The Renegade and the Heiress

by Judith Duncan

Book Overview

The secluded cabin high in the snow-covered mountains was as far from Mallory O'Brien's glittering world of wealth and privilege as she could possibly have imagined. Yet this place—and the proud,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373271840
• ISBN13: 9780373271849
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Silhouette Books
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Light and shadow -- Highly recommended

Fifteen years ago Finn Donovan killed the man who brutally raped his wife and was convicted of manslaughter. A month after he went to prison, his wife died in a car accident. Eight years in prison changes a man, and although no one would say they know him, if there is trouble in the mountain or in the backcountry, the authorities call Finn for help. The best tracker around, his skills are put to the test when he finds a woman wandering alone, her wrists bound with duct tape in the beginnings of a blizzard. Her fierce determination and will to live saved her from hypothermia. Finn is determined to save her from her would-be killers.Heiress Mallory O'Brien doesn't know who wants her dead. Kidnapped and drugged she was aboard a small plane when it down. The world of wealth and privilege didn't exactly prepare her for survival in the Canadian backcountry, but she does have riding skills, stamina, and a desire to live. Finn finds her to be honest, direct and untainted. She becomes the light to Finn's shadows, bringing his life a forgotten dazzle that he's long given up on. Over the years he's learned to shut his responses out, but Mallory slips right past his defenses and makes him hyperaware. While he doesn't believe in second chances, he does believe in atonement. He will keep this woman alive.Author Judith Duncan pens a memorable wilderness adventure in THE RENEGADE AND THE HEIRESS. The juxtaposition of wealth and Canadian backcountry, of a renegade and an heiress, of light and shadow lend the novel depth that will hold the reader transfixed. Duncan's mesmerizing voice weaves a spell that brings her words alive, transporting the reader to a different time and place with an intensity seldom matched. While superficially they are opposites, beneath the surface Duncan and Mallory are evenly matched, which strikes sparks as the situation drives their nerves to the very frayed ends. A marvelous read, THE RENEGADE AND THE HEIRESS comes highly recommended.

Excellent story!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Finn Donovan, a man who lives alone in the mountains finds Mallory O'Brien during a heavy snow storm. He knows she's in trouble as her hands are bound. He takes her to his cabin not only to nurse her back to health but to find out how he can protect her. You can't help but like her as she almost immediately puts her safety in his hands. He's a man who is bitter from past events (you can read about it) and she is a pampered heiress who enjoys the simple life. They do bicker but it is funny and not irritating. A must read.