August 1, 2008
Duncan MacLerie had come to the Robertson clan hoping to negotiate a settlement with the new laird, but instead of securing a peace treaty, Duncan finds himself returning home with a new wife after he is tricked into marrying the lairds sister, Marian Robertson, otherwise known as the Robertson Harlot. Marian surprises Duncan when she refuses his offer of marriage, though, and insists on a handfasting ceremony instead. Now both Duncan and Marian have the freedom to end things after a year, but the real question becomes whether either will choose to do so. A woman with a complicated past and a reputation she doesnt deserve finds herself involved with a man of courage and honor in Brisbins latest richly emotional and splendidly sexy medieval romance.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)