Journey to Enchantment

Setting - Scotland 1746 --- JOURNEY TO ENCHANTMENT - In this second installment the very independent, beautiful Prudence MacTavish is aghast that her father has installed in their home on the shores of Loch Ness a wounded Sassenach soldier. She is proudly Scots, fiercely outspoken, and does her best to convince her father that Captain Gregory Delacort, is a spy sent to their home to glean information on the whereabouts of her hero, Ligun Doone, scourge of the Redcoats, and hero to the Scots. She is infuriated as he begins to charm the household staff and herself even as her suspicions that Gregory Delacort is not as sick as he claims to be, turn out to be nothing compared to WHO he turns out to be. Before too long, Prudence and Gregory, are both committed to daring escapades in smuggling both rebel Scots and a most dangerous cypher out of Scotland to safety. In an adventure of a lifetime, she loses her heart only to brace herself for the rejection Gregory is impelled to give her in an attempt to save her from association with him should he be captured in the courageously treasonous acts he is compelled to commit. This second book in the Golden Chronicle series is an aptly named book as you find yourself enchanted with the players, the vivid descriptions of the clothing, homes, and moods of the period. Additionally, Ms Veryan's prose and the subtle bits of humor that she injects with the superbly created and robust secondary cast of characters in each of her very interesting stories will be sure to delight the reader. Once again you will find yourself immersed in a wildly exciting tale of dramatic clashes and narrow escapes as the protagonists race across war torn Scotland. While this is part of a series, I can honestly say that each book can definitely stand-alone and it is but a personal preference of mine to read entire series in chronological order.

Geoffrey Delavale and Prudence MacTavish team up in this superb example of Patricia Veryan's work. Though not often one of her most highly rated books I enjoyed the plot and the cahracters thoroughly. The romance was well done and I love the scottish accents! The characters were beleivable and it was nice to see a book about Penny's brother. This book was wonderful as a continuation in the Golden Chronicals and marvelous by itself as well.

Although it's been a very long time since I've read this particular volume, so I can't say exactly why I loved it, I can say that this is one of the best piece of romantic fiction I've ever read. Actually, all of Ms. Veryan's books are uniquely superb.... Anyway, I just remember feeling extremely content and happy after I've read this book. Basically, the book's set in scotland around the time of Bonnie Prince Charlie (I think). It's also about the daring escapes of an English nobleman who fools the stiff-necked authorities with his rescues of innocents, kinda like the Scarlet Pimpernel. From what I can glean from memory, there were some very humurous bits to it. Veryan's prose fast moving and never, ever stilted. The hero must have been heart-stoppingly dashing, plot intriguing because it's after this book that I devoured the rest of the series. I highly recommend this book to anyone who's even remotely interested.