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In the Scottish Highlands, Sona McCarron arrives to attend a wedding and learns that the Marquis of Inver—an heir to the Clan Chieftain—has been betrothed in a marriage of convenience to Lady Jean, the daughter of a neighboring clan chief. While the arranged match seems inevitable, Sona and the Marquis are drawn to one another, sparking a forbidden romance. The situation escalates when Lady Jean mysteriously disappears, and the Marquis is wrongly accused of murder. Determined to clear his name and protect their love, Sona places her own safety in jeopardy to uncover the truth and save the man she has come to love.
First publish date: 1981
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Barbara Cartland
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