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Book Review of The Duchess (Montgomery, Bk 9)

The Duchess (Montgomery, Bk 9)
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Claire Willoughby risked losing millions in her inheritance if, as decreed by her grandfather, she did not wed an acceptable man. Harry Montgomery, the eleventh Duke of MacArran, seemed perfect. He owned a historic castle, he looked manly in a kilt, and he was as much a titled Scotsman as Bonnie Prince Charlie himself.
Their engagement announced, Claire's future as a duchess was assured-and she set off with her family to meet the Montgomery clan in Scotland. Bramley Castle was damp, chill place, overflowing with eccentric relatives. But there was also Trevelyan, a secretive, brooding man who lived in Bramly's ancient halls. Whoever he was, he wasn't at all like Harry: Trevelyan was the most exasperating, arrogant, know it all of a man Claire ever met. And the most fascinating...