Lady Sibylla Cavers just won't go through with a wedding ceremony. In fact, she's rejected three different men -- two of whom were standing at the altar awaiting her arrival. She really isn't trying to be obstinate. But Sibylla sees no reason to tie herself to a man she doesn't respect, and she wants someone who wants her!!
What Sibylla doesn't expect is to be beholden to one of the men she turned down. When she rescues a drowning child and must be helped from the water, she finds herself face-to- face with memories of her second doomed wedding. Simon Murray and his men take Sibylla and the child to Simon's family home, and she slowly begins to change her opinion of the man.
Of course, the last words he yelled at her as she left their wedding echo in her mind: "I'll never forgive you, you impudent snip! You will rue this day!"
As the couple find themselves embroiled in a plot that challenges the Border's truce with England, they may discover that their getting married is not be such a bad idea.
As usual, Ms. Scott's characterization keeps readers glued to the pages, hoping for the happy ending at the same time as they wish the book wouldn't end. BORDER MOONLIGHT is a complex tale of politics, scandal and love. It doesn't get much better than that!
Lovely nineteen-year-old Lady Sibylla Cavers is
marriageable, yet she has rejected the first three
candidates her father has introduced. Lord Simon Murray
(appearing in the first two novels of this Borders Trilogy)
is one of these three spurned suitors -- and Simon is
famous for never forgiving an offense. One day when Sibylla
is out riding, she sees a child drowning and guides her
horse into a raging river to save the child. But the
powerful current sweeps her up with the child in her grip.
Lord Simon, riding nearby, hears screams and heroically
helps Lady Sibylla rescue the child. To her surprise, Lady
Sibylla feels a powerful attraction to her rescuer. Lord
Simon, surprised to feel the same strong attraction, is
tempted to forgive her earlier rejection so that he may woo
this lass anew. But political intrigue fueled by the power-
hungry governor of Scotland will throw obstacles in the
path of Simon's and Sibylla's burgeoning love. Simon will
fight for his inherited estate of Elishaw, while Sibylla
will use all her wits to protect their future together.
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