And here’s the first point at which I stopped reading and scratched my head, because I found it really difficult to accept that a father would simply accept the word of his sixteen-year-old daughter that she was engaged. When her – obviously very indulgent – father learns of her “understanding” with Captain Logan MacKenzie, he allows Maddie to sit out this and subsequent seasons after all, if she is already betrothed, there is no need for her to go to London to make a brilliant match. Maddie’s desperation is born not of an innate reluctance to marry or desire to Do Something With Her Life – although she does want to do that – but because she has a terror of large crowds, and thus the usual round of balls and parties just isn’t an option for her. The story revolves around Miss Madeleine Eloise Gracechurch, who, at sixteen, is so desperate to avoid having a London Season that she invents a sweetheart and tells her family that he is away in the army but that they have an understanding that one day they will marry. A Fairy Godfather, perhaps -) I’m a fan of epistolary novels, so the fact that the storyline of When a Scot Ties the Knot hinges upon letter-writing was a big draw, but unfortunately, I came away from it feeling somewhat let down. (Sept.This is the third in Ms Dare’s current series Castles Ever After, which are loosely linked by virtue of the fact that each of the heroines inherits a castle from a godfather she barely knows.

Dare’s swiftly moving plot is enhanced by the seamlessly developed romance, and the sensuality is heightened by the slow awakening of the unlikely pair’s mutual attraction. But their mutually acceptable agreement is hampered by their physical desire, as Logan comes to know the woman behind the letters and Maggie learns to break through his practiced emotional detachment. And he assures Maggie that once they’ve consummated the marriage, she can continue her work while they both enjoy their freedom.

Logan wants to have a home for his men who have followed him through the trials of battle the castle is perfect. Though Maddie explains that the letters were purely fictional, he intends to make good on his promise to marry her. Nine years later, Logan appears at Lannair Castle, where Maddie resides with her aunt Thea. He conveniently dies in battle, leaving her to pursue an illustration career and savor singlehood. Logan MacKenzie, a Highland warrior, pretending that he’s her fiancé. Maddie Gracechurch, determined to avoid a London season, writes to Capt. Dare’s marvelous third Castles Ever After Regency romance (after Say Yes to the Marquess) builds a gradual, intense romance between two people who are determined to avoid love and commitment.

When a scot ties a knot tessa dare