Dear Reader, All the Sherbrooke clan are alive, well and in rip-roaring spirits in August of 1815. Two months after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, Tysen Sherbrooke, the youngest of the three brothers, now thirty-one years old, a vicar, a widower, and the father of three children, has just been told by the earl that he's become the new Baron Barthwick of Kildrummy Castle in Scotland.
Tysen feels it is his duty to visit his new holdings. His ten-year-old daughter, Meggie, insists she should accompany him. Tysen refuses, but Meggie is blessed with a full measure of Sherbrooke resolve, and a wily plan of action.
Devout, thoughtful, honorable to his soul, Tysen's narrow, sober world explodes when he steps into a bee-hive of complications - facing down dreadful people who would as willingly slit his English throat as look at him. Then the Local Bastard, Mary Rose Fordyce, a remarkable young woman blessed with a soft, steady heart and a courageous spirit, comes unexpectedly into his life, in desperate need of his protection.
Tell me what you think.
Catherine Coulter
Write me at P.O. Box 17, Mill Valley, CA 94942 or e-mail me at ReadMoi@aol.com
Anne Flosnik's crisp British accent shines in a captivating narrative that takes listeners back to early-nineteenth-century England. Widower Tysen Sherbrooke not only inherits a castle in Scotland, he also marries a Scottish bride, Mary Rose Fordyce. Mary Rose's distinct Scottish brogue expresses her unpretentious nature, making her an affable protagonist. Flosnik instills Tysen with a deep, sensual voice, which adds depth and believability to the story's sensual love scenes. Tysen's children have sweet, innocent voices, and their childish tones are tastefully executed--not overdone. The narrator's expertise is shown not only in her ability to portray likable characters, but also in her talented rendition of Tysen's haughty English acquaintances. S.M. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Catherine Coulter is the author of the New York Times-bestselling FBI thrillers The Cove, The Maze, The Target, The Edge, Riptide, Hemlock Bay, Eleventh House, Blindside, Blowout, Point Blank, Double Take and TailSpin. She lives in northern California.
