Chieftain without a Heart

London Socialite and friend of King George IV, the Duke of Strathnarnenjoys his London life is reluctant and resentful when he inheritsfrom his hated father the title ? and onerous responsibilities ? ofChieftain of the Clan McNarn. Arriving bitterly angry in thehighland fiefdom he fled as a youth, he?s faced with a terribledilemma. To free his young nephew and heir from the clutches of hisClan?s mortal enemies, the Kilcraigs, he must marry Clola, thedaughter of their fearsome Chieftain. Appalled, he complies with badgrace, but refuses even to look his young bride in the face, socertain is he that she will be coarse, uneducated and unattractive, so unlike the sophisticated beauties with whom he is wont to dally inLondon Society. Soon, however, a terrifying plot against the Kinginvolving a sinister poisoner and her deranged and vengeful sonunfolds ? and it is Clola, aided by a ghostly Grey Lady, who comes tothe rescue. Only now, after so terribly misjudging and ill-treatingher, does the Duke see his bride for what she is ? a raven-haired,musically talented and courageous beauty. But is it too late fortheir marriage of convenience to be transformed by the blessing oftrue love?