Veena’s review of How To Marry A Highlander (The McTierneys, Book 8) by Michele Sinclair
Historical Romance published by Zebra 26 Mar 19
Adanel is such a unusual name but so right for the character Ms. Sinclair has created for her latest romance. She is the daughter of a Scottish clan chief who guards one of the only deep water ports in this part of Scotland and a horrible person to boot, so that she leads a life too miserable to imagine. One of the highlights of her week is escape to a small isolated loch where she can swim and enjoy the natural beauty. When her idyll is interrupted by a brawny soldier, she thinks life is perfect until…As the two become lovers, she starts to dream of an escape and a future with her lover, even if he is a McTierney soldier, a member of an enemy clan who might afford a rare opportunity to flee her miserable life. As it turns out, Dugan is not an ordinary soldier, and when he finds out who she is, he suspects he’s been taken for a fool and leaves to nurse his anger into a festering hatred, while Adanel, poor thing, has her own cross to bear and a rescue that never materializes.
Imagine when the two come together again. Not only are they on opposite sides of a clan war, her brother just knifed the McTierney chief and she is a prisoner of Dugan while betrothed to the son of a rival clan with whom her father wants an alliance. If it isn’t complicated enough, the McTierney wives, who really rule the roost, create an opportunity for Dugan and Adanel to hand fast.
As they take over her father’s clan holdings, the two will be challenged in may ways, but, of course, the one constant is the red-hot chemistry between them. Will this be enough to create a smooth-sailing relationship? Dugan is a great hero who provides the perfect foil for feisty Adanel, and I enjoyed their story playing out with a nice touch of gentle curves and twists.
At one time historical romances were one of my favorite genre, which I had left behind for fantasy and contemporary suspense, but lately I seem to be reading a lot more of them again. I truly did enjoy this story and am tempted to read the rest of the series – this is the eighth book – and a lot of the other couples seemed intriguing with interesting back stories.
Grade: B
Summary:
A battle-hardened soldier, he is bound to the McTiernay brothers by a loyalty as strong as blood. But no woman in all of Scotland has been able to lay claim to his heart …
UNBRIDLED PASSION
A commander in the McTiernay clan, Dugan is known far and wide for his skills with a sword—and his skills in seduction. His rugged countenance and arrogant swagger are a lethal combination for the women who try to tame him and fail. Until a mysterious firebrand tempts him with her wicked ways …SHOCKING BETRAYAL
All Adanel Mackbaythe knows about her Highland lover is that he is a McTiernay soldier—and a means of escaping her cruel father. But Dugan is a not a man to be toyed with. His distrust of Adanel’s motives will put a distance between them that can’t be breached. Yet when their secret trysts are discovered—sparking a war between clans—a lust for vengeance will drive Dugan back into her arms, where he will embark on his greatest battle: for her heart …
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