Stella Morrison is known throughout Scotland for her beauty and her rebellious ways. She has spent the better part of the past few weeks morning the loss of the man she loved, the man her father sent away. Stella has been living under the brutal ruling of her father, the Morrison Laird. His health is deteriorating and when her sisters marriage into the MacKenzie Clan doesnt pan out he forces Stella to do so, creating an alliance between Morrison and MacKenzie.
Kade is as entranced by his new wife as she is terrified of him. He longs to gain her love and trust, while she only sees what he is physically capable of and that scares her.
I loved the first book in this series, Highlander Claimed, and had high hopes for this one. Kade and Stella are intriguing characters and I was looking forward to seeing how their romance played out. I cant say that I was disappointed, yet I wasnt fully impressed, either.
The sparks between the two are believable and as they slowly gain each others trust you could feel their bond growing. It was a nice and natural progression. There were two things that kept me from loving it fully. Number one was the way Kade kept holding that one month deadline marriage consummation over his wifes head, even though clearly she was ready for him, begging him in fact. He claimed it was an honor thing; I was beginning to get as frustrated as Stella was.
The second thing that irked me was the mystery on who was the traitor working with the enemy Campbell Clan. It was so obvious, from the start and to everyone, yet nothing was done about it until it was almost too late. It didnt seem very realistic and it went against Kades warrior nature.
Even with those two gripes, I still enjoyed the tale. I love the MacKenzie family and I look forward to the next chapter in their lives. The books are hard to put down and her sex scenes are a little steamier than what is usually in historical romances. I hope the next one is even better than the first!
Cherise Everhard, June 2013
Book provided by and reviewed for the Amazon Vine Program
Kade is as entranced by his new wife as she is terrified of him. He longs to gain her love and trust, while she only sees what he is physically capable of and that scares her.
I loved the first book in this series, Highlander Claimed, and had high hopes for this one. Kade and Stella are intriguing characters and I was looking forward to seeing how their romance played out. I cant say that I was disappointed, yet I wasnt fully impressed, either.
The sparks between the two are believable and as they slowly gain each others trust you could feel their bond growing. It was a nice and natural progression. There were two things that kept me from loving it fully. Number one was the way Kade kept holding that one month deadline marriage consummation over his wifes head, even though clearly she was ready for him, begging him in fact. He claimed it was an honor thing; I was beginning to get as frustrated as Stella was.
The second thing that irked me was the mystery on who was the traitor working with the enemy Campbell Clan. It was so obvious, from the start and to everyone, yet nothing was done about it until it was almost too late. It didnt seem very realistic and it went against Kades warrior nature.
Even with those two gripes, I still enjoyed the tale. I love the MacKenzie family and I look forward to the next chapter in their lives. The books are hard to put down and her sex scenes are a little steamier than what is usually in historical romances. I hope the next one is even better than the first!
Cherise Everhard, June 2013
Book provided by and reviewed for the Amazon Vine Program
