Pamela Darby, the illegitimate daughter of a famous
actress, charges off to Scotland with a plan to retrieve a
duke's long-lost heir and restore her fortune. Armed with
information discovered in her late mother's possessions,
Pamela sets her sights on the unlucky highwayman who
attempts to rob her. Expecting to take charge of her
scheme, Pamela is not prepared as the brigand wrestles
control from her. She's always taken care of her mother and
her younger sister. For the first time in her life, someone
else has taken the reins. All of her carefully laid plans,
along with her heart, rest in the Scotsman's hands.
Connor Kincaid hates the English who killed his parents
when he was 15. But robbing and terrorizing them no longer
fulfills the revenge in his heart, so Connor concedes there
will be no justice for the English crimes. With his hopes
dashed, Connor receives an unexpected gift from an unlikely
source. A cunning Englishwoman presents the perfect
revenge; he will impersonate a duke's son, stealing one of
the highest titles from the English. Connor figures with
the reward on his head in Scotland, one of his cohorts will
soon turn him into the authorities. In addition, Pamela
awakens his need for human kindness and tenderness that is
lacking in his life.
With panache and courage, Pamela and Connor present
themselves at the duke's residence. The few obstacles fall
to the wayside until they meet the deposed heir. Old
jealousy and plots resurface, leaving Pamela and Connor in
danger. They band together to fight their enemies praying
their past is not revealed, but unexpected revelations
change everything.
What fun it is to sit down and read Ms. Medeiros latest
story. She captures the antics of an entrepreneur
Englishwoman who takes charge of her fate and prods it in
the direction she wishes. Along the way, Pamela catches a
prize in a wicked Scotsman, who melts the practicality
surrounding her heart enabling her to reach for her long-
suppressed dreams.
Pamela
Darby needs a man—preferably a Highland brute with more
brawn than brains. Determined to save her sister from
selling her virtue, the resourceful beauty requires a
strapping specimen to pose as a duke's long-lost heir.
Pamela plans to collect the generous reward, then send him
on his way. Lucky for the brazen beauty, the seductive,
silver-eyed highwayman who just held up their carriage
could be her man . . .
Connor Kincaid has given
up on his dream of restoring his clan's honor. And now
this plucky Englishwoman is asking him to take part in a
risky charade that could land them both on the gallows.
Never a man to resist a challenge or the allure of a
beautiful woman, Connor strikes the devil's bargain that
could seal both their fates. The highwayman and the
hellion journey to London as both enemies and allies—a
woman who has everything to gain and a man who has nothing
to lose . . . but his heart.
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