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Border Lord

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THIS BOOK IS THE BEST!!! Duncan is hilarious, while Miriam is sweetly befuddled as well as earnestly trying to help, wonderfully, gloriously, swept off her feet by Duncan's "alter ego." Or is his day persona his "alter ego?" A laugh riot a minute, but a word of warning. The entire comprehensive complexity of the humor is capable of being truly, fully appreciated by completing two or three reads. And, yes, this book leaves the reader with a desire to read again and again. So be ready to crack it One More Time! My recommendation? GET THIS BOOK. And watch for the others in the set: Chieftain and The Maiden of Inverness.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It did the things that I love books to do, it made me laugh, shed a tear and sigh whilst reading the wonderful, very nicely written love scenes. It's the first book I have read by Arnette Lamb but it certainly won't be my last!!

As if the cover isn't enough to make you fall head over heels for the hero, Arnette Lamb manages a perfect sizzle and pop love story, with humor and sensuality written all over it. Duncan is hillarious, posing as a foppish fool who is fond of peacocks in order to convince Miriam the Diplomat that he's innocent. But at night he's the Border Lord, the handsome and mysterious and most deliciously yummy "ghost." The only tweak in this book is the ending, which is a bit dissapointing and a little contrived. Still, the rest of the book is wonderful and makes up for it in all other aspects. Read this book, of not all of Ms. Lamb's others, because they're absoloutly priceless!

This book by Arnette Lamb, "The Border Lord", is at the same time
funny, serious, and titillating. This is a must-read for anyone interested in historical romances, Scottish or otherwise. I have 2 of them just in case a friend needs to have a light spot in the day. In fact, the humor even got a chuckle out of my hubby!

THIS BOOK IS THE BEST!!! Duncan is hilarious, while Miriam is sweetly befuddled as well as earnestly trying to help, wonderfully, gloriously, swept off her feet by Duncan's "alter ego." Or is his day persona his "alter ego?" A laugh riot a minute, but a word of warning. The entire comprehensive complexity of the humor is capable of being truly, fully appreciated by completing two or three reads. And, yes, this book leaves the reader with a desire to read again and again. So be ready to crack it One More Time! My recommendation? GET THIS BOOK. And watch for the others in the set: Chieftain and The Maiden of Inverness.

I love her entire "Border" series. She is a wonderfull writter. The book is engrossing. It moves along nicely, there aren't any stagent parts. You become engrossed in the book.

I liked the hero. He was kind, loved his son, was determined to protect his people, etc. There were two times when I didn't like him, though: when he met with the heroine by the wall and begged her to love him, and when he gave her the blooded plaid. The first was too humiliating and the second was too cruel. The heroine was totally unlikable. OK, so she had a troubled past, but she still didn't have to behave like a heartless *****. I do believe the hero could do better than her. But the best part of the book was without doubt Malcom.

As an historically based story, the Border Lord leaves a bit to be desired. The principal character, a female, young, beautiful negotiator who was key to the Treaty of Utrect, ending the War of Spanish Succession, called Queen Anne's War in the New World, essentially between France and England over control of the Low Countries, and expanded. She had served in Russia and The Ottoman Empire. Fine, but th monarch's name
is Queen Anne Stuart, not Stewart as the book says. Merriam must have been quite old, though she's presented as in her 20s; the book has her in the court of Suleman the Magnificant, who lived at the time of Henry 8th, not queen Anne. There are some interesting places, far too few; the main female, Mirriam, is not at all
developed by the author; she is described as bright and knowledgable, but little in the book demonstrates these qualities. The expression "Lady Crackers" is new to me: I thought they were talking about cookies, but not so. It could have been a great book if written by a genius. There is a bit of sex, of course. Some is actually informative. A rare thing. Conflicts in Meriam's character are far too loosly depicted. As escape literature it is pretty good. Realism is in very short supply in this book. Fans of this literature tell me that's the norm. Mildred in "Of Human Bondage" is more realistic; less happy. Too much of this sort of literature would be dangerous for an innocent mind: Life seldom ends up this way. The lesson that the greatest source of strength is not really caring should be a part of one's experience before taking in too much of this. The Border Lord could be the football hero as well: That, taken too far, can ruin the lives of the q'back and his girl-friend(s).

This is one of the best books around. The story was so interesting and realistic. I just loved Miriam. I think I'm going to find it hard to read Malcolm's story, though. Here, he is just a little boy, terrorized really horribly by a brat named Alpin, who ends up as his love interest in his own story. I just can't seem to take seriously Malcolm in an adult role as yet, so it's best if I leave it on the shelf for now. But this book, has everything! It's GREAT!

I couldn't get through this book.

I usually like to sit down and finish a romance in one sitting. This book dragged. I couldn't get involved with the characters at all. Duncan was obnoxious instead of charming as he was suppose to be.

And do not get me started on 'lady crackers.' One of the worst euphisims I have ever heard.