This is the book that i completed reading yesterday.... It was a pleasant change, as I'm not used to reading classics, especially in the romantic genre.


Even though I'm not much of a feminist, the strong character portrayal of the female lead, Sinjun/Joan impressed me much. I found the initial 2/3rds of the book to be interesting , after which i felt it a bit draggy and seemed to lose my interest.


The story line is that of Colin Kinross, an Earl of Scotland who is at the threshold of rags, unless he happens to wed a rich heiress. He leaves to England in search of thee and meeting Sinjun in one of the parties. Her childish infatuation and their story....


I don't have plans of reviewing the story.Just few observations from the book that stood out

- The rapport between Sinjun and her sister-in-laws was truly amazing. Have never heard of stories where the sister-in-laws escape from home to help Sinjun,who is in distress...all without the knowledge of the brothers.

- The smart manner in which Sinjun wins over Colin's children, Dahling and Philip.

- The extremely childish phases and contrarily mature instances displayed by Sinjun.

- Her unconditional love of Colin... truly nice.

- Last but not the least, the ghosts in the 2 castles which are extremely helpful at difficult times.... never heard of it right??

Overall a nice one-time read.