Once upon a time, in a far, strange land (1883 west Texas, to be precise), there arrived from back East a beautiful and headstrong young princess... um... I mean, scientist named Dorcas Jeffries. Hardly more than a girl, really, but she had the courage of an Amazon and a heart as big as her intellect. To save another girl, named Flora, from an arranged marriage to this presumably wicked prince (well, a Laird, anyway) called Alan MacAllister, Dorcas switches places with her, expecting, naturally enough, that the awful Alan’s Highland Scots family (who happen to live in a full-scale medieval castle) will release her the moment she confesses she’s not Flora. Only—and this is the annoying part—Alan’s family is, actually, more interested in A bride than they are in a specific bride.... “Florrie or Dorie—’tis such a wee dif’rence”... In other words, they keep her—fussing and fuming, kicking, clawing, biting, punching and screaming, notwithstanding.

And Alan, himself—who turns out to have wanted Flora even less than Flora wanted him—decides that he does want Flora’s replacement. He decides this on first sight, in fact. And one can scarcely blame him, because that first sight was a lulu. It was the sight of said replacement—who had just escaped a tower by way of a tree that snagged off most of her clothes on the climb down—leaping wildly out of that tree in her unmentionables. Very interesting. Something to make a man stop and think. Catching her in his arms, he thinks he may be in love.

Numerous battles and embraces, some bloodcurdling adventures, and an emotional triathlon later, Dorcas is beginning to think the same thing. Now all she has to do is solve a 12-year-old murder, prevent a new one, and save herself and Alan from a horrifying family legacy. There’s always something, isn’t there?...

“Take everything you think you know about western historical romances and throw it out the window, because no matter how many of them you've read before, you've never read one like this! Start with a yummy half-Scottish, half-Comanche hero; place him in a medieval Scottish castle in frontier Texas; add in a castle ghost (If there is a REAL one, and if so, which?), a bit of mystery, a host of unusual secondary characters and a too-smart-for-her-own-good heroine who drives Alan to distraction, and you've just touched the surface of this highly entertaining tale…. I loved how the story kept me on edge, moving from eerie suspense to rollicking humor to sensual romance at the turn of a phrase. I DO features a strong humorous tone, but all is not sweetness and light, which gives the unexpected dark edges even greater impact…. Every time I thought I'd figured everything out, I'd quickly discover something that would have me refiguring once again…. Part gothic, part comedy, part historical -- all parts add up to one wholly satisfying romance. Don't miss it!”

~ Sondrea Cash, Romance Reviews Today

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“Holy Brigadoon, it's a Scottish invasion! Aye, complete with an adobe castle smack dab in the middle of Texas, a dank dungeon... kilts aplenty (and the odd loin cloth or two), and antiquated Highland laws which put a forward-thinking American girl in a vat full of beer-tainted trouble. Sounds like crazy, madcap fun, doesn't it? In fact, I don't think it's too much of an exaggeration to say that Mimi Riser's debut novel for Dorchester Publishing is the most innovative and strangely creative, genre-bending hybrid of romantic fiction I've come across in a good, long while.... I DO is a novel that will tickle your funny bone as well as your imagination with its twists, turns and terrifically thrilling [plot]... I hereby declare Mimi Riser an author to watch, and her wickedly amusing, impossible-to-categorize novel, I DO, a quirky love story to go quietly mad for.”

~ C.L. Jeffries, Heartstrings

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“Take a battle-of-wills romance with a gothic twist... throw in a tower room, mysterious wizard, strange cat and an imposter or two, and you have a madcap western that keeps you wondering just what will happen next. Riser hooks you from the beginning... this original tale keeps you turning the pages.”

~ Kathe Robin, Romantic Times

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“Moving Highland Scotland to Texas has been done in other works, but not as completely as this charming historical does it with its brick and all keep. The story line contains plenty of action, but the lead characters drive the plot as Alan does his duty as the clan head and Dorcas wonders how love entered the looking glass she fell through.... readers will enjoy this fine late nineteenth century romance.”

~ Harriet Klausner, The Best Reviews

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“Mimi Riser has penned the most astounding tale of love, desire, mystery, and suspense... I highly recommend I DO to anyone who loves an intriguing story.”

~ Melissa Alvarez, About Romance Fiction

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“I DO is a wonderful read you will not want to put down.”

~ Pam Clifton, A Romance Review News