"fine Scottish historical romance"
In 1728 Scotland, the Carren Clan Chief Duncrieff informs
his brother Connor MacPherson that he must marry Katherine
MacCarran to make things right between the clans. Connor
would do almost anything for his sibling and he knows he
is responsible for the feud because he caused the
MacCarran to be incarcerated. He abducts Kate as she
travels with escort home; he marries and beds her.
Afterward the outlawed Highland Ghost as he is known
learns he snatched the wrong sister; his wife is Kate's
sibling Sophie. When Sophie learns that her husband married the wrong
woman, she decides to drive him crazy with kindness as her
clan's fairy cup says "Love makes its own magic", figuring
a vinegar thug like her husband will toss out her
sweetness. Instead she soon has his clan doing her
bidding as everyone is enthralled with her and Connor is
thankful for his error. However, the clan feud remains
volatile threatening to destroy the growing love between
the outlaw and the abducted. STEALING SOPHIE is a solid one part amusing and one part
action-adventure Scottish historical romance starring a
bewildered lead male whose toughness is overwhelmed by the
pleasantness of his feisty fairy-like lass. The story
line concentrates on the changing relationship between the
lead duet as Sophie takes charge through honey, but occurs
in a background where the clans are battling one another.
Readers will welcome newcomer Sarah Gabriel into the sub-
genre clan for providing a fun historical. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted January 24, 2005
Quickly wedded and passionately bedded, Sophie is now a
captive in a Highland haven of rebels and cattle thieves.
Nothing in her convent upbringing prepared her for the
dashing rogue who is now her husband. Held against her
will, Sophie uses the only weapon at her disposal -- her
saintly reputation. Soon she tries to make Connor's life a
living hell by creating heaven around him, gambling that
the brigand will let her go just to escape her constant
sweetness and womanly influence in his Highland lair. Yet
he does not give in -- and when his kisses and his
scorching touch make her yearn for more, Sophie suspects
that her own heart has already surrendered ...
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