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Isles/Templars #5
Knight's Treasure
Some brides don't have all the luck. Adela Macleod has been kidnapped, held hostage, (Lady's Choice) and on the eve of her wedding, watches her ancient husband, Ardelve, collapse during their wedding feast. Seeking escape from all her would-be comforters in the pitch-blackness of a fog-shrouded night, she meets a stranger with a soothing voice who will not even tell her his name.
Sir Robert Logan is a serving knight who has long since left his family. No sooner does Rob meet the sorrowful but determined Lady Adela than he finds himself forced to take up his family duties again. Rob inherits his father's title and estates as the third baron Lestalric. But with rumours flying that the two of them clearly conspired to murder the second baron and his heir, as well as Ardelve, Rob and Adela become partners in the fight against common enemies. And as they work together to discover the truth, Rob and Adela realize that sometimes the best relationships aren't about luck. Sometimes it's about love.
Sir Robert Logan is a serving knight who has long since left his family. No sooner does Rob meet the sorrowful but determined Lady Adela than he finds himself forced to take up his family duties again. Rob inherits his father's title and estates as the third baron Lestalric. But with rumours flying that the two of them clearly conspired to murder the second baron and his heir, as well as Ardelve, Rob and Adela become partners in the fight against common enemies. And as they work together to discover the truth, Rob and Adela realize that sometimes the best relationships aren't about luck. Sometimes it's about love.
433 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2007
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Amanda Scott
172 books381 followersAmanda Scott, USA Today Bestselling Author and winner of Romance Writers of America’s RITA/Golden Medallion (LORD ABBERLEY'S NEMESIS) and Romantic Times’ Awards for Best Regency Author and Best Sensual Regency (RAVENWOOD'S LADY), Lifetime Achievement (2007) and Best Scottish Historical (BORDER MOONLIGHT, 2008), began writing on a dare from her husband. She has sold every manuscript she has written.
Amanda is a fourth-generation Californian, who was born and raised in Salinas and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in history from Mills College in Oakland. She did graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in British History, before obtaining her Master’s in History from California State University at San Jose. She now lives with her husband and son in northern California.
As a child, Amanda Scott was a model for O’Connor Moffatt in San Francisco (now Macy’s). She was also a Sputnik child, one of those selected after the satellite went up for one of California’s first programs for gifted children. She remained in that program through high school. After graduate school, she taught for the Salinas City School District for three years before marrying her husband, who was then a captain in the Air Force. They lived in Honolulu for a year, then in Papillion, Nebraska, for seven. Their son was born in Nebraska. They have lived in northern California since 1980.
Scott grew up in a family of lawyers, and is descended from a long line of them. Her father was a three-term District Attorney of Monterey County before his death in 1955 at age 36. Her grandfather was City Attorney of Salinas for 36 years after serving two terms as District Attorney, and two of her ancestors were State Supreme Court Justices (one in Missouri, the other the first Supreme Court Justice for the State of Arkansas). One brother, having carried on the Scott tradition in the Monterey County DA’s office, is now a judge. The other is an electrician in Knoxville, TN, and her sister is a teacher in the Sacramento area.
The women of Amanda Scott’s family have been no less successful than the men. Her mother was a child actress known as Baby Lowell, who performed all over the west coast and in Hollywood movies, and then was a dancer with the San Francisco Opera Ballet until her marriage. Her mother’s sister, Loretta Lowell, was also a child actress. She performed in the Our Gang comedies and in several Loretta Young movies before becoming one of the first women in the US Air Force. Scott's paternal grandmother was active in local and State politics and served as president of the California State PTA, and her maternal grandmother was a teacher (and stage mother) before working for Monterey County. The place of women in Scott’s family has always been a strong one. Though they married strong men, the women have, for generations, been well educated and encouraged to succeed at whatever they chose to do.
Amanda Scott’s first book was OMAHA CITY ARCHITECTURE, a coffee-table photo essay on the historical architecture of Omaha, written for Landmarks, Inc. under her married name as a Junior League project. Others took the photos; she did the research and wrote the text on an old Smith-Corona portable electric. She sold her first novel, THE FUGITIVE HEIRESS - likewise written on the battered Smith-Corona in 1980. Since then, she has sold many more books, but since the second one she has used a word processor and computer. Twenty-five of her novels are set in the English Regency period (1810-1820). Others are set in 15th-century England and 14th- through 18th-century Scotland, and three are contemporary romances. Many of her titles are currently available at bookstores and online.
Amanda is a fourth-generation Californian, who was born and raised in Salinas and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in history from Mills College in Oakland. She did graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in British History, before obtaining her Master’s in History from California State University at San Jose. She now lives with her husband and son in northern California.
As a child, Amanda Scott was a model for O’Connor Moffatt in San Francisco (now Macy’s). She was also a Sputnik child, one of those selected after the satellite went up for one of California’s first programs for gifted children. She remained in that program through high school. After graduate school, she taught for the Salinas City School District for three years before marrying her husband, who was then a captain in the Air Force. They lived in Honolulu for a year, then in Papillion, Nebraska, for seven. Their son was born in Nebraska. They have lived in northern California since 1980.
Scott grew up in a family of lawyers, and is descended from a long line of them. Her father was a three-term District Attorney of Monterey County before his death in 1955 at age 36. Her grandfather was City Attorney of Salinas for 36 years after serving two terms as District Attorney, and two of her ancestors were State Supreme Court Justices (one in Missouri, the other the first Supreme Court Justice for the State of Arkansas). One brother, having carried on the Scott tradition in the Monterey County DA’s office, is now a judge. The other is an electrician in Knoxville, TN, and her sister is a teacher in the Sacramento area.
The women of Amanda Scott’s family have been no less successful than the men. Her mother was a child actress known as Baby Lowell, who performed all over the west coast and in Hollywood movies, and then was a dancer with the San Francisco Opera Ballet until her marriage. Her mother’s sister, Loretta Lowell, was also a child actress. She performed in the Our Gang comedies and in several Loretta Young movies before becoming one of the first women in the US Air Force. Scott's paternal grandmother was active in local and State politics and served as president of the California State PTA, and her maternal grandmother was a teacher (and stage mother) before working for Monterey County. The place of women in Scott’s family has always been a strong one. Though they married strong men, the women have, for generations, been well educated and encouraged to succeed at whatever they chose to do.
Amanda Scott’s first book was OMAHA CITY ARCHITECTURE, a coffee-table photo essay on the historical architecture of Omaha, written for Landmarks, Inc. under her married name as a Junior League project. Others took the photos; she did the research and wrote the text on an old Smith-Corona portable electric. She sold her first novel, THE FUGITIVE HEIRESS - likewise written on the battered Smith-Corona in 1980. Since then, she has sold many more books, but since the second one she has used a word processor and computer. Twenty-five of her novels are set in the English Regency period (1810-1820). Others are set in 15th-century England and 14th- through 18th-century Scotland, and three are contemporary romances. Many of her titles are currently available at bookstores and online.
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July 27, 2017
DNF. I tried, but I just cannot read a book written in old Scottish slang.
This is set in 1371-1380 Scotland. Below are examples of the writing.
pages 2-4:
He was nobbut thirteen when he went away
So ye ken nowt
So he said nowt to you o' his father and uncle wha' were friends wi' the Bruce... Nor o' things the two o' them might ha' done for the man?
p117: I ken nowt o' the slink
p362: They were said to be gey similar.
p375: Nay, I ken fine he was in town
p410: Sithee, I, too, hail from Kintail
DATA:
Narrative mode: 3rd person. Story length: 386 pages. Setting: 1371-1380 Scotland. Copyright: 2007. Genre: historical romance.
This is set in 1371-1380 Scotland. Below are examples of the writing.
pages 2-4:
He was nobbut thirteen when he went away
So ye ken nowt
So he said nowt to you o' his father and uncle wha' were friends wi' the Bruce... Nor o' things the two o' them might ha' done for the man?
p117: I ken nowt o' the slink
p362: They were said to be gey similar.
p375: Nay, I ken fine he was in town
p410: Sithee, I, too, hail from Kintail
DATA:
Narrative mode: 3rd person. Story length: 386 pages. Setting: 1371-1380 Scotland. Copyright: 2007. Genre: historical romance.
February 6, 2020
Boring...boring...gone
February 11, 2018
I really...
Enjoyed Adela finding her backbone and the love of a good man. She had it hard in many respects but didn't let that stop her. I'm looking forward to the next one in the series.
Enjoyed Adela finding her backbone and the love of a good man. She had it hard in many respects but didn't let that stop her. I'm looking forward to the next one in the series.
July 27, 2021
Trate de darle una oportunidad al libro, me aburrió bastante
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December 22, 2008
Admittedly, I'm not well-read in this romance sub-genre (Scottish historical) and although I love history, the historical back story dragged the pace way down for me. Enough about "the Bruce" and "the Douglas" and what happened 50 or 100 years before the story takes place -- let's get on with it! The characters and plot were interesting enough and it was generally well written, but the author should be able to tell a love story without the extensive history lesson. I couldn't help thinking that Ms. Scott was trying to prove how much she knows about the actual events of the period and I suppose if you're a Scottish history enthusiast you may find that all very interesting. But for me, dialogue like "Of course, you remember when King so-and-so did such-and-such in 1292..." slows everything down. Since I've written an historical romance myself (WWII -- as yet unpublished) it reminded me about the importance of creating essence of an era without turning it into an historical treatise.
November 7, 2014
nice read..though it didn't have a lingering effect on me.....
its beginning was classic and then it just went and i lost the link
noooo....must contradict myself.Yes! i still like but the reason was pending....i like it for it's moments that i am able to recall now as i write and that's satisfying:) i am getting back the link and now i love it more;ending was pure satisfaction:);i would like to restate that i love it!
its beginning was classic and then it just went and i lost the link
noooo....must contradict myself.Yes! i still like but the reason was pending....i like it for it's moments that i am able to recall now as i write and that's satisfying:) i am getting back the link and now i love it more;ending was pure satisfaction:);i would like to restate that i love it!
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January 7, 2009Typical historical romance with a knight who has enemies. He falls for a lady of the court but is afraid that his enemies will use her against him if they find out. So he tries to hide his feelings for her but then ends up marrying her when his enemies start vicious rumours about her that threaten to ruin her reputation.
May 4, 2014
Quick read. Not un-put down-able or anything. But was mostly interesting especially Kings, courtiers, knights, men at arms and those kind of historical details pertaining to Scotland. Maybe I liked it because it was as much a historical book as a love story.
February 23, 2009
This was an okay book. I read a few books that were of this genre and I thought I would really like this book.
It was just kind of blah..Not my style.
It was just kind of blah..Not my style.
December 18, 2009
I liked the whole McLeod sisters series.
July 27, 2014
Very good. I liked the part where Adela was helping to take care of Rob after he got shot.
January 28, 2012
Just couldn't get into this one. I stopped about 75 pages in.
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