How Highland Wolves Differ from Others at Highland Weddings
By
Terry Spear
In medieval times, brides stood on the groom’s left so that
he could easily get to his sword if anyone should attempt to steal his bonny
bride. Some churches allow swords during ceremonies—saluting the couple as in
military weddings, cutting the cake at the reception, but most grooms don’t wear
swords to their own wedding. Unless maybe the party dresses up for a themed
wedding.
That said, Highland wolves do things differently. They come
armed. Sgian Dubh in stocking and
sword at their belt. It’s a matter of pride and their heritage. Not only that,
but some of the Highland wolf clans are still fighting. So it’s also a
necessity.
Bride stealing? Sure, it even goes on today. It’s also known
as marriage by abduction, marriage by capture, and bride kidnapping.
So if you want to protect your bride, better be prepared to
fight for her!
At a traditional Highland wolf wedding in contemporary
times, the men and boys all wear kilts. But the lassies are free to wear
whatever they wish. Now, not all Highland wolves marry in a church. Wolves mate
for life and they don’t feel the need to prove to anyone that they are bound to
each for life. Unless the groom holds a title, or one of his brothers is first
in line if he doesn’t have an heir. Then a marriage for the humans’ sake is
necessary as in A Highland Werewolf Wedding.
Then again, sometimes a wolf gets mixed up with a human and
then if the woman insists on having to be married—unable to see that wolves
don’t need that human condition—a wedding will take place like in Dreaming of
the Wolf. You never know when one wolf’s wedding will start a trend though, and
others will want to follow suit.
So whether you're at a Highland wolf wedding, or slipping
back to medieval times where marriage could be had by consent—no church
ceremony necessary—by civil law—you were married.
The church considered them clandestine or irregular
marriages if they were not done on the porch of the church no matter how
publicly announced they were.
Wolves don't care about all that. Their matings are binding
for life.
Just in case you needed to know. So if you mix it up with a
wolfish guy, if you say I do to him, you'd better be prepared to make it
forever.
With that said, who all is ready for A Highland Werewolf
Wedding, some more of those hunky Highland werewolves, and a chance at a win of
A Howl for a Highlander?
Tomorrow is the release day for A Highland Werewolf
Wedding!!!
One lucky commenter has the chance to win a copy of A Howl
for a Highlander, US or Canada address only.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bestselling and award-winning author Terry Spear has written over fifty paranormal romance novels and
four medieval Highland historical romances. Her first werewolf romance, Heart of the Wolf, was named a 2008 Publishers
Weekly’s Best Book of the Year, and her subsequent titles have garnered
high praise and hit the USA Today
bestseller list. A retired officer of the U.S. Army Reserves, Terry lives in
Crawford, Texas, where she is working on her next werewolf romance and
continuing her new series about shapeshifting jaguars. For more information,
please visit www.terryspear.com, or follow her on Twitter, @TerrySpear. She is also on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/terry.spear .
A Highland
Werewolf Wedding
Elaine Hawthorn is a gray American
werewolf, currently out of work, and on a mission to share in a family
treasure. When she arrives in Scotland, she nearly has a head-on collision with
one hot, kilt-garbed Highlander, and runs him off the road.
Werewolf laird Cearnach MacNeill
isn't happy Elaine ruined his car, but he quickly becomes her protector after a
misunderstanding lands her right in the middle of two feuding clans. Now he's
out to ensure that this sexy female wolf gets her fair share of her clan's
treasure. He knows he should leave well enough alone, but it's too late to
leave his heart out of it.
13 comments:
book looks really good! i would love to win it seeing as i haven't had much of a chance to read terry's works as yet
parisfan_ca@yahoo.com
Great giveaway because last week, I just bought the Wolf bundle! I loved the reviews about this series and they seem quite amazing to read. I only started the first one in the group! thank you for the giveaway!
Haven't seen this series before, looks facinating.
smulholland62@msn.com
My internet is ultra slow so I'll be back when I can to comment!!
Thanks to Eliza for having me here today! Happy hunky werewolf day. Everyone deserves to have one to love. :)
Thanks, Laurie! Yes, you must read. :) Hot wolf love in a kilt? Yep!
Nicole, woohoo, have fun reading them!!! :) I've got a giveaway at Casablanca Authors also, so be sure to drop by there for a chance to win. :)
Sheila, you've got to have some hot wolves. They're protective, funny, loveable, and did I mention, hot??? :)
A Highland Werewolf Wedding.. Sounds intriguing. Wonder if the fur will fly.. :D Can not wait to add this one to come out.
Thank you for a chance to win.
sin39ct(at)gmail(dot)com
Absolutely, Sin!!! Fur WILL fly! :) Highland wolf style!
I'd love a chance at this one! Werewolves trump vampires any day!
Here, here! Giselle! :) A dram of whiskey, a raised kilt on a hot wolf...yeah! :)
Congrats on the new release. A Highland Werewolf Wedding sounds fantastic, like a great addition to a wondergul series. Can't wait to read it to see more of Elaine and Cearnach. Yum!
e.balinski(at)att(dot)net
Joanne, thanks!! They are definitely fun!!! :) The youngest brother of the quadruplets, Guthrie, will have his own story Christmas (Oct), 2014. :)
Wow, that's alot of info about weddings that I didn't know. Good thing that no one has to whip out a sword and defend his laas now days. I can't wait to read about the Highland weddings.
Terry, I'm sure I will love his story. There has never been anything put out by you that I didn't love. ;)
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