Series: Royal Highlander, #3
Tropes & Traits: heroine with trauma; military veteran hero; slow burn
Publication Date: 03.31.20
Genre/Setting: Historical; Scotland
Rating: 4/5 stars
Morrigan Drummond's life has been upended since her father's murder forced her to leave behind her life in Edinburgh and make a new life in the Highlands with her remaining family. Determined to take back some control, Morrigan trains with the fighters of her new adopted clan and hopes for the chance to take her revenge. But when she meets a clever and highly moral barrister who shares similar views, she's tempted to abandon all her plans, despite knowing there can never be any real future between them.
Former soldier turned barrister Aidan Grant is intrigued by the fiery and unique Morrigan from the first time he sees her, even if she is attempting to assassinate his key witness. She could be integral to his attempts to destroy English spymaster Sir Rupert Burney, but gaining her agreement to help will take some doing, as will convincing her to turn their mutual feelings into a marriage. But Aidan is patient, especially when the end goal is so important, both for himself and the people of Scotland.
Man was this book a slow burn. Morrigan had an incredibly tragic past which only made her relationship with Aidan all the sweeter, although I think this could've been taken a bit farther between them, and her constant attempts to keep him at arm's length did get a bit wearying at times. Aidan was lovely and had the patience of a saint in dealing with the often prickly Morrigan. The romance took a bit of a backseat here but the book was well-written and well-researched, providing an enthralling view into a turbulent time in Scottish history that really made me feel like I was there with giving me the elevated stress levels the previous books of this series have. I also enjoyed the fact that this series was tied up nicely with no glaring loose ends and overall it left me satisfied.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2816300037
Former soldier turned barrister Aidan Grant is intrigued by the fiery and unique Morrigan from the first time he sees her, even if she is attempting to assassinate his key witness. She could be integral to his attempts to destroy English spymaster Sir Rupert Burney, but gaining her agreement to help will take some doing, as will convincing her to turn their mutual feelings into a marriage. But Aidan is patient, especially when the end goal is so important, both for himself and the people of Scotland.
Man was this book a slow burn. Morrigan had an incredibly tragic past which only made her relationship with Aidan all the sweeter, although I think this could've been taken a bit farther between them, and her constant attempts to keep him at arm's length did get a bit wearying at times. Aidan was lovely and had the patience of a saint in dealing with the often prickly Morrigan. The romance took a bit of a backseat here but the book was well-written and well-researched, providing an enthralling view into a turbulent time in Scottish history that really made me feel like I was there with giving me the elevated stress levels the previous books of this series have. I also enjoyed the fact that this series was tied up nicely with no glaring loose ends and overall it left me satisfied.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2816300037
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