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  Women in Scotland had freedoms not available to females in other parts of the British Empire. Scottish women had the power to petition for separation and to divorce their husbands. An excellent text on the subject is Alienated Affections: The Scottish Experience of Divorce and Separation 1684–1830 by Leah Leneman.

  Balfurin is fictional and is based on an amalgam of wonderful Scottish castles.

  About the Author

  KAREN RANNEY began writing when she was five. Her first published work was The Maple Leaf, read over the school intercom when she was in the first grade. In addition to wanting to be a violinist (her parents had a special violin crafted for her when she was seven), she wanted to be a lawyer, a teacher, and, most of all, a writer. The violin discarded early, she still admits to a fascination with the law, and she volunteers as a teacher whenever needed. Writing, however, has remained an overwhelming love of hers. She loves to hear from her readers—please write to her at [email protected] or visit her website at www.karenranney.com.

  Karen Ranney lives in Texas.

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  By Karen Ranney

  AUTUMN IN SCOTLAND • AN UNLIKELY GOVERNESS

  TILL NEXT WE MEET • SO IN LOVE

  TO LOVE A SCOTTISH LORD

  THE IRRESISTIBLE MACRAE

  WHEN THE LAIRD RETURNS • ONE MAN’S LOVE

  AFTER THE KISS • MY TRUE LOVE

  MY BELOVED • UPON A WICKED TIME

  MY WICKED FANTASY

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  Copyright

  This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

  AUTUMN IN SCOTLAND. Copyright © 2006 by Karen Ranney. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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