

Sophie offers to buy the castle, given that her family, the McGuinty’s, were at one time the groundskeepers of the palace and she feels connected to the history of the place.

Of course, once there, she meets a grumpy duke, Myles (Cary Elwes), who owns a castle but can hardly maintain its upkeep, despite opening it out for tours, weddings and even having a gift shop for souvenirs. As speculations fly that her bitter divorce a year back may have led to Sophie’s uncharacteristic display of anger towards her romantic hero in her book and off it, she decides to take off to Dun Dunbar, a village in Scotland to ride out this period. As public sentiments run high, so does Sophie’s emotions as she has a full-blown melt down on camera during her interview on the Drew Barrymore Show. REVIEW: Romance novelist, Sophie Brown’s (Brooke Sheilds) popularity takes a hit when she decides to kill off the much-loved hero of her successful book series, Emma Gale. STORY: A well-known author of romance novels takes off to Scotland to escape some bad publicity her book has generated and to connect with her family roots.
