She came to the highlands an innocent bride, but one man's love and two nations' enmity would make her a woman. In her unforgettable novel, Kathleen Givens brought to vivid life the tempestuous romance of mary lowell, an...She came to the highlands an innocent bride, but one man's love and two nations' enmity would make her a woman. In her unforgettable novel, Kathleen Givens brought to vivid life the tempestuous romance of mary lowell, an English aristocrat, and the Scottish chieftain alex macgannon, who claimed her as his bride.