Jordan Buchanan is thrilled that her brother and best friend are tying
the knot. The wedding is a lavish affair--for the marriage of Dylan
Buchanan and Kate MacKenna is no ordinary occasion. It represents the
joining of two family dynasties. The ceremony and reception proceed
without a hitch--until a crasher appears claiming to be a MacKenna
guest. The disheveled and eccentric professor of medieval history warns
that there's "bad blood" between the couple's clans, stemming from an
ancient feud that originated in Scotland and involving the Buchanan
theft of a coveted MacKenna treasure.
Jordan has always led a cautious life and has used her intelligence and
reason to become a successful businesswoman. So she is intrigued but
skeptical of the professor's claims that the feud has been kept alive by
the grave injustices the Buchanans have perpetrated over the centuries.
But when Noah Clayborne, a close family friend and a man who has never
let a good time or a pretty girl pass him by, accuses Jordan of being
trapped in her comfort zone, she determines to prove him wrong and sets
out on a spontaneous adventure to the small, dusty town of Serenity,
Texas, to judge the professor's research for herself.
Maneuvering through a close-knit community in which everyone knows
everyone else's business, Jordan never anticipates the danger and
intrigue that lie in her path, nor the threat that will shadow her back
to Boston, where even in familiar surroundings, her life is at risk.
A powerful thug who rules by fear, a man who harbors a simmering secret,
and an unexpected romance that pierces all defenses--beloved author
Julie Garwood weaves these dazzling elements into a brilliant novel of
romantic suspense.
