How to Be a Scottish Mistress
Gavin McLendon is Fiona Libourg’s last hope. The secret alliance forged between Gavin and Fiona’s late husband, the Baron of Arundel, cost Fiona’s stepson, Spencer, his inheritance. Because no one in England will support Spencer’s claim to his father’s estate, Fiona travels to Scotland to convince Gavin to take up Spencer’s cause. While Fiona might not have a penny to her name, she does have one bargaining chip to use with Gavin: herself. In exchange for his help, Fiona agrees to become Gavin’s mistress only to discover she has no idea what kind of a deal she has really made. Basso colorfully captures the dangerous political turmoil going on in the Scottish borderlands during the fourteenth century while at the same time spinning a richly sensual romance that will have definite appeal for fans of Julie Garwood’s classic Scottish love stories or Roberta Gellis’ timeless medieval romances. --John Charles