Series: The Rogue Files, #4
Tropes & Traits: heroine with a ruined reputation, hero marries her to help
Publication Date: 03.26.19
Genre/Setting: Historical; Regency; Scotland
Rating: 3 stars
In order to get out of an engagement to a cruel and violent fiance, Lady Clara tells everyone she's pregnant with another man's child then flees to her brother's home in the Black Isle of Scotland. Marcus, the Duke of Autenberry wants to help his sister and mentions her situation to his friend, Laird Hunt MacLarin, who immediately offers to marry her. The men of Hunt's family are all cursed to die before the birth of their firstborn child, so marriage has always been out of the question for him, but a wife who is already pregnant would give him a way to cheat the curse. Even after Clara confesses the truth, that she's not actually pregnant, to her brother and sister-in-law, they still encourage her marriage, bot to save Clara's ruined reputation and to help Hunt see that curses are not real. But as accidents befall Hunt and their marriage gets off to a rocky start, Clara starts to question her own beliefs, and her feelings about her husband.
I had some mixed feelings about this one. I enjoyed it, but some of it got just a little bit repetitive towards the middle/end. It's all about Clara's pregnancy and their surety of Hunt's impending demise. I was invested in the story at this point, so it was okay in the long run. This book was really a bit disjointed and could use some more editing for continuity, which I'm sure it'll get since this was an ARC. It would've been nice to hear or be shown more about exactly why Clara's previous fiancé was so vile, and more development of the actual relationship between Hunt and Clara; she just seemed to wishy-washy to me for most of the book. Overall this was an enjoyable read that I'd recommend to others.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2607849024?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1
I had some mixed feelings about this one. I enjoyed it, but some of it got just a little bit repetitive towards the middle/end. It's all about Clara's pregnancy and their surety of Hunt's impending demise. I was invested in the story at this point, so it was okay in the long run. This book was really a bit disjointed and could use some more editing for continuity, which I'm sure it'll get since this was an ARC. It would've been nice to hear or be shown more about exactly why Clara's previous fiancé was so vile, and more development of the actual relationship between Hunt and Clara; she just seemed to wishy-washy to me for most of the book. Overall this was an enjoyable read that I'd recommend to others.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2607849024?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1
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