougie, Killy, McHugh, Forbes, Brandon and many more. Surrender became a reader favorite and went on to be a RITA finalist. I remember thinking as I started this book that no hero could ever compete with Nicholas Kenleigh from Ride the Fire. And so Iain MacKinnon and his brother’s were born. I loved the idea of a cultural fusion between Celtic Scots and American Indians. I decided to take some raw, braw Hielan’ lads and transplant them to the frontier, where they could grow up among the Mahicans. While researching Ride the Fire, I’d come across references to “Rogers’ Rangers” and the Colonial American Ranger and was fascinated by what I’d read.

But I wanted to do it differently this time. I wanted to go back to the harshest days of early frontier life, when the Appalachians were considered the Wild West. Having tasted the French and Indian War in Ride the Fire, I just couldn’t leave it alone. In love and war, there are times when the only course of action is… Surrender. Though he sensed she was hiding something from him, it was too late to hold back his heart. But when he held Annie’s sweet body in his arms, he could feel no regret. He’d defied his orders, endangered his brothers, his men and his mission, all for a woman. Iain MacKinnon had been forced to serve the British crown, but compassion urged him to save the lovely lass facing certain death at the hands of the Abenaki. Battling the French in no-holds-barred combat, they forged a new brand of honor, became a new breed of men…

A hand-picked cadre of warriors, they had the fierce courage of their Scots forefathers, combined with the stealth and cunning of the Indians who lived beside them in the wilderness.

Surrender by Pamela Clare