Castaway [Oct 01, 1993] Ames

Orphaned since the age of fifteen, Nathan Gaites has made the sea his life. His grandfather disowned his father when he married his mother, and Nathan knows little about any other member of his family. Now, ten years after his mother's death, the family is looking for him, his grandfather eager to make amends for his mistreatment of Nathan's father and to restore the rightful heir to the Gaites holdings. Due to an injury and the need for rest, Nathan agrees to return to Gaites Hall to recouperate, believing his grandfather is dying. Little does he know he is being set up to marry his cousin Margaret Weston, a hot-headed beauty who wants nothing but her freedom. Though their fighting becomes notorious, it is not long before Nathan falls in love with Margaret. Having to raise her brother and sister since her mother died in childbirth, however, Margaret is determined to keep her freedom. But Nathan is even more determined to make Margaret admit her true feelings as well as bring his once mean and insensitive relatives together as a real family.Ms. Ames has the gift of turning a haphazard group of insensitive individuals into lovable characters you'll root for long after the book is finished. A bird's eye view into life and love in 19th century England! Beware it's tug on your heartstrings!Claire Haynes -- Copyright © 1994-97 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved -- From Literary Times