Lilacs on Lace Author:Linda Ladd In Scotland of 1691, Ainsley Campbell, ward of a powerful earl named Hugh Campbell, has been harshly raised in a convent, where she is labeled a witch for her unusual eyes and healing powers. One night, a handsome stranger whisks her away, supposedly to meet her betrothed, an English lord. To Ainsley's horror, her captor is actually Rodric MacDo... more »nald, a member of the enemy clan whom she believes murdered her parents. Rodric tells her she has been given to him in marriage by her father, whom he claims is still alive. At first disbelieving, Ainsley learns, upon reaching the Isle of Skye, that she is the child of a liaison between warring clans and that she has a critical role to play in their power struggles. Except for a slow-paced middle in which the heroine's protracted refusal to consummate her marriage strains credibility, Ladd (White Orchid) writes a rousing story filled with vivid emotion, plot twists, memorable characters and period color, including surprising encounters with William and Mary of England. This romance is the first of a planned Scottish trilogy.« less
A good Ladd book. I enjoyed and kept this book to reread. She is not a prolific writer and when I come across one of her books,even the older ones, I am always pleased to get to read her again.
A child of one clan, left an orphan when her parents are murdered, is taken under the protection of the powerful laird of the Campbells and raised in a convent isolated from all outside contact. Her benefactor has betrothed her to an English lord when she comes of age, but before that marriage can happen, she is kidnapped by another clan's leader who has already wed her by proxy. Despite all her efforts to escape, she is forced to travel to the Island of Skye where she must confront the destruction of all she believed to be true about herself and her family. Complicating this conflict is the charge of "witch" she bears because of her unusually colored eye and her mysterious healing skills. The heroine's innocence is balanced by her bravery; the hero is surprisingly gentle and determined to win her trust and then her love. This book will satisfy any lover of Scottish romances.