Highland Heroes: The Pretender
When Lady Elizabeth Drayton's father, the Duke of Sudeleigh, finds out that she's the author of subversive feminist writings, he sends her and her sister off to their aunt. On the way there, her sister confesses they're really en route to the Scottish estate of Lord Purfoyle, whom Elizabeth's supposed to wed. Angered by the secret arrangement, Elizabeth vows that she'd rather marry a common stranger than the aging nobleman. A Scotsman comes to their rescue when their carriage breaks down. Later, at the inn, she tricks him into sleeping with her. But Elizabeth isn't the only one capable of deception--the "commoner" is really Douglas MacKinnon, a Scottish lord, and because he's forced into marrying her, he decides to punish her by allowing her to believe he's poor. Set against the intrigue of the Jacobite Rebellion, this book, the first in the Highland Heroes series, is a delicious blend of humor, history, and adventure--a story readers will truly savor.Shelley MosleyCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved