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Rose in Scotland

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In 1771, over the objections of his father who disowns him, Hugh MacCalome joins the English military in an attempt to save the family estate from the English seizing it as they have done with other Scottish properties. After fighting for the English in the swamps of the Americas for four years, Hugh MacCalome returns to his Loch Haven Highland home. When he arrives, Hugh realizes his sacrifice was for nothing since his family has been deported to hell and his lands forfeited. To regain what is rightfully his, he turns to General (R) George Burroughs, the Duke of Hawkeskill, whose life he saved.

A desperate Lady Caroline Burroughs is expected to marry Sir Gervaise Wilmount, a friend of her uncle, who acts more like a Drury Lane actress. If she fails to do what he says, he will see that she is committed. She runs off to her grandfather, George in an effort to avoid this disgusting marriage. George sees an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone by having Hugh wed Caroline, which they do. They settle in Loch Haven but someone wants to kill Caroline and only Hugh, who loves his English wife can save her life.

Joan Overfield, renowned for her sensual Regencies, delivers an action packed Georgian romance that will electrify fans of the sub-genre. The lead protagonists are a remarkably entertaining pair, who generate the full focus of the reader on them. The support cast helps move the story line forward. Ms. Overfield shows that she can scribe a beautiful historical romance outside the regency world.

Harriet Klausner

I really loved this story very much. I thought that this story moved along very well and was totally romantic from the beginning and right to the end. The setting in England and Scotland were beautiful. I feel if you like Scottish Lairds and equally strong English Roses, you will love this story. That is all I can say. It is a must read.

as a fan on Ms. Overfield's Regencies, I looked forward to reading this Georgian Romance from her.

The book started out promising, but two things caused me to quit this book at about half way through....the heroine and that for at least the first half, the book is set in Societal England, not the Scottish Highlands. In any other book that would not be an issue, but I just felt that the author, or more likely the publisher, was misleading with the title and the back cover blurb. It sets the reader up for one storyline but delivers another completely different.

But my main issue was the heroine-supposedly in mortal danger from her evil Uncle-but she continually does reckless things, then angers when her husband, Hugh, tries to keep her safe:( Also infuriating was her liking when her husband tells her "I'll keep you safe"-but when he does rescue her from a man threatening her, she thinks Hugh a frightening brute! Ugh-save me from vapid, wishy washy heroines. This book is doubly sad because the hero, is actually pretty good, and would have been exceptional paired with a better written heroine.

Not recommended-Ms. Overfield can, and does, do better in other books.

2 stars for a good try with Hugh.

I've never read a book by this author and I was pretty disappointed. The story was rushed, all the conflicts were solved easily, and the characters were boring.