![]() ![]() Reilly Stanton, the Marquis of Stillworth, comes to the remote Scottish village of Lyming to prove to his pious and sweet ex-f. Critically acclaimed author Patricia Cabot delivers an exquisitely warm and witty novel of love set against the dramatic backdrop of Scotland's magnificent Isle of Skye. Combining romance and mystery without melodrama or fuss, Cabot's (An Improper Proposal) Victorian-era novel brims with humor, deft characterization and an intriguing plot-and is, most decidedly, a cut above the norm. But what begins as a sparking tug-of-war between two proud hearts soon flames to a passionate fire. By fair means or foul, she will give the usurper his comeuppance. Stanton taking over her work and her father's cottage. She has filled her father's former role as the local physician, and is more than annoyed to find the urbane Dr. ![]() Try as he might, Reilly cannot ignore the toweringly tall lady with flaming chestnut locks and an equally fiery will. ![]() But Miss Brenna Donnegal is another matter entirely. ![]() Against all sane advice, the Londoner takes a medical post in a tiny fishing village on the remote Isle of Skye - and is convinced that he can cope with the primitive conditions, horrendous Highland weather, and rampant illness. Reilly Stanton, eighth Marquis of Stillworth, must mend his injured pride by proving himself a hero - and not a drunken wastrel, as his former fiance e claimed. ![]()
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