Highland Bride [Paperback]

Colleen Faulkner (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 2000

To unite their clans, Kara Gordon is bound by a marriage contract to the McKie family. So when her intended husband dies in a bloody mountain skirmish, she is forced to marry his heir and younger brother, Henry, a mere twelve-year-old boy. Trapped by fate, Kara fears their union--and its consummation. Much to her relief, the new earl is more in need of a mother's care than a lover's touch. Yet one man longs for Kara's caress--Henry's advisor and protector, his half-brother Ian. His attraction to Kara inflames into a scandalous desire that puts them both in great danger as forces both outside and inside the castle are lying in wait to remove Henry from the throne--by any means necessary. But for Kara, who has never once known the love of another, her feelings cannot be denied. And only Ian's undying devotion will embolden her to face a future fraught with intrigue--one that may destroy everyone she holds closest to her heart....

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821764543
• ISBN-13: 978-0821764541
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,853,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Colleen Faulkner is one of my favorite authors., January 9, 2000

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This review is from: Highland Bride (Paperback)

Highland Bride was wonderful. I felt as if I was there in Scotland with the heroine. Ms. Faulkner's heroines are always strong and so realistic that I cannot forget them. When I finish a Faulkner romance, I feel as though I'm saying goodbye to a friend. I like the history I learn in her stories, but best of all are her heroes. Where are men like this today? In Highland Bride, the heroine is forced into marriage with a boy much younger than she is. It would have been natural for a woman to resent him, but she didn't. When her heart wakens to another . . . Well, I won't spoil it for you. This is an exciting book, one you won't want to miss. Whenever I read one of Ms Faulkner's historicals I say, 'this is the best'. This one really, truly is. I loved Highland Bride.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This was a good read, April 1, 2000

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"lyn4romance" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Highland Bride (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book. Its about a girl name Kara. She is forced to marry and 13yr old boy named Harry. But Kara falls in love with his half brother Ian. The story of these three people touched my heart. As you read this book you want Ian and Kara to be together but you dont want Harry to be hurt. This book dose capture the greed of the seventeenth century Scotland. There is some one who wants to hurt Harry. Ian and Kara will do anything to stop that form happening. Ian turly loves Kara with a love that we all look for in a mate. I dont want to tell you the ending you need to find tnat out for yourself,but if you love all things scottish then as I always say you will love this book. It is a page turner.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Adultery, deception, and a contrived ending, June 21, 2005

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B. S. Andrews "barbiesa" (Toledo, OH) - See all my reviews
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I wanted to like this book, but I couldn't get past the adulterous relationship between the heroine, Kara, and her husband's brother, Ian. Granted, her husband Harry was not yet fourteen, but she couldn't have been more than 4-5 years older than that herself, and in a few years, they could have been a reasonable match for each other. Instead, Kara declares to Ian that she can never love Harry in that way, and that she "belongs" to Ian. Huh?

And then when Harry discovers their adultery and cries about it awhile, voila, he's okay with it, even when Kara becomes pregnant and he must claim Ian's child as his heir. This doesn't remotely seem logical, and neither does the happy ever after ending. Even if Harry dies, the fact is that in those days a man would never be allowed to marry his brother's widow. The way this giant obstacle is removed is absolutely incredible!

I would love to have seen the author take on the challenge of showing how Kara and Harry grew closer and eventually learned to love each other.

I can appreciate the fact that Ian and Kara were attracted to each other, but the magnitude of their sin never seems to strike them. If Ian were a true gentleman, would he allow himself to make Kara an adulteress and put her in the position of having to explain her pregnancy to her virgin husband, who then claims the child as his own? And this in the days when adulterous women frequently suffered horrific penalties!!!