A little gold band can mean so many things. It is a symbol
of love, a symbol of devotion, and it can be a symbol of
acceptance. For Grace MacEachin, a gold wedding band is
something she only dreams of.
She was known as the Scottish Song Bird, a talented singer
who was sought after by many, but to Richard Lynsted, Grace
was a thorn in his family's side that needed to be removed.
She had threatened his father and uncle with blackmail for
a wrong done to her father years ago, and it's up to
Richard to put a stop to all the foolishness.
But when he meets the beautiful songstress, Richard begins
to feel something he has never felt in his life...a stirring
inside his heart. Could this be the beginning of love?
Abandoned by her mother at a young age, and shunned by her
father, Grace has lived a hard life. As an actress, she was
considered the type of girl that no man would offer a
marriage ring to, not when they might could have her for a
wager. Grace desperately wants to win back her father's
love, and to do so, she must convince Richard that his
father and uncle were the cause of her father going to
prison for ten years. She persuades him to accompany her
back to Scotland to hear her father's side of the story,
fully convinced that all will be well once the truth comes
out.
But Richard's uncle, Lord Maven, is keep the truth of the
past in the past, and does his utmost to keep Richard and
Grace from reaching Scotland. But he hadn't counted on the
blossoming feelings the two rather mismatched young people
had for each other, or how fiercely Grace was determined to
reach her father.
Bestselling romance author Cathy Maxwell brings her readers
another delightful romantic story featuring a feisty
heroine and steadfast hero with her latest book, THE
MARRIAGE RING, the continuation of her Scandals and
Seduction series. You just can't but fall in love with
Grace and her frugal, but spirited ways, and Richard
Lynsted is an adorable if not ungainly hero who blossoms
under Grace's attentions. You just can't go wrong with a
Cathy Maxwell romance.
The woman who will one day wear Richard Lynsted's ring
will be genteel, dainty, and well-bred.
This
eliminates Grace MacEachin on all three counts. A hellion of
the first order, the alluring, infuriating woman would be
nothing more than a passing temptation to an upstanding
gentleman like Richard—if it weren't for the fact that she's
trying to blackmail his father!
Or, as Grace sees
it, trying to get justice—and maybe just the slightest hint
of revenge on the family that tore her life asunder when she
was just a girl. And as for Lynsted, well, the stuffy,
humorless man wouldn't suffer for time spent in company more
exciting than that of his company ledgers. Only when Richard
gets Grace alone, she discovers he may know a thing or two
about excitement after all . . .
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