The Devil of Clan Sinclair by Karen Ranney

Tracy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars

Series: Clan Sinclair #1

Release Date: July 15, 2013

For Virginia Traylor, Countess of Barrett, marriage was merely the vehicle to buy her father a title. Widowhood, however, brings a host of problems. For her husband deliberately spent the money intended for Virginia and her in-laws, leaving them penniless—unless she produces an heir. Desperate and confused, Virginia embarks on a fateful journey that brings her to the doorstep of the only man she’s ever loved…

He’s known as The Devil, but Macrath Sinclair doesn’t care. He moved to a tiny Scottish village in hopes of continuing his work as an inventor and starting a family of his own. He bought the house; he chose the woman. Unfortunately, Virginia didn’t choose him. Macrath knows he should turn her away now, but she needs him, and he wants her more than ever. Whatever game Virginia’s playing, Macrath intends to win—one wickedly seductive deed at a time…

My Thoughts:

OMG! No one and I mean no one can write angst and heart wrenching anguish better than Karen Ranney did. Seriously, no one!

I loved this story. Macrath is the hero every woman secretly hopes to find. That’s another thing Ms. Ranney wrote well – heroes who love from the depths of their souls with steadfast devotion. Sigh…..

Virginia was not my favorite heroine, but she redeemed herself in the end and I never doubted her love for Macrath. I didn’t understand why she did the things she did and made the choices she made until the very end of the book – I wish I had known earlier. I wasted most of the book not liking her 🙂

I am really looking forward to Mairi and Ellice’s story’s. Hopefully they will be a little more lighthearted than the last few books – because if there is a drawback to Ms Ranney’s writing it would be that it is emotionally exhausting to read, but even still, I miss her work!