Series: Devil of the Highlands, #2
Traits & Tropes: arranged marriage; highlanders
Publication Date: 01.26.10
Genre/Setting: Historical; Medieval; Scotland/England
Heat Level: 3.5/5
Rating: 4/5
Narration Rating: 3.5/5
Merry Stewart is tired of being taken advantage of by her drunken father and brothers, running the keep and ensuring their soldiers are well-trained with no one to help her. She’s never met her betrothed, Alexander d’Aumesbery, but when he sends for her, she is eager to go to him, if only to escape her current situation. But when she arrives in her new English home, it is to find that her new husband seems to comport himself no better than her father or brothers have.
Alex is taken with Merry from their first meeting and determined to convince her he’s a good man, despite his less than stellar first impression. Beneath his gentlemanly façade, he’s just as passionate as she is and Merry soon realizes Alex is just what she needs, but someone is trying to kill him and Merry is determined to keep him safe.
This was a classic wild, fun Sands highlander romance and I still say we need more of them. This one had me laughing and rolling my eyes, but it also kept me intrigued with the mystery elements and the clear connection developing between Alex and Merry. I wanted to smack the useless men in her family, and I loved that Alex stepped up and cared for her for a change, even though he had to teach her how to accept help. Alex’s patience was definitely needed because Merry could be rather a handful and a bit judgmental, but when she actually listened to him, they made a nice couple and I liked seeing them sort out their newfound feelings. There’s nothing particularly profound happening here, but it was an enjoyable, quick story with a decent narrator and entertaining, if sometimes overly ridiculous and silly, characters.
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