num_pages: 404
description: Framed for a crime he did not commit, Duncan Campbell, the illegitimate son of a chieftain, has returned to the Highlands determined to clear his name after ten years in exile. He is drawn to the unforgetable sensual beauty of Jeannie Gordon, the headstrong girl who once pledged him her love, gave him her innocence, and then betrayed him. Now, in the glow of the moonloght, she defiantly shows Duncan the bad end of a pistol. Jeannie is stunned to discover that the broad-chested brigand she just shot is the rogue who broke her heart years sgo. No longer a starry-eyed girl but a woman with dangerous secrets, Jeannie cannot forget Duncan's shatttering mistrust of her-nor can she sign his death warrant by turning him in. Soon passion flares hotter and bolder than before, sealing a fate the onetimelovers can no longer dent. Caught up in a deadly game of murder and intrigue, Jeannie is willing to risk everything for a man and a love she vows ne ver to lose again.
language: English
title: Highland Scoundrel
publisher: Ballantine Books