The Lady and the Flame ..
When Lady Margaret Whitaker falls in love with the rugged highlander Laird Duncan Gordon, she has no idea of the dangerous past that threatens to tear them apart. Her own father was involved in the death of Duncan’s father, a dark secret that has remained hidden for fifteen long years.
Despera... te to keep his daughter from running off with Duncan during the Yule celebration, her father locks her away in the abandoned castle dungeon.
But Duncan will not let the flame of their love be extinguished by her father's lies and deceit. He devises a daring plan to rescue his true love and spirit her away.
Will their passion overcome the secrets and lies that threaten to keep them apart? Or will the flames of love be snuffed out by the cold heart of betrayal?read more
BIOGRAPHY Ruth A Casie is a USA Today bestselling author. Here she is in her own words...I write historical romances that are like a wild dance at a Regency ball—full of ‘edge-of-your-seat’ suspense, mind-boggling drama, and heart-melting emotions. My heroines? Well, they’re the ones who’d rather duel with wit than curtsy, and... the men who cross their paths? Let’s just say they’re in for a delightful challenge!read more