{"product_id":"9781402246968","title":"The Highlander's Sword","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA quiet, flame-haired beauty with secrets of her own...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lady Aila Graham is destined for the convent, until her brother's death leaves her an heiress. Soon she is caught between hastily arranged marriage with a Highland warrior, the Abbot's insistence that she take her vows, the Scottish Laird who kidnaps her, and the traitor from within who betrays them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe's nothing he expected and everything he really needs...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Padyn MacLaren, a battled-hardened knight, returns home to the Highlands after years of fighting the English in France. MacLaren bears the physical scars of battle, but it is the deeper wounds of betrayal that have rocked his faith. Arriving with only a band of war-weary knights, MacLaren finds his land pillaged and his clan scattered. Determined to restore his clan, he sees Aila's fortune as the answer to his problems...but maybe it's the woman herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmanda Forester \u003c\/strong\u003eholds a PhD in psychology and worked for many years in academia before discovering that writing historical romance novels was way more fun. She lives with her husband and two energetic children in the Pacific Northwest outside Tacoma,Washington. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140493459696,"sku":"9781402246968","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402246968_p0.jpg?v=1769894002","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402246968","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}