Scotland, 1811. Coming from the Highlands to Edinburgh in search of a husband, Alison Lamont finds herself in all sorts of trouble.
Thrown out of a fashionable ball for a stolen kiss, Alison flees from a riot in the notorious Old Town and meets Willie Kemp, an eccentric boatbuilder. While she falls deeply in love with Mr. Kemp, her aunt wishes her to marry the obnoxious but rich John Forres.
… Forres.
Alison takes drastic measures to solve her dilemma, including a long trip through the snow-covered Pentland Hills. But who left the mysterious footprints outside her cottage, and what secrets is Mr. Kemp hiding?
Praise:
★★★★★ – “I would highly suggest this book to anyone looking for a sweet love story set in historical times.”
★★★★★ – “A beautifully written romance with historical information tossed in for good measure. I was swept away immediately.”
★★★★★ – “By far the loveliest book I have read in a long time. The characters were real and the story line was engrossing.”
★★★★★ – “Hopefully, Swift will carry on with the lives of her characters and we can enjoy the way she paints this era of Scottish history.”
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It was a good romantic novel. A nice break book!
This was a nice easy read. I enjoyed the main characters and found it refreshing to read this kind of book without the sex and instant passion that so many of these type of books have now days. I’m a big fan of Victoria Holt but it’s almost impossible to find her type of gothic novels.
Didn’t particularly care for this book.
I really enjoyed this book – the characters were well developed and although it was a romance novel it had an interesting twist and good historical background.
Fun book
I couldn’t get into it. It didn’t catch my attention I really want it to but it didn’t sorry.
Enjoyed the story but would have preferred less eroticism.
Short book, but great plot! Nice surprise ending.
Sweet story – good characters!
I would like to read more like this one!
I do not like books written in the single person. I gave up on it.
I enjoyed it. Easy read. Interesting story. Liked the characters.
A romantic journey back to a simpler(?) time find romance in a most unorthodox manner.
Really good and different plot, even if you can easily figure it out before the end. But the story is so good that you don’t realize all the holes in it until long after it is over!!
It wasn’t to my liking. I cannot tell you why it just didn’t speak to me. This is just my personal opinion.
Great story line. Understood writing to who was reading this and responding to the reader felt off. Quite a few typos, sorry to mention.
Kept me going wondering until the last page.
It’s a bit different than I expected. I enjoy books with interesting twists.
Loved it
It was a Cinderella / handsome prince story.