
So she has a great personality? It doesn't help with the romance part since Duncan, the male lead, states she is his friend with NO HINT of feelings for her, except sexual attraction. Hardly what any readers want in the female lead. Sabrina, the female lead character, is constantly described in this book by characters as being plain-looking and unwanted by men. And she isn't even suppose to be the female lead character! This book is about a handsome Scottish heir coming down to England and struggling with an unwanted arranged engagement with a bratty but gorgeous and the most desirable woman in London.

By far the most popular among her books are the stories about the Malory-Anderson Family, a Regency England saga. She has even written a few sci-fi romances. Johanna's books span the various eras of history, including books set in the Middle Ages, the American "Old West" and the popular Regency England-Scotland. By 2006, with over 58 Million copies of her books have been sold worldwide, with translations appearing in 12 languages, Johanna Lindsey is one of the world's most popular authors of historical romance. Johanna Lindsey wrote her first book, Captive Bride in 1977 "on a whim", and the book was a success. After her husband's death, Johanna moved to Maine, New England, to stay near her family. The marriage had three children Alfred, Joseph and Garret, who already have made her a grandmother.

In 1970, when she was still in school, she married Ralph Lindsey, becoming a young housewife. Her father always dreamed of retiring to Hawaii, and after he passed away in 1964 Johanna and her mother settled there to honor him. The family moved about a great deal when she was young.

Johanna Helen Howard was born on Main Germany, where her father, Edwin Dennis Howard, a soldier in the U.S.
