This had a lot of fun and lighthearted moments and, while it wasn't perfect, it was just a fun read. I really loved Sheena's relationship with her little brother and would have loved to see more about. The heroine does make some naive choices that put her in dangerous situations that are entirely her fault, but that's a common element of older historicals. There is still a mystery going around of why the clans are constantly feuding and blaming one another for starting the feud when they are both insistent it wasn't them. While the heroine is hardheaded and the hero is incredibly alpha, the romance ended up being kind of sweet as the heroine finds herself really attracted to Jamie and consenting when they finally sleep together. The two end up marrying one another in order to keep peace between the rival clans. When he discovers his brother has kidnapped a woman he wants for himself and discovers that it's Sheena, he decides he has to have her for himself. Jamie sees Sheena from afar and has never forgotten the beauty bathing in a pond. What an experience reading an old Johanna Linsey! And it was Scottish! The heroine's family has been feuding with the MacKinnion's for generations. By far the most popular among her books are the stories about the Malory-Anderson Family, a Regency England saga. She has even written a few sci-fi romances. Johanna's books span the various eras of history, including books set in the Middle Ages, the American 'Old West' and the popular Regency England-Scotland. By 2006, with over 58 Million copies of her books have been sold worldwide, with translations appearing in 12 languages, Johanna Lindsey is one of the world's most popular authors of historical romance.

Johanna Lindsey wrote her first book, Captive Bride in 1977 'on a whim', and the book was a success. After her husband's death, Johanna moved to Maine, New England, to stay near her family. The marriage had three children Alfred, Joseph and Garret, who already have made her a grandmother.

In 1970, when she was still in school, she married Ralph Lindsey, becoming a young housewife. Her father always dreamed of retiring to Hawaii, and after he passed away in 1964 Johanna and her mother settled there to honor him. The family moved about a great deal when she was young. Johanna Helen Howard was born on Main Germany, where her father, Edwin Dennis Howard, a soldier in the U.S.

A gentle feuding