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WhatwastobeagrandadventureforMelissaMacGregor--anescapefromthewildsofherScottishhomeintothewhirloftheLondonsocialscene--seemstopalebeforethepromiseinthepassionategazeofLincolnRossBurnett.Thoughtheyexchangebutafewwordsbeforepartingafterachanceencounteronhergrandfather'slands,Melissainstantlyknowsthisboldstrangerisherdestiny,whileLincolnrealizeshishearthasbeenclaimedforeverandhewillneverbecompleteuntilMelissaMacGregorishisbride.Butthereareseriousobstaclesimpedingthewell-smittenViscountCambury'spursuitofgloriousromance:sixteenofthem--allbigandbrawny,sixnamedIanandallnamedMacFearson.ThebaneofLincoln'syouth,Melissa'sstifling,disapprovingunclesarenowdeterminedtorobhimofhisnewfoundhappiness.Yetheisequallyresolvedtoconfronttheperil--andtopursuehisexquisiteobsessionallthewaytoLondon...andtotheendsoftheearth,ifnecessary.