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Border Trilogy I #3
Border Storm
As daughter of a Scottish march warden, Laurie Halliot knew life could be treacherous in the Borders. But when the English accused her runaway stepsister of murder, Laurie pledged herself as hostage until the truth could be uncovered. To protect her honor, her father insisted she be handfasted to her jailor. And so Laurie became the reluctant bride of Sir Hugh Graham of Brackengill, English brother of the notorious Scots heroine, Janet the Bold. A man of divided loyalties and strong heart, Hugh tempted Laurie as no man had before. If she was ever to regain her freedom, she must stay out of his bed...but how could she deny her own dangerous passions?
334 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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About the author
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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March 17, 2009
I love Amanda Scott. I am picky when it comes to my Scotland romances. Oftentimes they just aren't Scottish enough for me but Scott never disapoints. The hero wasn't scot but i fell in love with him anyway!! It's a "good read" fo shizzle.
July 7, 2019
Unfortunately this just didn't hold my interest. I found it bland and downright boring.
July 7, 2012
I'm not really sure how many stars to give this book. I don't believe I've read any other of Amanda Scott's work so I'm not sure how it compares. Border Storm was a bit disappointing for the realm of Romance. Other than the H/H giving each other some heated looks nothing really happens until the end and by then it seems a bit unbelievable. I intensely dislike a book where the entire work is the lead up to them getting together and then it leaves you hanging.
The premise of the novel is that she (Laurie) gets 'handfasted' to him (Hugh) to stand in for her sister in light of the fact that she disappeared before having to answer for a crime she was accused of committing. It's a great big mess of political intrigue and focuses mainly on that. The H/H BARELY interact except for a handful of conversations. As a Romance genre novel I found it quite disappointing. If it was touted as a general Historical Fiction novel with a little romance thrown in, then I'd say it totally delivered that. Although the ending did put a smile on my face. It was more a case of too little too late. She should've added 50-100 more pages to the story and let the reader know how their story played out. As it was at the end, they didn't really know each other, and certainly weren't in love, merely lust. I...I'm just disappointed that I muddled through the entire book looking for more and end the end still wasn't satisfied.
The premise of the novel is that she (Laurie) gets 'handfasted' to him (Hugh) to stand in for her sister in light of the fact that she disappeared before having to answer for a crime she was accused of committing. It's a great big mess of political intrigue and focuses mainly on that. The H/H BARELY interact except for a handful of conversations. As a Romance genre novel I found it quite disappointing. If it was touted as a general Historical Fiction novel with a little romance thrown in, then I'd say it totally delivered that. Although the ending did put a smile on my face. It was more a case of too little too late. She should've added 50-100 more pages to the story and let the reader know how their story played out. As it was at the end, they didn't really know each other, and certainly weren't in love, merely lust. I...I'm just disappointed that I muddled through the entire book looking for more and end the end still wasn't satisfied.
February 16, 2017
Poorly written.
October 9, 2012
Enjoyable, quick read. A bit unbelievable in terms of plotting. Flitting back and forth over the border as a gentlewoman when there is on going fighting? However, once around that one, the rest was quite good and certainly held my attention. A romance read. Enjoyable while reading, forgettable afterwards. Glad I read it from the library.
March 28, 2011
I enjoyed the background political intrigue and information this time as it was balanced by the adventures and exploits of Hugh and Laura, individually and together. Their relationship grew honestly out of each's observation of the other's deeds and words.
August 31, 2013
a fun historical romp with a dash of romance of course. The scottish dialect is cumbersome and awkward at times but overall a fun read.
May 15, 2014
Very good. I liked the part where Janet's husband was complaining about the cat being in bed with them.
October 12, 2014
well worth reading
January 16, 2017
Awesome
Sir Hugh Graham is a excellent knight. A knight in slightly tarnished armor. Laurie Elliot is as bold as they come. An interesting couple.
Sir Hugh Graham is a excellent knight. A knight in slightly tarnished armor. Laurie Elliot is as bold as they come. An interesting couple.
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