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Authors: Emily Bold
C
HARACTERS
The McLean Clan:
Payton McLean: 19-year-old in love with Samantha Watts
Sean McLean: Payton’s 25-year-old brother
Blair McLean: Payton’s 27-year-old brother, McLean chieftain, Nathaira’s fiancé
Kyle McLean: Payton’s 16-year-old brother, who died in the Cameron massacre
Fingal McLean: Father of Payton, Blair, Sean, and Kyle
Nanny MacMillan: Wet nurse and healer
Kelsey: Girl in Kilerac attending the wedding celebration
Mistress MacQuarrie: Woman who helps Samantha take care of Fingal
Aline: Girl attending the wedding celebration, who tells Sean about the mercenaries
The Stuart Clan:
Cathal Stuart: 29-year-old chieftain of the Stuarts
Nathaira Stuart: Cathal’s 27-year-old sister; Blair McLean’s fiancée
Kenzie Stuart: Cathal and Nathaira’s 17-year-old brother, who died in the Cameron massacre
Dougal Stuart: Cathal’s half brother, Grant’s son, Duncan’s twin brother
Duncan Stuart: Cathal’s half brother, Grant’s son, Dougal’s twin brother
Grant Stuart: Father of Cathal, Nathaira, Dougal, and Duncan
Ross Galbraith: Dougal and Duncan’s half brother; not Grant’s son
Alasdair Buchanan: Cathal’s follower
The Cameron Clan:
Tomas Cameron: Isobel’s husband; Muireall’s father, who died in the massacre
Isobel Cameron: Muireall’s mother; Payton was unable to save her
Muireall Cameron: Sole Cameron survivor of the massacre
The Watts Family:
Samantha Watts: 18-year-old high school student from Delaware, in love with Payton McLean
Lorraine Watts: Samantha Watts’s mother
Kenneth Watts: Samantha Watts’s father
Ashley Bennett: Samantha Watts’s cousin from Illinois
Other Characters in the United States:
Dr. Lippert: One of Payton McLean’s doctors
Dr. Frank Tillman: One of Payton McLean’s doctors
Kim Fryer: Samantha Watts’s best friend
Justin Summers: Kim Fryer’s boyfriend
Ryan Baker: Heartthrob at Samantha Watts’s high school
Lisa: Popular girl
Other Characters:
Alison and Roy Leary: Samantha’s host parents in Aviemore, Scotland
Vanora: Powerful Fair Isle witch, Nathaira’s mother
Brèagha-muir: Wise Woman on Fair Isle
G
AELIC
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LOSSARY
A Dhia, thois cpbhair!
God be with us!
Amadáin!
Idiot! Moron!
An e ’n fhirinn a th’ aquad?
Are you telling me the truth?
a
risaid
a cloaklike garment worn to provide warmth, the large piece of square fabric being belted at the waist and fashioned over the shoulder or over the head as a hood
Bas maillaichte!
Bloody hell!
black bun
Scottish fruitcake
Ciamar a tha thu?
How are you?
Ciod tha uait?
What’s wrong with you?
Cuimhnich air na daoine o’n d’ thanig thu.
Remember those you are a descendant of.
Daingead!
Damn!
Fàilte.
Welcome.
Fan sàmhach!
Be quiet!
Ifrinn!
Devil! / Hell!
lass, lassie
Scottish for girl or young woman
Madain mhath
.
Good morning.
m’athair / Athair!
my father / Father!
mince and tatties
Scottish dish made with ground beef and mashed potatoes
mo bailaich
my boy
mo bràthair
my brother
mo charaid
my friend
Mo còig nigheanan
Mora, Fia, Gillian, Robena, Alba
Gabh mo leisgeul
Tha gabh mi gradhaich a thu
My five daughters
Mora, Fia, Gillian, Robena, Alba
Forgive me
All my love for you
mo luaidh
/ Mo luaidh, tha gràdh agam ort.
my love, my darling / My darling, I love you.
Mòran taing!
Thank you!
Nighean na galladh!
Daughter of a dog!
Pog mo thon!
Kiss my ass!
Seas!
Halt! Stop!
sgian dhu
a small dagger, typically carried in the sock
Sguir!
Stop! Stop it!
Sguir, mo nighean. Tha gràdh ort.
Stop, my daughter. I love you.
Slàinte mhath!
Cheers! Good health!
Slan leat.
Good-bye.
sporran
fur pouch that was typically carried on the belt and on a chain
Tha mi duilich.
I am sorry.
Thoir an aire!
Take care!
A
BOUT THE
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UTHOR
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E
mily Bold, born in 1980, has already published a number of bestselling eBooks in Germany. She writes historical romance, and her novels are full of love, passion, and adventure. Emily also writes young adult fiction. The Curse
series is her first to be translated into English, a big dream come true for Emily. Soon her historical novels will be available for English readers, too. Emily loves to get in touch with her fans. Leave your feedback on her blog or visit her on Facebook. And don’t forget to check out her book trailer!
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BOUT THE
T
RANSLATOR
K
atja Bell was born in Germany and has spent most of her life living, working, or studying in Europe and the United States. She recently completed the Applied Linguistics graduate program at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, and now works as a freelance translator in small-town Germany, where she lives with her husband and assorted pets. Katja has been translating professionally since the age of twenty. Before
The Curse: Breath of Yesterday,
she translated several YA novels.