Reviewed by Ellen Hogan for Readers' Favorite

Vanessa Pembrooke walks in on her fiance making love to her sister two days before their wedding. Even though Vanessa was not in love, she had picked her fiance because of similar interests. She did not want a relationship based on love thinking the concept was foolish. Not wanting to stay around and be pitied, Vanessa takes what little money she has and heads to Scotland. She has always wanted to be a scientist, and decides this is a good time to make her dream come true. Looking to prove the existence of the Loch Ness monster, Vanessa becomes the unwitting bride of Graeme Langford. Graeme is in Scotland to find the Stone of Destiny before it falls into the hands of the wrong people. Vanessa decides to help her husband in his quest although her husband is not so keen on Vanessa tagging along. With an attempted murder on Vanessa's life, Graeme has no choice but to keep her close to him.

This is a very easy and fast read. The storyline just flowed and kept you turning pages to see what was going to happen to Vanessa and Graeme. There's a wonderful chemistry between the two, especially since neither one was looking for a relationship. The dialogue really helped the story along and there were a couple of good minor characters. Dougal, Graeme's brother and also his mother were assets to the storyline. The Raven you just wanted to dislike from the very beginning. All in all, this is a very good period book, and anyone who likes that genre will enjoy it.