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 earlβs 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 sheβs 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 isnβt an accident. He begins to investigate,
certain that Catriona knows something sheβs not telling.
She believes that Andrew is still after her. After a third
attempt on her life, she discovers that Mark isnβt 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 sheβs not the girl heβd 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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