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3.86 of 5 stars
Sworn to protect her, he was forbidden to touch her....

Joan Johnston is a masterful creator of unforgettable characters and stories that ma... read full description

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Sep 27, 2010
Jane rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Average story telling. Predictable. Nothing special. I wasn’t drawn in. A number of his and her actions weren’t believable.

STORY BRIEF:
Kitt’s ancestors owned Castle MacKinnon. The English won the land 50 years earlier and the castle is now owned by the English Duke of Blackthorne. The current Scottish tenants are close to starvation due to the high rents charged by the Duke. Kitt is an only child. Her father makes Kitt promise to marry the Duke of Blackthorne or to get p More...
May 20, 2010
Shen rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Truly disappointing. I wanted to flesh out my Men In Kilts category, and I just couldn’t bring myself to finish this.

Scotland, approximately Regency-era-ish? Hard to know.

I wasn’t too keen on the opening chapter, but, hey, openers are hard. Kitt’s father, the head of Clan McKlintock, is dying, and he asks her To Do Something For Him. We don’t get to know what. He also names her the new Clan Chief, defying all sorts of convention, etc. She is worried, but determined.
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Jul 01, 2011
Karen rated it: 3 of 5 stars
(More like 2 1/2 stars, because the ending was very meh.)
Mar 11, 2011
Hope4flowers rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Good. Would like to read the other books in this series
Jun 08, 2009
Marina rated it: 4 of 5 stars
#3 in the Captive Hearts series.
Sep 22, 2011
Amber rated it: 5 of 5 stars
ok it was exactly what I expected and that was good, kept me entertained, a nice quick easy read, will have to check out the sequeal
Aug 28, 2010
Marilyn rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Pub 1998.
Jun 05, 2011
Sabrina rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Entertaining, but the characters were very frustrating at times.
Feb 11, 2012
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Jan 25, 2012
Leah rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 24, 2012
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Jan 17, 2012
Zanna rated it: 3 of 5 stars
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Jan 08, 2012
Lori rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Dec 31, 2011
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Dec 28, 2011
Jen marked it as to-read
Dec 15, 2011
Brandi rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Dec 15, 2011
Katy rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Nov 30, 2011
Mandersoppmh.org rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Nov 25, 2011
Isabel rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Nov 15, 2011
Angel rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Nov 14, 2011
Crystal rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Nov 11, 2011
Leslie rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Nov 11, 2011
Petra rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Nov 09, 2011
Victoria rated it: 3 of 5 stars