009 - Chapter 9

Love! A word that superstition elevates to divine status, that time has transformed into humor, and that self-will has spun into a tantalizing madness. - Alexander and Campaspe. Meet Lady Juliana, the pampered seventeen-and-a-half-year-old daughter of the Earl of Cortland, who is promised in marriage to a wealthy but aging Duke, capable of providing her every luxury. Defying her fathers wishes, she elopes with her dashing but impoverished lover. Their journey leads them to a quirky Scottish castle, where the challenges of love and family await. Can their unconventional marriage withstand the test of time? (Summary by P. Cunningham)