1. HIGHLANDER'S HONOR - 4 STARS
You will certainly get your monies worth in this tale. As the story progressed, I regretted not keeping track how many times she was kidnapped - I'd say 5 and I am sure that is underestimated- lol. It got to be overkill for me. Granted made for a very suspenseful story.
You have so many villains that it is a wonder our H/h could get time for romance. As the story unfolds you have many to choose who killed the h's brother. You will use many emotions because people you start to care for are killed.
There is a lot of violence, betrayal, many exciting fight scenes and strong main and secondary character's. You will be certainly entertained!
We have lovemaking, outside of marriage, heat level 4 out of 5 if that and described only a few times and not long in description. I didn't find it erotic.
We have no cheating, no cliffhanger, HEA, romance and a tad of spice. We do get a short epilogue. But, if you want the EXTENDED EPILOGUE, you have to download it - WHICH I DISLIKE!!
2. HER HIGHLAND DEVIL - 2.5 STARS - ROUNDED UP TO 3 STARS
I was like the author decided to ruin her ending after setting up a terrific story. I am still dumbfounded over the turn of events which I will explain later.
There are editing problems - but not enough to make me scratch my head.
I didn't care for the h in the beginning. She was selfish and didn't even want to know the people in her village or where she lived.
It was confusing how they kept switching from calling his cousin to brother and vice versa. Then the H's father he was called by the cousin - father or uncle at times. This was very confusing. They were not brothers in the blood sense. I've read many Highland stories and this has never been done before.
The term okay was used and it wasn't a phrase until mid 1810, the series is set in 1718. WOW was used and I was surprised the term was somewhat used in the 1500's.
The H has a mistress who use to be best friends with his almost wife (deceased betroth). . Now he has no trouble bedding the mistress but he does his wife - he feels guilty. HELLO - you should feel more guilty taking her ex-betroths best friend to bed, not
your wife.
Now to the part that really ruined the story for me. SPOILER - SPOILER - After our H/h have fallen in love, there is betrayal and the H believes the h is guilty. The H is severely injured as she is taken back to England. She goes back home, not worrying if her husband is alive. She makes plans to marry a man she was to marry before the H takes her. HELLO - you are already married. Nothing was mentioned if the marriage in Scotland wasn't considered valid - maybe it wasn't but this was never discussed or explained to the reader. Totally ruined how easily they both forgot their feelings, especially the h.
END OF SPOILER
There is suspense, a couple fight scenes, romance builds slowly, tad of spice - heat level 3 out of 5, HEA, no cliffhanger and somewhat of adultery. After the H is married, he goes back to his mistress. Now they are in bed and his chest is bare so I am assuming they did the act - it is unclear. AGAIN HAVE TO DOWNLOAD EXTENDED EPILOGUE - YEK (ljb)
3. HER HIGHLAND PROTECTOR -2 STARS
I didn't feel a connection/chemistry with the H/h. She is a maid, a commoner and within a short period of time, is bossing people around. Plus add that she was arrogant so many times that I could not figure out why the H liked her.
The is a sick villain who has murder just under 20 people. Some of it described some not. So be warned this story is violent.
Another ridiculous part is a villain is trying to kill the h and has tried at least two times. What does this little maid do, she rides 20 leagues = 69 miles to a keep she's never been too, ALONE! Let alone just learned how to ride a horse.
The ending was ridiculous and we get an epilogue that was ok. You have to download the extended epilogue, which I've said many times, I dislike immensely. The extended epilogue takes place 6 months in the future. SPOILER - SPOILER SPOILER -
The h and her best friend are both pregnant and well with rounded bellies. The don't get married for 6 months - OMG - WHY? END OF SPOILER -- END OF SPOILER
There is a lot of lovemaking, outside of marriage, heat level 4.5 out of 5. Since I didn't care for them, it wasn't filled with passion, but lust.
No cheating for our H/h but is with a two side character's, no cliffhanger, HEA, I didn't feel there was romance, and steam and editing issues. (ljb)
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