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90 of 98 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice, July 3, 2007
This review is from: Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband (The Daughters of the Glen, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)
Well...I'm not going to explain the book because you can read the previous reviews and the back cover to find out what this book is about. I am, however, going to review/critic the book.
As a first time reader of Ms. Mayhue I didn't know what to expect. I just read the back, remembering how I enjoyed Karen Marie Moning's highlander/travel through time series, and thought "why not?". At first, when I read the prolouge, I thought it was going to be one of those super cheezy romances with too much "I love you" and not enough depth to plot or characters. Boy was I wrong...the heroin in this story often reminded me of the witty, funny, yet strange females that Moning weaves in her books. And of course, the hero in this book reminded me of the hot, intellegent, yet overprotective men in Moning's books as well. I would have ALMOST considered it a rewritten/spinoff from Moning's Highlander series, if Mayhue hadn't added a Fae Legend to the story. Moning's Highlander Series followers would DEFINITELY enjoy this book, especially since that series is either on hold or ended.
Ms. Mayhue did a wonderful job weaving an incredible but energetic plot with characters who have depth--a trait that is sadly missing from so many romance novels written today. Ms. Mayhue seems to have quite a career ahead and I would almost say that she is the next Moning....if Moning wasn't still writing.
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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thirty Nights With a Highland Husband, February 8, 2008
This review is from: Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband (The Daughters of the Glen, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)
Scottish warrior Connor MacKiernan has vowed never to marry. As a
descendant of a fae prince, he has also vowed to protect the women of
his family. In order to protect his sister, Connor must marry. Using
faerie magic, Connor travels from Scotland, 1272 to Denver Colorado,
2007 to find his bride.
Caitlyn Coryell is having a wretched day. After finding her fiancé
with another woman, she goes home to lick her wounds. Standing in
front of the mirror wearing nothing but an antique pendant and what
was to have been her honeymoon lingerie, Caitlyn is stunned when a man
appears begging for her help. Connor asks Caitlyn to return with him
to his time, marry him and then return home. Though the plan sounds
simple enough, reality is anything but simple. The wedding is
delayed, someone is trying to kill Caitlyn and to really complicate
matters, Caitlyn is falling in love with Connor.
Melissa Mayhue's Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband is enchanting.
Connor is totally pant worthy and Caitlyn is so deserving of his
love. Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband has a suspenseful plot
and an unlikely villain. The secondary characters tickled my fancy
and I am begging for books for each of Caitlyn's brothers. Honor,
love, and faerie magic make Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband
captivating!
Annmarie
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Heroine illogical and stupid. Conflicts were based on inaccurate assumptions. Nothing different or special enough., July 16, 2009
This review is from: Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband (The Daughters of the Glen, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)
STORY BRIEF:
The Setting:
Long ago Prince of the Fae, Pol, fell in love with a human Rose. They had three daughters. The descendants of these daughters would have a rose birthmark which was their link to the faerie world and the occasional use of faerie powers. In 1272 Scotland, Connor swore he would never marry because his fiancé left him to marry his no-good Uncle Artair. He felt women could not be trusted. Artair planned to give Connor's younger sister Mairi to an abusive older man as payment for Artair's debts. Connor could not stop the marriage unless he himself married and stayed home to be responsible for his sister. Previously he traveled in service to the king. Connor's Aunt Rosalyn asks the faeries to bring Connor's one true love to him. Cate from present day time travels back to Connor's time. She agrees to marry Connor and then return to her own time shortly after the wedding. Connor would tell others that she was visiting relatives.
The Story:
Cate is drawn to Connor and wants to have a relationship. Connor refuses to open his emotions or get to know her. Someone is trying to kill Cate to stop the marriage.
REVIEWER'S OPINION:
There was no interesting relationship development. The sources of conflict were weak. The magic of faerie powers seemed too easy. They felt like a convenient way to make things happen as opposed to providing some intriguing magic. A number of plot events were formulaic and typical for time-travel romance books. They were nice, but I'd prefer a different spin, or style, or voice - something to make it feel new and different.
DATA:
Story length: 356 pages. Swearing language: moderate to strong. Sexual language: none to mild. Number of sex scenes: 4. Total number of sex scene pages: 14. Setting: 1272 Scotland and present day Denver, Colorado. Copyright: 2007. Genre: time travel historical romance.
OTHER BOOKS:
To date, I've read one other book by Melissa Mayhue. My 3.5 star review of "A Highlander of Her Own" was posted 7-2-09.
CAUTION SPOILERS:
Someone threw rocks at Cate and her horse causing an accident. She went to the stables alone at night to check the horse for evidence but told no one where she was going or why. While at the stables, someone attacked her. When she started to tell Connor about the evidence, he refused to listen to her. He wouldn't let her talk to him for several days. During that time, she didn't tell her friends (the aunt and the sister) supposedly because she didn't want them to investigate and possibly come to harm. What? First, why go to the stables alone at night? Second, why not tell someone about the evidence, even if it is not Connor? Would a logical person do this?
After their marriage, Cate tells Connor she wants sex. After their first time, she tells him no more sex until he says he loves her or trusts her. So now they are apart. Later she changes her mind and says yes lets have sex again. Her reason was she decided to pursue joy in life. She changes her mind twice. I'd prefer a more interesting source of conflict.
Cate was engaged to Richard in the present. She realized she didn't love him and planned to cancel their wedding. When she went back in time, she fell in love with Connor. I did not buy it that she kept wearing Richard's engagement ring while she was with Connor. The author used this to provide a source for conflict between the two.
Other conflicts occurred because of inaccurate assumptions between the two. She loved him but wouldn't let him know. He thought she wanted to leave him which was not true. Unfortunately too many romance authors rely on inaccurate assumptions as a source of conflict which is not interesting for me.
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