{"product_id":"forbidden-to-the-banished-laird-9781335831699","title":"Forbidden to the Banished Laird","description":"A forbidden love, forced proximity, gothic Victorian romance \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alone with the laird \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ...and their forbidden passion! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For landscape gardener Jessica, accepting a post on a remote Scottish island means escape--from her broken dreams and tattered reputation. But meeting the brooding laird who hired her, disturbingly attractive Murdo, Jessica wonders if she's made a dangerous miscalculation... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Murdo has only had the furious ghosts of his past for company, until Jessica's sweetness and inner steel offers a way out of the darkness. As her employer, and with his heart destroyed, she is utterly forbidden. But with nowhere to hide from their simmering connection, will Murdo play by Society's rules, or burn everything down? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Harlequin Historical: \u003cem\u003eYour romantic escape to the past.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaye, Marguerite:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Marguerite Kaye has written almost sixty historical romances featuring feisty heroines and a strong sense of place and time. She is also co-author with Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, of two Sunday Times bestsellers, \u003cem\u003eHer Heart for a Compass \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Most Intriguing Lady\u003c\/i\u003e. Marguerite lives in Argyll on the west coast of Scotland. When not writing, she loves to read, cook, garden, drink martinis, and sew, though rarely at the same time.","brand":"Harlequin Special Releases","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51967172542738,"sku":"9781335831699","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_611e7ace-a1ef-4ebc-9fe3-e323953c0e54.jpg?v=1768928411","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/forbidden-to-the-banished-laird-9781335831699","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}