Treachery and love!
Highland Chieftain (Murray Family #21) by Hannah Howell I liked the skeleton of this story. Sir Callum MacMillan is injured and fleeing from men determined to kill him. Unconscious and foundering on the shoreline with a broken leg he is rescued by young woman, Bethoc Matheson, who hides him in her secret cave retreat. A retreat necessary because she is frequently beaten by father. Bethoc's father is a dark and fearsome person who brings home young boys he 'finds' to help run the farm. Bethoc has a houseful of young boys, 'brothers' she cares for and a baby sister. As Bethoc's mother was dying she pleaded with Bec to always keep her baby sister with her. The reason why is later an important revelation. It appears that Bethoc has strange special abilities that fit with who her real father turns out to be--one of the Murrays. For me the mystery surrounding Bethoc and her special facilities just didn't quite cut it, but I went with it. I defini...