On the cusp of her first London season, Miss Madeline Gracechurch was
shy, pretty, and talented with a drawing pencil, but hopelessly awkward
with gentlemen. Certain to be a failure on the marriage mart, Maddie did
what generations of shy, awkward young ladies have done: she invented a
sweetheart.
A Scottish sweetheart who was handsome, honorable, and de-voted to her,
but conveniently never around. Maddie poured her heart into writing the
imaginary Captain MacKenzie . . . and by pretending to be devastated
when he was (not really) killed in battle, she managed to avoid the
pressures of London society entirely.
Until years later, when this kilted Highland lover of her imaginings
shows up in the flesh. The real Captain Logan MacKenzie
arrives--handsome as anything, but not entirely honorable. He's wounded,
jaded, in possession of her letters . . . and ready to make good on
every promise Maddie never expected to keep.