When Alyee Bunnock wants to make a fresh start, she really
knows how to change her life's direction by literally
burying her past and taking on a new identity and
responsibilities as Sister Terese at the small and
relatively newly founded Everagis Abbey.
In this new role, things seem to be going very well and
Sister Terese turns out to be a natural leader that the
other women at Everagis enjoying following, especially the
very unnunlike roles they find themselves engaged in doing
to protect their and the local farms from raiders.
Meanwhile, Lachlan Sinclare has been tasked with finding
the Alyee the Shrew and to bring her home, so her father
can complete his plans to marry her off for money. While
the highland warriors are welcomed at the Abbey, Sister
Terese has a plan to have Lachan and his men leave quickly.
For his part, Lachlan keeps vowing in his mind to leave
Sister Terese alone or face burning in hell forever, but he
is so drawn to this beautiful nun, he just can't bear to
leave her and the other nuns alone when there are warring
mercenaries in the area. Lachlan is willing to keep
himself and his men in check and they vow to protect them
until they heard what the Church has to say about this
isolated and unprotected outpost. Despite his outward
sunny nature, his intelligent mind is perplexed by facts
that just don't add up for him. Finally, Alyee realizes he
is getting too close to the truth and events force her to
make a decision. How will Lachlan react? Will he help her
or keep to his mission?
Readers, be warned! While Donna Fletcher's magical
storytelling abilities can quickly swirl you in to the
Highland mists of this mid-16th century tale, her
tantalizing storyline and highly intriguing characters will
not release you so easily! The characters are all well
developed and interesting in their own right, and Piper is
absolutely a true delight! Fletcher's existing fans will
be happy with this latest addition to The Sinclare Brothers
series and it is also a great read on its own! Enjoy!
Lachlan Sinclare is on a thankless mission. Off to retrieve
the homely, strewish daughter of a local clan leader so she
can be married off, Lachlan just wants to get the job done
and return home. But once he reaches the convent where the
woman has been staying, the plan changes drastically. The
daughter has died, and the handful of nuns left are without
protection. Lachlan vows to stay until help can be found -
and hopes that his attraction to the beautiful Sister Terese
will fade. Alyce can't believe it! Her father actually plans
to marry her off, after all she's done to spread rumors of
her ugly looks and nature. Hiding her beauty away in a
convent seemed like a perfect plan. But now this warrior
refuses to leave. Little does he know that the ladies don't
need any protection. Pretending to be nuns should have been
enough, but now Alyce is in a bind of her own making. Can
she convince the men to go before they expose all the
'convent's' secrets...and before Lachlan steals her heart?
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