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"Latest Secret Clan tale"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted August 11, 2003

In 1541 Scotland, the dying Border's Earl confesses to his daughter, Lady Anne Ellison, that he failed her by not insuring she had the protection of a husband. He tells her that since she will be wealthy in two years when she is twenty-one, she needs to stay low Read more...

"Magic and suspense add to this fun romance."
Reviewed by Lory Martin
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted August 19, 2003

In the year 1541, Lady Anne Ellyson, a 19-year-old orphan, is forced to go live with her aunt. The independent-minded Anne, riding alone after dark, meets a group of reivers, one of whom is Christopher (Kit) Chisolm, her cousin's fiancé. This is a surprise, since Kit was declared dead the Read more...

Summary

Lady Ellyson is outraged that her cousin, the beautiful Fiona, is being married off to Eustace Chisholm, a greedy predator. Fiona has been engaged to Chisholm's nephew, Kit, who disappeared after being accused of murder and is presumed dead. But Kit is very much alive and is hiding in Scotland after escaping from an enemy who has imprisoned him. When he comes across Anne, who figures out his true identity, the two team up and foil Chisholm's wedding plans. But then Kit realizes that it is not Fiona he wants, but Anne! With Anne determined that Kit marry Fiona, Kit determined to make Anne his bride, and Chisholm's confession that he really wants Fiona's mother, romantic affairs have become hopelessly tangled. It'll take a daring plan from Anne to straighted out this mess-and make sure each person makes the proper love match.