"Passionate Sixteenth-Century Historical"

Author Donna Fletcher transports the reader back to sixteenth century Scotland in this tender tale of love between a battle-scarred warrior and an emotionally damaged widow. When widowed Brianna Cameron, sister of clan leader Ian Cameron, is injured in a coach accident, Royce, a man bearing the facial scars of battle, rescues her. As both Brianna and Royce spend time in his cottage recovering from their injuries, their trust of one another gradually evolves into love. As their time of idyll comes to a close with the arrival of one of Ian's men searching for Brianna, Royce decides to accompany her to Ian's home. But Brianna's reunion with her brother is met with some dissention, as she learns Royce's true identity. Can she still trust what her heart reveals to her?

The true mastery of this romance commences with the gentle caring touches Royce bestows on Brianna, as he cares for her during her convalescence. And the ensuing love scenes are both sensual and touching, as the two lovers discover their mutual attraction. The gradual evolution of their romance instills believability into this relationship and its ability to endure upcoming challenges.

While Brianna fears that their love is too good to be true, her marriage to Royce is marred by the reappearance of her abusive husband, Arran. Royce steals her safely away to his home, while Ian decides Arran's punishment for his betrayal of the Cameron clan. Time will tell whether Brianna and Royce's relationship can survive the reappearance of her "dead" husband.

Sensual and romantic, this novel is a beautiful tale of a once-in-a-lifetime love. Donna Fletcher is quickly establishing herself as a gifted writer of historical romance.

Reviewed by Sheri Melnick
Posted February 16, 2003

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Summary

Left for dead after a carriage accident, Brianna Cameron wakes to find herself in a one-room cottage with a tall, dark, and badly scarred man tending her wounds. Once a fierce warrior who charmed many a woman into bed, he is now a broken man, shattered by war. But caring for Brianna seems to heal the scars on his soul...and open his heart to the redemptive power of love.