title: When the Laird Returns
author: Ranney, Karen
description: A stranger to his ancestral Scottish lands, the dashing nobleman came to the Highlands to reclaim his birthright -- only to find something more wondrous and unexpected awaiting him -- his bride!
  
  A MARRIAGE HE NEVER WANTED
  Though a descendant of pround Scottish lairds, Alisdair MacRae had never seen his ancestral Highland estate -- nor imagined that he'd have to marry to reclaim it!  But the unscrupulous neighboring laird Magnus Drummond has assumed control of the property- and he will relinquish it only for a King's ransom...and a groom for his daughter Iseabal!  Alisdair never thought to give up the unfettered life he loves -- not even for a bride with the face of an angel and the sensuous grace that would inflame the desire of any male.
  
  A PASSION THEY NEVER DREAMED
  Is Iseabal to be a bride without benefit of a courtship? Though she yearns for a love match, the determined lass will gladly bind herself to Alisdair if he offers her an escape from her father's cruelty.  This proud, surprisingly tender stranger awakens a new fire inside her, releasing a spirit as brave and adventurous as his own.  Alisdair feels the heat also, but can Iseabal win his trust as well as his passion -- ensuring that both their dreams come true...now that the laird has returned?