Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1384847 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04
• Format: Large Print
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 367 pages

From Booklist
Lady Eleanor Wycliffe is so devastated when her brother informs her that the man she wants to marry may really be her half-brother she flees to the highlands. Out of money and loathe to return home knowing she is illegitimate, she becomes governess to the mute young daughter of island-dwelling Gabriel MacFeagh, Viscount of Dunevin, known as the Devil of Dunevin. Finding her employer more than aloof and totally estranged from his daughter, Eleanor delves into the mystery shadowing his life and discovers an ancient curse that he believes will destroy anyone he loves. As Eleanor brings love and joy into young Juliana's life, she realizes that Gabriel is not the evil laird he has been made out to be, and, falling in love with him, she strives to vanquish the curse and find its all-too-real executor. Reding, author of White Knight (1999) and White Magic (1998) and the queen of regency-era Scottish romance, enticingly portrays a compellingly evoked wild landscape and its resilient denizens. Diana Tixier Herald
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Customer Reviews

Not a keeper
Although this book kept me interested until the last page, it's not a 5-stars book. Many actions/scenes/sentences seemed full of romance-cliches, and the attraction between the hero & heroine wasn't portrayed in an effective way. Besides, there was not enough dialogue between them (to me, dialogue is one of the essential elemements that make a couple real and believable).

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT
I loved this book! The lead character, Eleanor, embodies everything I look for in a heroine -- strength, intelligence, pride, resourcefulness. She doesn't whimper when she's up against a wall...doesn't once stomp her foot when she gets angry. She is mature and multi-faceted. And the hero, Gabriel, is the quiet, silent type -- her perfect other half. If you like mysteries, there's a good one in this story that involves the disappearance of Gabriel's first wife. It's all set on a remote Scottish island that is cloaked in atmosphere so well, you'll feel you are there. A great read altogether.

Inspiring...
White Mist is the conclusion of Jaclyn Reading's White Series. White Knight, White Magic, and White Heather are the first three in the series that travels the misty western isles of Scotland. Jaclyn Reding is known for her historical romances. Her books take the reader to a far and distant land for a time of intrigue and romantic celebration. It's a wonderful opportunity that all romance readers should endeavor to experience.

In the prologue, we are introduced to Lady Eleanor Wycliffe, heiress of the Westover dukedom. It's September 1820 and things aren't going the way Lady Eleanor had hoped so she decides to leave home. She ends up at the Isle of Trelay in the Scottish Hebrides and takes on the job as governess for Gabriel MacFeagh, Viscount Dunevin. His daughter experienced a tragedy three years ago and hasn't spoken since. Nor has the devil of Dunevin, as he is known, shown any affection or support for the child or her condition. Mystifying reasoning is the cause of all this mayhem in the Dunevin castle, and hopefully the concerns of one wayward, unhappy woman, who instantly feels emotionally attached, can set them all to rights.

White Mist is an inspiring read. Sometimes it takes getting away from an everyday routine and existence to really witness life. This is what Eleanor does, and it leads her to a child in need of support and a man most clearly misunderstood... or is he? It also leads her to emotions she has yet to experience or understand, and most likely would not have discovered at home. The characters are well developed, compassionate, and sooo romantic. The historical setting with the Gaelic information is sound and impressive: I enjoyed learning from it. I found it to be a wonderful read and am quite sure fellow historical romance readers will love the fourth title in the White Series.