Jamie MacDonald was a loner and had a dangerous task to unite the feuding Highland clans against a traitor's conspiracy. His desperate search for allies led him to Clan Gordon and against his better judgment, into the arms of Lindsey Gordon, proud, willful daughter of that noble house.
Lindsey knew too well the fearsome reputation of the red-bearded giant they called the Heartless MacDonald, and she cared little for his rough ways. Yet, even as she struggled In his unwelcome embrace, she longed for his noble heart that this warrior concealed so well.
Ruth Ryan Langan (aka Ruth Langan) is an award-winning author of romance novels. She is a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award winner and has twice been nominated for Romantic Times Reviwers' Choice Awards, for Jade and Return of the Prodigal Son. She has spent much of her career writing historical romance novels for the Harlequin Historicals line of category romances. Many of her book are set in medieval times, while others are western romances. She has also written some contemporary romances, and often includes elements of suspense in her novels.
Langan began her writing career in secret. Her family discovered her writings when her children came home unexpectedly from school one day and found her writing. When Langan's husband was told of her hobby, he bought her an electric typewriter "because 'writers need tools'". Her first book was published by Silhouette Books in 1981 after an editor picked it out of their slush pile. After the first sale was completed, Langan got an agent.
Langan is a charter member of the Romance Writers of America. She has five children and lives with her husband in Michigan.
Cette romance historique date d'il y a 30 ans, et reflète donc les codes de l'époque, mais il se révèle cependant agréable à lire. Même si le début peut paraitre un peu lent, on se laisse prendre par les aventures de Lindsay et Jamie et l'interaction avec la grande Histoire. Si Lindsay se révèle une héroïne forte et fragile à la fois, qui oscille entre ignorance des relations amoureuse mais élevée pratiquement comme un garçon, Jamie est un héros viril et puissant, mais qui cache une sensibilité sous son caractère impitoyable. Quelques surprises et péripéties sont venues compléter le récit, agréablement. Un sympathique moment de lecture.
The series just keeps getting better and better. With all the twists and turns I was surprised several times. I wonder what happened to book number three of the series.
This book made me cry in a few spots. The pride Lindsey possesses despite life throwing her a curveball, is palpable and has the reader rooting for her in the end. Jamie's a good, solid guy trying to do a good, solid job despite some rough circumstances. It's such an enjoyable read when they find each other. I really liked this book.