The maiden of Ireland
By: Susan Wiggs
Series: Thorndike Press large print romance; Thorndike Press large print romance series
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 605
ISBN-13: 9781410473622
Subjects: Deception; Insurgency; Undercover operations; History; Extortion; Fiction
Work titles: Mist and the magic
Description: John Wesley Hawkins was condemned to hang, accused of treason and heresy. As he's transported to the scaffold at Tyburn, however, the Lord Protector steps in and offers him the hand of mercy -- if Wesley agrees to travel to Ireland on a dangerous mission into the heart of the Irish resistance against English rule. He'll have to seduce the rebels' secrets from a headstrong Irishwoman, but that shouldn't be a problem for a man of Wesley's reputation... Caitlin MacBride is mistress of the beleaguered Irish castle Clonmuir, and she makes no secret of her loyalty to her countrymen. She's determined to remain strong for her people, but a wish for true love one evening at sunset yields the one thing that may sway her resolve. When Wesley walks out of the mist that fateful night, Caitlin's faith in the magic of Ireland is briefly restored -- until she discovers he's one of the treacherous Englishmen she has spent her life fighting against. Will Caitlin learn to trust the stranger who threatens the cause dearest to her heart... especially when Wesley's love for her may cost him his life?
Notes: "This is the revised text of a work first published as The Mist and the Magic by HarperPaperbacks in 1993."