Fair Is the Rose
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781578561278
  • Imprint: Christian/Forum
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $45.00
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Fair Is the Rose

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Fair Is the Rose will be welcomed by the readers of Thorn in My Heart, as well as those who have enjoyed Higgs's nonfiction bestsellers: Bad Girls of the Bible, Really Bad Girls of the Bible, and Mad Mary. Fair Is the Rose is also anticipated by those who enjoyed her two award-winning, contemporary novels Mixed Signals and Bookends and by Liz's loyal following gained through her speaking engagements, media appearances, and website.

The Scottish Lowlands, October 1789.

A year has come and gone since Jamie McKie fled for his life, arriving at Auchengray in search of sanctuary and a bonny wife. Young Rose McBride, as fair a lass as any in Scotland, dearly loves her handsome cousin—but so does her older sister, Leana.

Determined to have Jamie all to herself, Rose puts in motion one desperate plan after another, enlisting the aid of Lillias Brown, a wise woman—a wutch, some say—still keen on the old ways. Impetuous Rose ignores the cruel whispers that travel up and down the parish hills, never dreaming of the tragic consequences that await her.

Her sister, Leana, clings to her hard-won sense of peace and assurance by a slender thread of faith. Day and night, Leana’s hours are apent caring for wee Ian and praying that her future will hold more promise than her past.

Jamie McKie is busy making his own plans to return home to Glentrool and claim his inheritance. To do so means facing Evan, the brother whose blessing he stole, and Alec, the father whom he ruthlessly deceived. It is a perilous journey that will test the depth of his courage, the strength of his sword, and the tenacity of his vow to honor Almighty God, no matter the cost.
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781578561278
  • Imprint: Christian/Forum
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $45.00
Categories:

About the author

Liz Curtis Higgs

Liz Curtis Higgs has been telling tales since she attempted her first novel–handwritten in a marble notebook–at the tender age of ten. Successful careers in broadcasting, public speaking, nonfiction writing, and children’s books honed Liz’s storytelling talents, bringing her back to her first love–writing fiction–at the turn of the 21st century.

A gifted speaker, Liz Curtis Higgs has presented more than 1,500 inspirational programs for audiences in all 50 United States as well as Germany, England, Canada, Ecuador, France, and Scotland. In 1995, Liz received the highest award in professional speaking, the “Council of Peers Award for Excellence,” becoming one of only forty women in the world named to the CPAE-Speaker Hall of Fame by the National Speakers Association.

Also by Liz Curtis Higgs

Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible
It's Good to Be Queen
Bad Girls of the Bible
Mine Is the Night
Here Burns My Candle
Really Bad Girls of the Bible
Rise and Shine
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Praise for Fair Is the Rose

–FRANCINE RIVERS, author of Redeeming Love

“A colorful tapestry woven from painstaking research, a rich, vivid setting, and compelling, wonderfully real characters. With excellent writing and a keen understanding of human nature, Liz Curtis Higgs delivers a first-rate, fascinating historical saga. As big and bold a story as the Galloway landscape where it takes place and the hearts of the people who inhabit it.”

–B. J. HOFF, author of Cadence and An Emerald Ballad

“Och! What a guid buik! Once again Liz Curtis Higgs transported me to 18th-century Scotland and caused me to lose my heart to Jamie, Leana, and Rose. I couldn't help but yearn for all three to find lasting love and happiness. The next installment can't get here fast enough to suit me.”

–ROBIN LEE HATCHER, author of Catching Katie and Beyond the Shadows

“Fair Is the Rose is an absolutely stunning sequel to Thorn In My Heart. I was transported back in time to my ancestral Scotland and relished every moment. An exceptional work!”

–LINDA LEE CHAIKIN, author of Yesterday’s Promise

“Liz Higgs’s writing resonates with romance and the inward struggles of the human heart. You can almost hear the tunes rising o’er the brae.”

–PATRICIA HICKMAN, author of Fallen Angels and Nazareth’s Song