Border Lord
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
“An excellent tale of high adventure. Colorful characters come alive against a backdrop of espionage and intrigue (Sherrilyn Kenyon, #1 New York Times–bestselling author).
Lady Miriam MacDonald comes to Scotland seeking peace between the Scots and the English—instead, she gets the admiration of two men. The kindly, awkward laird of Kildalton Castle becomes a trusted friend, but the dashing and mysterious Border Lord, disguised by midnight’s cloak, becomes much, much more.
Behind Duncan Kerr’s disguise is a lifetime of anguish. Relinquishing his birthright as laird of Kildalton for the role of Border Lord could cost him his future, but Duncan knows that if his true identity is discovered by the beautiful Lady Miriam, he will lose the thing he holds most dear—her heart.
“Arnette Lamb has a tremendous gift for writing genuine, warm, humorous, sensual love stories. Border Lord is stupendous!” —RT Book Reviews
“Fun . . . Paced at breakneck speed. What makes this book special are the main characters . . . A strong liberated lady trying to negotiate for peace between the warring factions [and a hero that’s like] Zorro with a Scots burr.” —Romance Heart to Heart
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The superheroes had best look out, for there's a new laddie on the block: Border Lord. Like an 18th-century Superman, Duncan Armstrong Kerr, Earl of Kidalton, convinces Lady Miriam MacDonald that he is a mild-mannered, bumbling Scot with thick spectacles and a kilt. But at night he becomes Border Lord, galloping across the countryside, tartan cape flying, to ``mete out justice'' when English baron Aubrey Townsend or his household ruffians cause trouble. Queen Anne has sent Miriam, ``star of her diplomatic corps,'' to settle the ongoing hostilities. Though Duncan is charming in a bashful sort of way, he's just as unhelpful as Aubrey when it comes to clearing up the dispute. No wonder that Miriam, though ignorant of his true identity, is seduced by Border Lord's straightforward lust in a late-night encounter. Lamb ( The Betrothal ) makes her story so intensely dramatic (and drops so many mentions of men's testicles, or ``lady crackers,'' as they are called here) that it transcends silliness and ends in sheer boredom.
