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Catriona
Catriona
Author: Jeanette Baker
ISBN-13: 9780671536756
ISBN-10: 0671536753
Publication Date: 6/1/1997
Pages: 384
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Paperback
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stargazer00 avatar reviewed Catriona on + 151 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
"Kate Sutherland always felt out of place in brash and modern Southern California. But when she comes to her ancestral home in the Shetland Islands to seek a mystical guide who may shed light on her true heritage, Kate is plagued with visions of life from five centuries past...A fiery young woman of royal English blood, Catriona Wells is determined to save her family from the deadly political clashes of 15th century Britain. But Cat's cunning is no match for Scottish border lord Patrick MacKendrick. When this powerful warrior betroths her against her will, Cat must decide whether she dares to love him--and to trust him with lives that are more precious to her than her own.

Meanwhile Kate, whose dreams rapidly take on a reality of their own, is caught between a present-day attraction to a charming Scottish historian--and risking everything in Catriona's dangerous world of passion and bloodshed."
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Helpful Score: 1
Kate Sutherland always felt out of place in brash and modern Southern CA. When she goes to the Shetland Islands to seek a mystical guide who can shed light on her heritage. Kate is plagued with visions of a life from 5 centures ago...A fiery woman of royal English blood, Catriona Wells is determined to save her famly from the deadly political clashes of 15th-century Britain. But, Cat's cunning is no match for Scottish border lord, Patrick MacKendrick. He betroths her against her will-Cat must decide whether she should love him and trust him with her family. Meanwhile, Kate, is caught between a present-day attraction to a charming Scottish historian and risking everything in Catriona's deangerous world of passion and bloodshed.
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Helpful Score: 1
a nice read with past life experience.
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"Kate Sutherland always felt out of place in brash and modern Souther California. But when she comes to her ancestral home in the Shetland Islands to seek a mystical guide who may shed light on her true heritage, Kate is plagued with visions of a life from five centuries past"
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Romance involving witchcraft. I didn't read it.
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California lawyer Kate Sutherland travels from the west coast to Salem, Massachusetts to help Celia Ward with her tax difficulties. After having Kate remove her contact lens, Celia probes into Kate's eyes and informs the attorney that all the answers to her deepest questions about her cryptic youth including her birthplace can be found on an island off of the Scottish coast. Needing to understand more about her roots, Kate goes to the Shetland Islands off of Scotland to meet Maura Sutherland, a high priestess of an ancient religion still practiced on the islands. ....... Almost from the first moment she steps onto her native soil, Kate sees visions of herself dressed in clothing that is five centuries old. She turns to local historian Niall McCormack for help in comprehending what she "sees". He tells her that she is envisioning Catriona Wells, the first Countess of Bothwell, who was trapped by the late fifteenth century royal conflict between England and Scotland. Her tragic life haunts Kate. Kate must somehow fix the past to share a loving future with Niall, the individual she now loves. ....... Jeanette Baker moves to the head of the historical romance class with CATRIONA, an absolutely stunning and unique mixing of several genres (supernatural, historical, and contemporary romances) into a great novel that will delight fans from all three genres. The characters from both sides of the Atlantic and from both centuries are first rate, well described, and humanized, turning a brilliant story line into one of the top novels of the year to date. .......Harriet Klausner