Inspirational Scottish historical romance.
A sweet romance blossoms amidst feuding and war. With her reputation
at stake after being accused of practicing witchcraft and hated as a
member of a rival clan, Maidie considers leaving Clan Munro and
returning to the home of her birth in Clan Cameron. Fierce battles, a
tragic encounter, and a handsome clan chief compel her to make crucial
decisions in this haunting romance set in the16th century Highlands of
Scotland.
Maidie is summoned to FÃ rdach Castle of Easter Ross-shire to assist
in caring for the wounded of Clan Munro after a battle with Clans
MacKenzie and Cameron. She dreads the task since her husband, Kenneth
Munro, was killed in an earlier battle. Maidie is a healer, taught by
her mother, with the skills and knowledge needed to tend the wounds of
Chief Andrew Dubh Munro who is seriously wounded.
People in the castle and those in the village of Drumainn turn
against Maidie. Angus, the castle physician, resents her for taking his
job in caring for the chief. She is hated by some, because she is a
member of the enemy Clan Cameron and came to live in Ferindonald, the
Munro lands, with her husband.
Maidie considers returning to the land of her birth in Clan Cameron
with her young son, Sven, but falls in love with Andrew while caring for
his wounds. Although her neighbors now call her a witch, she wishes to
stay in Drumainn because of her love for the chief.
Against an effort to guard his hardened heart from another hurtful
encounter with a woman, Andrew falls in love with the tender, caring
healer, Maidie. He wants her to stay in Drumainn, but his enemies, the
Camerons and MacKenzies, have other plans. They use Andrew in an
exchange for Maidie and Sven after their warriors capture the Munro
chief. Her father, the brother of Chief Ewin Cameron, wishes for
Maidie’s inheritance to stay within his hands. After the exchange,
Andrew vows to get Maidie back and plots her return to him and Clan
Munro. While inside Castle Lach, the seat of Clan MacKenzie, Andrew
meets a small child who is his daughter. He takes the child with him to
provide for her when he leaves Castle Lach.
Gavin, Andrew’s brother, falls in love with Maidie. She is attracted
to him, but knowing his roving eye, avoids his amorous attentions.
Gavin tries to woo Maidie and win her heart away from Andrew. He offers
an alternative to rescuing his brother instead of using her as an
exchange for the chief. Maidie will not put Andrew’s life in danger and
refuses. She resigns herself to going back to her father’s home. Gavin
decides he cannot stay at FÃ rdach without Maidie and makes plans to
leave.
Davina, the younger sister of Andrew and Gavin, harbors resentment
toward Maidie because of her brothers’ attentions to the healer. Davina
is also jealous of the young warrior, Tavish, who Andrew assigned as
Maidie’s bodyguard, and who is infatuated by her sweet charm. Davina
secretly loves Tavish and wishes to marry him, but her brothers desire
her to marry the MacKenzie’s son to bring peace between the clans.
Although Maidie loves Andrew, she knows their love is forbidden. Too
many adverse circumstances surround their relationship. Being a devout
believer, Maidie is concerned about Andrew’s lack of spiritual
convictions. She realizes they can never be happy with a gulf between
their beliefs. Will Laird Andrew Dubh Munro and Maidie Cameron Munro
overcome the barriers standing in the way of their love?
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