Catriona Cameron was once a seductive beauty, but one night
changed everything. Now she lives in self imposed exile and
will see no one. Then one day Mark Thorburn enters into her
lonely existence, and her life begins to have meaning again.
Catriona and Mark enter into a passionate scandal. Catriona
doesn't know Mark's true identity, but soon his secrets and
hers, will be revealed when they become targets of a madman
who seeks only one thing, revenge. Mark will not only have
to convince Catriona of his love, but save her life as well.
Karen Ranney writes a passionate love story filled with
scandal, revenge, and love. Mark and Catriona have a steamy
and tender relationship together, and surprising secrets in
their personal lives. The dialogue in THE LASS WORE BLACK is
witty and the banter between characters is both serious and
comical. THE LASS WORE BLACK has a mysterious villain, and
the climax is action packed. The plot is unique, and shows
the slightly darker side of English society in the 1800s.
Ranney writes a creative historical romance with secrets
around every corner.
Catriona Cameron has been sent to live in Edinburgh to
learn how to be an earl’s sister-in-law. Her lover, the
man she rebuffed, is incensed at her popularity in London,
and attempts to kill her. Severely scarred from the
accident, Catriona retreats to Edinburgh and her three
rooms, there to heal and come to grips with the change in
her life.
Dina MacTavish, having been responsible for
Catriona, is now concerned that she’s willing herself to
die. She calls in Dr. Mark Thorburn, who agrees to treat
Catriona. Since she has such an aversion to doctors (due
to her treatment in London), he pretends to be a footman.
They have a love affair, interrupted by a fire that
Mark thinks isn’t an accident. He begins to investigate,
certain that Catriona knows something she’s not telling.
She believes that Andrew is still after her. After a third
attempt on her life, she discovers that Mark isn’t just a
penurious doctor, but the heir to an earldom. She realizes
that the Catriona she is now could never be his wife, and
retreats once more to her rooms. Along the way to that
realization, she changes in character, becoming kinder and
more compassionate. One of those acts of kindness makes
Mark know for certain that she’s not the girl he’d once
known.
Happy ending, of course, when Mark once again
becomes a footman, refusing to leave until she agrees to
marry him.
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