num_pages: 546
description: An alternate cover edition can be found here.In the dark days after the death of Richard the Lionhearted, lives and lands would fall into upheaval at the hands of a power-hungry British ruler and his violent minions. One victim of the scourge is innocent Gillian, who is a mere child when the cruel and ambitious Baron Alford slaughters her father and tears her family apart. Alford, determined to recover a jeweled box for the despotic King John, is furious when the precious treasure slips through his fingers -- only to be lost for more than a decade.Now a beautiful young woman, Gilllian finds the key to resolving her past in handsome Scottish chieftains Ramsey Sinclair and Brodick Buchanan. With the cunning and courage of the daring Scotsmen, and with the friendship of a new ally, Bridgid KirkConnell, Gillian at last fights the unscrupulous Baron Alford, laying claim to her home, her family, and her father's reputation. But in the presence of the mighty warriors, Gillian and Bridgid discover that desire can be a weapon of conquest ... betrayal can slay trust in a heartbeat ... and the greatest risk of all is surrender -- to the deep emotions of unexpected love.
language: English
title: Ransom
titlecomplete: Ransom (Highlands' Lairds, #2)
characters: Brodick Buchanan, Bridgid KirkConnell, Lady Gillian, Ramsey Sinclair
genres: Historical, Adult, Historical Romance, Scotland, Humor, Romance, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Medieval Romance
ratings_count: 35188
places: England, Scottish Highlands
series: Highlands' Lairds
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: All About Romance (AAR) Annual Reader Poll
category: Favorite Cabin or Road Romance AND Favorite Medieval Romance
publisher: Pocket Books