title: The Irresistible Macrae: Book Three of the Highland Lords
author:  Karen Ranney 
description: The vibrant protagonists in Karen Ranney's latest Highland Lords romance (after When the Laird Returns) rise above the story's plain prose and formulaic plot line. Scottish country miss and heiress Riona McKinsey has the mind of a modern woman but the duty of an 18th-century daughter to marry well. When a fortune-hunter traps her into an engagement, her hopes for the future wilt until James, The Irresistible MacRae, arrives bearing a message from a family friend. Predictably, Riona and James fall in love, but their happily-ever-after is a while in coming. First they must contend with Riona's grasping fiance, and then they have to ward off an enemy of the MacRaes' who's determined to kill James. While the story line is far from fresh, those interested in a simply told, sweet romance that doesn't skimp on historical detail will be satisfied. <br />Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  KAREN RANNEY
  
  When the Laird Returns
  
  BOOK TWO OF THE HIGHLAND LORDS
  
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  To Ginger Blythe  
  (who believes that every woman  
  should have a Highland Lord in her life)  
  and to Al, of course,  
  and Taco,  
  and Winnie  
  (who, despite having four legs and being Welsh,  
  thinks himself the grandest Highland Lord of them all)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  [Chapter 1](index_split_004.html#filepos9575)
  
  There were no hints of what was to come on…
  
  [Chapter 2](index_split_005.html#filepos35015)
  
  Twice she turned and looked back at him, her face…
  
  [Chapter 3](index_split_006.html#filepos56524)
  
  “At least we know what happened to Fort William,” Alisdair…
  
  [Chapter 4](index_split_007.html#filepos81342)
  
  Today was her wedding day.
  
  [Chapter 5](index_split_008.html#filepos101202)
  
  The MacRae took her arm, albeit gently, and walked with…
  
  [Chapter 6](index_split_009.html#filepos116244)
  
  Unlike the other merchant vessels Ise