{"id":2522,"date":"2010-03-14T13:33:52","date_gmt":"2010-03-14T17:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=2522"},"modified":"2010-03-14T13:33:52","modified_gmt":"2010-03-14T17:33:52","slug":"review-taming-the-highland-bride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/14\/review-taming-the-highland-bride\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Taming the Highland Bride"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote style=\"border: ridge; border-color: #850000; padding-right: 15px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2523\" title=\"tamingthehighlandbride\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/tamingthehighlandbride.jpg?resize=201%2C324\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"324\" \/><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Taming the Highland Bride<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><br \/>\nAuthor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lynsaysands.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lynsay Sands<\/a><br \/>\nPublisher: Avon\/HarperCollins<br \/>\nPub. Date: January 26, 2010<br \/>\nISBN-13: 978-0061344787<br \/>\nRetail Price: $7.99<br \/>\n384 pages<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>She was ready to let her heart run wild .  . .<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Merry Stewart has had enough! Enough of her  brothers, whose behavior would make even the most improper lady blush.  Enough of their highland home, which would surely have fallen to ruin  were it not for her. She dreams of escaping into the arms of her  betrothed, Alexander d\u2019Aumesbery\u2014even though they haven\u2019t yet met. But  when they do, Merry is devastated. It seems he\u2019s no better than the men  in her family.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>So beautiful, so brazen . . . <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>From the moment he meets Merry, Alexander is  overcome with desire. Desperate to convince her he\u2019s nothing like the  members of her roguish clan, he will prove he is every bit the  well-mannered gentleman. Yet beneath it all beats a heart as intense and  uncontrollable as hers. And finally, when his life is threatened, Merry  realizes he\u2019s the husband she\u2019s been waiting for . . . and their  passion becomes the one thing that cannot be tamed.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">~*~*~<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2458\" title=\"InMyWords\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InMyWords.png?resize=220%2C40\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"40\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Taming the Highland Bride is a<\/em><em> page turner in which the hero and heroine must overcome many obstacles to find love.\u00a0 Lynsay Sands&#8217; light and easy prose makes this fast-paced story about mistrust and misunderstandings, a fluid read.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alex is patient, sweet and loyal man and I like that a lot about him. Even though he has misgivings about Merry from rumors that she is a shrew, from the beginning he is attracted to her. He wants to make her happy to be his wife. My only problem with Alex is that he is not portrayed as a warrior. For the better part of the book, Merry runs the household and holds the men together, while Alex is constantly in harm\u2019s way and banged up.<\/p>\n<p>Merry is a strong, independent and caring woman. After suffering through years of taking care of her drunken brothers and father, she is desperately seeking a new life. I honestly felt Merry\u2019s disappointment at her first encounter with her Alex, knowing she feels as though she\u2019s traded one horrible situation for another.<\/p>\n<p>As they both try to move forward from their awkward first encounter, they both have to learn to let go and find love. I enjoyed the way Alex worked to lower Merry\u2019s guard and prove that he is not like the men in her family. He takes his time and doesn\u2019t force her but rather shows her that he is a man of honor.\u00a0 Sure enough, on their adventure to Scotland, Merry sees her husband for the man he truly is and allows him to slowly enter her heart.<\/p>\n<p>While they are both discovering their newfound feelings for one another, mystery and danger lurks around every corner. I felt the mystery incorporated throughout the story was interesting and at the end I was a little surprised at the villain. But I wanted them to dig around to discover who was behind the \u201cmysterious\u201d incidents, and was slightly disappointed that they just happen to stumble across the truth.\u00a0 No one else seemed to be concerned about the danger they were in except Merry.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, I would recommend <strong>Taming the Highland Bride <\/strong>to anyone who wants a quick and enjoyable read. I look forward to reading more book in this series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">6 (Satisfactory)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">3 (Sensual)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy Links: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookrak.com\/index.php?page=shopping&amp;genre=3&amp;current_page=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookrak ~ $6.40<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Taming-the-Highland-Bride\/Lynsay-Sands\/e\/9780061966330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble (ebook) ~ $5.59<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2532\" title=\"samantha\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/samantha2.png?resize=540%2C148\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"148\" \/><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2522\" data-postid=\"2522\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2522 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taming the Highland Bride Author: Lynsay Sands Publisher: Avon\/HarperCollins Pub. 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