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Secret Clan #3
Die Braut des Highlanders
Once, long ago in Scotland, matchmaking members of the Secret Clan wove magical mischief to encourage romance among the mortals they assisted. Sometimes the results weren't quite what they expected.....return to Scotland for the third novel of a sexy adventure series
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First published February 1, 2003
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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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May 15, 2025
Favorite part was when she felt bad about throwing a mug at his face, so next time he was baiting her she just splashed ale all over him instead. 10/10 no notes behavior.
Scarlet Pimpernel meets Robin Hood set in Scottish Highlands. I loved the dynamic between the MFC and MMC. There was alternating POV outside the main couple which felt a little discombobulated. But the main plot being to stop an evil sherif, with other intrigue floating about was a delightful setting for the characters falling for each other.
Scarlet Pimpernel meets Robin Hood set in Scottish Highlands. I loved the dynamic between the MFC and MMC. There was alternating POV outside the main couple which felt a little discombobulated. But the main plot being to stop an evil sherif, with other intrigue floating about was a delightful setting for the characters falling for each other.
July 21, 2008
Not as good as most of her books; too many plots that didn't come together for me until close to the end.
October 1, 2024
This is my first book by this author, but I’ve been working my way thru all these 90s highlander novels — seeing which are the best. The synopsis is what hooked me at first. Who doesn’t love a highlander book, but even more one with the history written so well and the whole setting feels magical.
It takes a minute to get into the medieval way of speech, however I do like that it’s not sappily written. I feel like this is kind of a highlander version of the Scarlet Pimpernel or a Robin Hood/Maid Marian story. Literally both are the greatest kind of stories.
You start out knowing Bab will maybe marry Sir Alex and the question is then raised as to who the Black Fox is. We get a few other POVs, which some of the additional characters introduced got tiresome to the rest of the story for me. But somewhere in the middle those extra fairy POVs turn magical and the whole element of the storyline being like a highlander scarlet pimpernel makes this almost a five star read for me! I’m giving four stars total because a few things could have been cleaned up but seriously overall it’s such a fun read. I’m surprised it doesn’t have more reviews. I guess it is one of those hidden 90’s historical gems — I love to find them.
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It takes a minute to get into the medieval way of speech, however I do like that it’s not sappily written. I feel like this is kind of a highlander version of the Scarlet Pimpernel or a Robin Hood/Maid Marian story. Literally both are the greatest kind of stories.
You start out knowing Bab will maybe marry Sir Alex and the question is then raised as to who the Black Fox is. We get a few other POVs, which some of the additional characters introduced got tiresome to the rest of the story for me. But somewhere in the middle those extra fairy POVs turn magical and the whole element of the storyline being like a highlander scarlet pimpernel makes this almost a five star read for me! I’m giving four stars total because a few things could have been cleaned up but seriously overall it’s such a fun read. I’m surprised it doesn’t have more reviews. I guess it is one of those hidden 90’s historical gems — I love to find them.
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March 20, 2017
This is the first book in this series I have read so the secret clan characters are a little confusing. The story starts out a little slow and there is a lot of jumping around, but the book has a great ending.
November 26, 2015
I normally like Amanda Campbell books, but, I absolutely hated this one, it made me so very very angry the wedding scene was awful, I was swearing at the book, which is not like me as I rarely swear. I hated the devotion of the hero and the bullying of the family. Plus the mythical intervention made me think of the date rape drug. It was a shame as this could have been a really good book, if the plot had not been lost in the middle. The leading lady went from a fiery free spirit to a zombie wimp in two secs. Not my cup of tea at all. Plus the hero showed no honour at all laughing behind his mask all through as if she was a silly child. I prefer Amanda's other stories where women are clever and hold there own as equals against the hero. Marriage should be a partnership not a dominance.
August 5, 2016
This book was not good and not bad. I thikn the biggest problem with this story where the parts of faerie mixed into it - they did nothing for me and, apart from being a voice inside one of the characters minds, they did nothing for the story. Frankl yit just interrupted the story in my opinion and I found myself skipping some of the parts.
I wish there was more I could say about this book, but in truth there isn't. It was an okay read but nothing special in my opinion.
I wish there was more I could say about this book, but in truth there isn't. It was an okay read but nothing special in my opinion.
July 11, 2013
I wanted to like this book better and had the author left our the faeries I would have given it a 4 star rating. they did nothing for the book in my opinion. But the story alone was good without the interruptions of the faeries and I always love books about Highwaymen. The identity of this one comes as quite a surprise about the middle of the book.
February 11, 2013
Dieser Teil der dreiteiligen Reihe ist wohl der schwächste. Romantisch und leidenschaftlich kann die Handlung zwar bezeichnet werden. Allerdings sind die Szenen zu wenig ausgearbeitet und verwirrend. Die Liebesszenen sind durchschnittlich lang. Dafür gibt es davon nur zwei und die relativ am Schluss. Da geht noch was.
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