TERRY SPEAR
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August 2006
Vintage Romance Publishing
www.vrpublishing.com
Trade Paperback
Price: Unavailable
327 Pages
Vintage Romance Suspense
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Anice, Countess of Brecken, is sent to Arundel, home to her cousins King Henry I and
Queen Mathilda to be found a suitable husband. Resigned to her obligatory fate, she
does find issue with the King’s randy behavior and attempts an escape from his
advances by climbing out her third story window and falling straight into the arms of a
handsome Highland rescuer. She never expects it is a beginning of a pattern that
endears him to her very heart.
Malcolm MacNeill, Earl of Pembrinton, arrived at Arundel with his brothers as a man
with a title but no holdings. Seeking to remedy that issue by marrying a Norman
noblewoman, it would solve many ills plaguing him. He never expected the greatest of
which to be a Scottish Countess attempting to secure her freedom from a third story
window and falling into his lap. It is that stirring distraction by the bonny Scottish lady
that turns his life into an adventure neither could foresee.
By virtue of murders having taken place back at her castle in Scotland and the King’s
own machinations, Malcolm and his brothers are forced to escort Anice back to
Scotland, acting as her servants. Treachery stalks them at every turn as jealous suitors
and scheming family set to destroy a love blossoming under the harshest of conditions.
This novel was stunning in its suspenseful complexity and a brilliant romance was
crafted by a deft imagination. Set in my favorite period of English history, she weaves
documented historical fact with lush, captivating fiction. Her Highlander men are
breathtaking and brave. The heroine is delightfully strong willed and oft times cheeky.
Together it makes for quite an adventurous and sensual read.
Charissa
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance
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