The Knight Before Christmas

October 15, 2006
A driving blizzard and a bizarre turn of fate send Myles Donal, a fugitive from an arranged marriage, to seek shelter in the crofter's hut, where he finds the beautiful but fiercely independent Kendran, who is escaping a similar betrothal. The two discover passion amid intense sparring in this sexy, lively tale, the latest of Ivie's Knight books. Set in the Scottish Highlands of the mid-15th century, the story is violent, romantic, and complex, and although the Christmas holidays are not really the focus, fans of the period and Alaska-based Ivie ("Tender Is the Knight") won't mind.

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October 15, 2006
While on his way to wed the "Harridan of the Highlands," Myles Magnus Donal gets lost in a snowstorm. When a silent beauty rescues him, he becomes convinced that she is his betrothed, and he does his seductive best to convince her to marry him by Christmas. When Myles arrives at his fiancee's home, he discovers the woman with whom he has been stranded is not his bride to be, but her sister. Ivie adds a dash of magic and plenty of sizzling chemistry to the plot of her latest sexy, Scottish, medieval romance. (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2006, American Library Association.)