Regina (virgosun) reviewed The Many Sins of Lord Cameron (Highland Pleasures, Bk 3) on + 888 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Cameron's story doesn't disappoint! Here's a wonderfully strong yet vulnerable hero who has lived through some horrifying experiences at the hand of his ex-wife. All this makes him the type of man you can't help but love. Ainsley was a good woman for him, too; someone who's eager to love him and to help rebuild his trust. Their personalities mesh well and although I felt the love scenes could have used a little more heat, they were still satisfying. The MacKenzie clan has been exciting from the beginning (The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie) and based on the sneak peek of the next one (Hart's story), it promises to be just as entertaining. 4.2 stars.
Robin M. (robinmy) - , reviewed The Many Sins of Lord Cameron (Highland Pleasures, Bk 3) on + 2118 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Ainsley Douglas has been asked by Queen Victoria to stop a blackmailer by finding some missing love letters. Ainsley has followed the blackmailer to a houseparty at the home of Hart MacKenzie. Her search leads her to Cameron MacKenzie's bedroom where she is found by Cameron. Cameron has been obsessed with Ainsley since he discovered her in his bedroom six years ago. Now that history is repeating itself, he isn't about to let her go this time. Convincing Ainsley into letting him help find the missing letters is just what he needs to stay close to her.
This is a historical romance with lots of things going on. Cameron suffered abuse from his former wife and now has some major emotional issues. He asks Ainsley to become his mistress because he knows he will never marry again. Ainsley is caught between her duty to the Queen and her feelings for Cameron. Cameron's son, Daniel, wants to see his father happy, but doesn't want to see Ainsley get hurt. The blackmail plot really doesn't take up a lot of time in this story. A second story thread is about Cameron training a racehorse which was abused by its owner. Overall I enjoyed this book a lot more than the previous one in the series. My rating: 4 Stars.
This is a historical romance with lots of things going on. Cameron suffered abuse from his former wife and now has some major emotional issues. He asks Ainsley to become his mistress because he knows he will never marry again. Ainsley is caught between her duty to the Queen and her feelings for Cameron. Cameron's son, Daniel, wants to see his father happy, but doesn't want to see Ainsley get hurt. The blackmail plot really doesn't take up a lot of time in this story. A second story thread is about Cameron training a racehorse which was abused by its owner. Overall I enjoyed this book a lot more than the previous one in the series. My rating: 4 Stars.
Helpful Score: 2
** SPOILERS AHEAD **
I'm disappointed that I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would, having consulted reviews before starting the novel. While "The Many Sins of Lord Cameron" had many avenues for potential and was *extremely* sensual at times, I would judge it as just 'slightly entertaining', NOT a full-fledged great read.
The "intrigue" hinted at on the back cover was merely just artistocratic female jealousy and revenge. And while the author setting up her male leads as being flawed and overcoming emotional and physically painful childhoods, did she **HAVE** to make Cam a widower haunted by memories of his nymphomaniac/sadist dead wife? Really, it was just too unbelievable to enjoy (for the record, the book I read before this had a storyline that included a deceased wife who came back from the dead!). Combined with the typos throughout the book and inconsistancies (the author wrote that Cam laughed at Ainsley's and Daniel's antics on one page, and then in a different scene three pages later states that 'it had been years since Cam laughed'), this sadly just wasn't a keeper for me.
This was definitely a quick, escapist read; it just sadly lacked substance.
I'm disappointed that I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would, having consulted reviews before starting the novel. While "The Many Sins of Lord Cameron" had many avenues for potential and was *extremely* sensual at times, I would judge it as just 'slightly entertaining', NOT a full-fledged great read.
The "intrigue" hinted at on the back cover was merely just artistocratic female jealousy and revenge. And while the author setting up her male leads as being flawed and overcoming emotional and physically painful childhoods, did she **HAVE** to make Cam a widower haunted by memories of his nymphomaniac/sadist dead wife? Really, it was just too unbelievable to enjoy (for the record, the book I read before this had a storyline that included a deceased wife who came back from the dead!). Combined with the typos throughout the book and inconsistancies (the author wrote that Cam laughed at Ainsley's and Daniel's antics on one page, and then in a different scene three pages later states that 'it had been years since Cam laughed'), this sadly just wasn't a keeper for me.
This was definitely a quick, escapist read; it just sadly lacked substance.