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Highland #2
Highland Secrets
She will never yield—not to the English king, nor to Rory Campbell, the seductive man who saved her but remains her sworn enemy
With her imprisoned mother’s liberty at stake, Jacobite sympathizer Diana Maclean steals into the dungeon of Edinburgh Castle and pulls off an audacious switch. But her bold escapade comes at a price. With her own freedom now hanging in the balance, Diana is unexpectedly rescued by the mysterious Lord Calder. She’s instantly drawn to her kind savior, unaware that he is Rory Campbell, of the Campbell clan—her family’s most treacherous enemy.
The youngest baron of the Scottish Court of Exchequer, Rory manages the Highland estates that were forfeited to the Crown. But the bonny lass he just liberated haunts him. As Scotland prepares for another uprising, their paths cross again. Rory finds himself yearning for Diana, and hoping to protect her family, too. Can they change the course of Scottish history by rising up against a legacy of hate . . . even as they surrender to glorious, liberating love?
Highland Secrets is the 2nd book in the Highland Series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
With her imprisoned mother’s liberty at stake, Jacobite sympathizer Diana Maclean steals into the dungeon of Edinburgh Castle and pulls off an audacious switch. But her bold escapade comes at a price. With her own freedom now hanging in the balance, Diana is unexpectedly rescued by the mysterious Lord Calder. She’s instantly drawn to her kind savior, unaware that he is Rory Campbell, of the Campbell clan—her family’s most treacherous enemy.
The youngest baron of the Scottish Court of Exchequer, Rory manages the Highland estates that were forfeited to the Crown. But the bonny lass he just liberated haunts him. As Scotland prepares for another uprising, their paths cross again. Rory finds himself yearning for Diana, and hoping to protect her family, too. Can they change the course of Scottish history by rising up against a legacy of hate . . . even as they surrender to glorious, liberating love?
Highland Secrets is the 2nd book in the Highland Series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
413 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1997
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About the author
Amanda Scott
172 books381 followersAmanda Scott, USA Today Bestselling Author and winner of Romance Writers of America’s RITA/Golden Medallion (LORD ABBERLEY'S NEMESIS) and Romantic Times’ Awards for Best Regency Author and Best Sensual Regency (RAVENWOOD'S LADY), Lifetime Achievement (2007) and Best Scottish Historical (BORDER MOONLIGHT, 2008), began writing on a dare from her husband. She has sold every manuscript she has written.
Amanda is a fourth-generation Californian, who was born and raised in Salinas and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in history from Mills College in Oakland. She did graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in British History, before obtaining her Master’s in History from California State University at San Jose. She now lives with her husband and son in northern California.
As a child, Amanda Scott was a model for O’Connor Moffatt in San Francisco (now Macy’s). She was also a Sputnik child, one of those selected after the satellite went up for one of California’s first programs for gifted children. She remained in that program through high school. After graduate school, she taught for the Salinas City School District for three years before marrying her husband, who was then a captain in the Air Force. They lived in Honolulu for a year, then in Papillion, Nebraska, for seven. Their son was born in Nebraska. They have lived in northern California since 1980.
Scott grew up in a family of lawyers, and is descended from a long line of them. Her father was a three-term District Attorney of Monterey County before his death in 1955 at age 36. Her grandfather was City Attorney of Salinas for 36 years after serving two terms as District Attorney, and two of her ancestors were State Supreme Court Justices (one in Missouri, the other the first Supreme Court Justice for the State of Arkansas). One brother, having carried on the Scott tradition in the Monterey County DA’s office, is now a judge. The other is an electrician in Knoxville, TN, and her sister is a teacher in the Sacramento area.
The women of Amanda Scott’s family have been no less successful than the men. Her mother was a child actress known as Baby Lowell, who performed all over the west coast and in Hollywood movies, and then was a dancer with the San Francisco Opera Ballet until her marriage. Her mother’s sister, Loretta Lowell, was also a child actress. She performed in the Our Gang comedies and in several Loretta Young movies before becoming one of the first women in the US Air Force. Scott's paternal grandmother was active in local and State politics and served as president of the California State PTA, and her maternal grandmother was a teacher (and stage mother) before working for Monterey County. The place of women in Scott’s family has always been a strong one. Though they married strong men, the women have, for generations, been well educated and encouraged to succeed at whatever they chose to do.
Amanda Scott’s first book was OMAHA CITY ARCHITECTURE, a coffee-table photo essay on the historical architecture of Omaha, written for Landmarks, Inc. under her married name as a Junior League project. Others took the photos; she did the research and wrote the text on an old Smith-Corona portable electric. She sold her first novel, THE FUGITIVE HEIRESS - likewise written on the battered Smith-Corona in 1980. Since then, she has sold many more books, but since the second one she has used a word processor and computer. Twenty-five of her novels are set in the English Regency period (1810-1820). Others are set in 15th-century England and 14th- through 18th-century Scotland, and three are contemporary romances. Many of her titles are currently available at bookstores and online.
Amanda is a fourth-generation Californian, who was born and raised in Salinas and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in history from Mills College in Oakland. She did graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in British History, before obtaining her Master’s in History from California State University at San Jose. She now lives with her husband and son in northern California.
As a child, Amanda Scott was a model for O’Connor Moffatt in San Francisco (now Macy’s). She was also a Sputnik child, one of those selected after the satellite went up for one of California’s first programs for gifted children. She remained in that program through high school. After graduate school, she taught for the Salinas City School District for three years before marrying her husband, who was then a captain in the Air Force. They lived in Honolulu for a year, then in Papillion, Nebraska, for seven. Their son was born in Nebraska. They have lived in northern California since 1980.
Scott grew up in a family of lawyers, and is descended from a long line of them. Her father was a three-term District Attorney of Monterey County before his death in 1955 at age 36. Her grandfather was City Attorney of Salinas for 36 years after serving two terms as District Attorney, and two of her ancestors were State Supreme Court Justices (one in Missouri, the other the first Supreme Court Justice for the State of Arkansas). One brother, having carried on the Scott tradition in the Monterey County DA’s office, is now a judge. The other is an electrician in Knoxville, TN, and her sister is a teacher in the Sacramento area.
The women of Amanda Scott’s family have been no less successful than the men. Her mother was a child actress known as Baby Lowell, who performed all over the west coast and in Hollywood movies, and then was a dancer with the San Francisco Opera Ballet until her marriage. Her mother’s sister, Loretta Lowell, was also a child actress. She performed in the Our Gang comedies and in several Loretta Young movies before becoming one of the first women in the US Air Force. Scott's paternal grandmother was active in local and State politics and served as president of the California State PTA, and her maternal grandmother was a teacher (and stage mother) before working for Monterey County. The place of women in Scott’s family has always been a strong one. Though they married strong men, the women have, for generations, been well educated and encouraged to succeed at whatever they chose to do.
Amanda Scott’s first book was OMAHA CITY ARCHITECTURE, a coffee-table photo essay on the historical architecture of Omaha, written for Landmarks, Inc. under her married name as a Junior League project. Others took the photos; she did the research and wrote the text on an old Smith-Corona portable electric. She sold her first novel, THE FUGITIVE HEIRESS - likewise written on the battered Smith-Corona in 1980. Since then, she has sold many more books, but since the second one she has used a word processor and computer. Twenty-five of her novels are set in the English Regency period (1810-1820). Others are set in 15th-century England and 14th- through 18th-century Scotland, and three are contemporary romances. Many of her titles are currently available at bookstores and online.
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November 5, 2018
Very well written historical fiction, a little light on the Romance.
The audiobook was super well read by Carolyn Bonnyman.
The audiobook was super well read by Carolyn Bonnyman.
October 8, 2021
Amanda Scott's books seem to have a touch more research put into them. Whether they are completely historically accurate I couldn't say, but she does give a very real sense of place and time infused in the books. The writing in general feels more... classic literature than man romance novels (not that this is a good or a bad thing, but a difference timber).
This particular installment in the series has more adventure and intrigue to the story than the first. A lot of prison breaks, and murder and a surprising amount of 1750 Scottish law. The romance occasionally takes a backseat to all the adventure, which I was mostly okay with. The ending seemed a bit abrupt and the major plot line is not resolved (though I found out this was more due to the fact that is was an actual, historical event, and history doesn't always lend itself to narrative timelines.)
The characters are fun, the heroine especially.
This particular installment in the series has more adventure and intrigue to the story than the first. A lot of prison breaks, and murder and a surprising amount of 1750 Scottish law. The romance occasionally takes a backseat to all the adventure, which I was mostly okay with. The ending seemed a bit abrupt and the major plot line is not resolved (though I found out this was more due to the fact that is was an actual, historical event, and history doesn't always lend itself to narrative timelines.)
The characters are fun, the heroine especially.
April 16, 2020
Good
Historical fiction with much. vocabulary and details of the period. Very enjoyable. Thanks for the entertainment. I have to say more to submit the review
Historical fiction with much. vocabulary and details of the period. Very enjoyable. Thanks for the entertainment. I have to say more to submit the review
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July 14, 2023Was entertaining enough. Not as much pranking and fun as the first one but still an enjoyable read.
January 30, 2025
I love how Amanda Scott starts her plots. It’s a fun opening with Diana being pulled from her spot she’s spying in and Calder being aware of her.
It’s easy with this to lose track of the plot and in the end it didn’t hold my attention like some of her others.
It’s easy with this to lose track of the plot and in the end it didn’t hold my attention like some of her others.
January 16, 2008
Here's the thing. Once in a while a great romance (minus the ridiculous Fabio thing) is just fun, and if it takes place in the Scottish highlands with a cutie patootie named Rory, so much the better. This is just a fun read.
August 18, 2012
An incident, The murder of Red Colin, was totally unknown to me. Since this book came out, more information on it has become available, but like the Man in the Iron Mask, it is still unknown who killed him. And it took place in 1752!
October 18, 2014
There is absolutely no romance as yet in this book. I really don't like this time period. It is just depressing. Diana doesn't even like Rory. The whole book is just blah. Well I have about 90 pages left to get through. Hopefully I can get through it.
June 10, 2011
it was a great book about history of the highlands, did have a hard time getting into the book nut not to bad to read
June 11, 2014
Very good. I love Amanda Scott's books.
May 28, 2014
Very sweet highland romance. I was thrown for the ending, as I had pegged the bad guy completely wrong. I plan to find the others in the series to see what happens to the secondary characters.
May 18, 2015
I liked this follow-up to Highland Fling and am glad I read it.
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