Category: Tudor Era (1485-1603)

The Tudor period is the period between 1485 and 1603 in England and Wales and includes the Elizabethan period during the reign of Elizabeth I until 1603. The Tudor period coincides with the dynasty of the House of Tudor in England whose first monarch was Henry VII.
Preceded by: Late Middle Ages
Including: Elizabethan era
Followed by: Jacobean era

The Highlander’s Secret Avenger by Heather McCollum

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The Highlander's Secret Avenger (Brothers of Wolf Isle #4)

Barbara’s rating: 4.4 out of 5 Stars
Series: The Brothers of Wolf Isle #4
Publication Date: 8/21/23
Period: Tudor – 1548 Highlands of Scotland
Number of Pages: 237

Be still my heart! Those five Macquarie brothers are all large, handsome, brawny, intelligent, honorable, and determined to break the curse on their clan while reclaiming their home – Wolf Isle. The outward manifestation of the curse – an ancient willow tree – is showing more and more signs of life as each brother finds his true love. Will Drostan find his HEA or will he seal the fate of the Macquarie clan? You’ll just have to read this exciting, well-paced, excellently written story to see!

Amelia MacLeod has been sorely mistreated by her family – especially her two brothers. Since her mother died, Amelia has no protection at all and is being offered up as the prize to win an alliance with the powerful MacLean clan. Well, she’ll have none of that – she’ll prove how valuable she is to her clan by single-handedly defeating her clan’s biggest enemy, the Macquarie brothers. She knows the curse – and she knows how to use it. She just has to seduce one of the Macquarie brothers. Then – one of them rescues her and perhaps they aren’t the monsters she’d been told they were. OOPS!

Drostan Macquarie has always known he would be the one to bring his family down – the one who would allow the curse to come to fruition. Knowing this, he took measures to circumvent it, but – can the curse be circumvented by trickery? He may find out because the young woman he just rescued is definitely tempting. Sparks fly when he sees her – he cannot stop himself. Uh Oh!

What will happen when Drostan finds out about Amelia’s betrayal? Can he stand by and let her go? Then, there is the dastardly Jandeau who seems to have more lives than a cat – what will he do?

This was a lovely, fast-paced, exciting read and whets the appetite for the next, and final, book in the series. Yes, Eagan is the last man standing, and, to completely break the curse, he must find his true love. I wonder which lady will snare him.

I can definitely recommend this book; however, I would recommend reading the entire series in the order they were released to get the full enjoyment and understanding of the curse and Jandeau who is the overarching villain of the series. Happy reading!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Blog Tour for The Warrior’s Prize by Jennifer C. Wilson

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The Warriors’ Prize

Stirling Castle, 1498

Visiting court for the first time since her father’s death, Lady Avelina Gordon finds herself drawn to the handsome warrior, Sir Lachlan MacNair. But as a woman who has seen too many of her friends lose everything for ‘love’, she keeps her heart guarded.

Castle Berradane, 1502

Lady Avelina is unceremoniously told to expect her new husband within the month. The man in question: Sir Lachlan.

Lachlan arrives in Berradane carrying his own secret, and a determination to control his heart. As attraction builds between the couple, they find themselves under attack and fearful of a traitor in their midst.

Can the teamwork they’ve shown in adversity so far pull them through one final test, and will they find the strength to risk their hearts, as well as their lives?

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Author Bio:

Jennifer has been stalking dead monarchs since she was a child. It started with Mary, Queen of Scots, then moved on to Richard III. At least now it results in a story!

She won North Tyneside Libraries’ Story Tyne short story competition in 2014 (no dead monarchs, but still not a cheerful read), and has been filling notebooks and hard drives ever since. Her Kindred Spirits series, following the ‘lives’ of some very interesting ghostly communities, is published by Darkstroke, and her historical romances by Ocelot Press.

Jennifer is currently exploring new ideas for historical romance, and hoping to visit Kindred Spirit friends old and new, north of the border…

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Tracy’s Review:

Lady Avelina Gordon, Lady of Berradane is shocked to learn that King James has promised her hand and lands to one of his most trusted knights, Sir Lachlan MacNair. Lachlan is well known to Avelina as he visited her castle many times when her father was alive and Lachlan was on missions for the King. But despite what she knows of him, she is enraged that the King has essentially given her birthright to him. She will not defy the King’s command, but she will be damned before she gives up her position and power to Lachlan.

Lachlan has long admired and lusted after Avelina and can’t believe that she will finally be his, but he had no desire to fall in love, he hopes to establish a friendship with his new wife and is not prepared for the angry woman he encounters when he arrives at Berradane. He has no desire to usurp her position, but neither will he roll over and play lap dog to her. And so begins the marriage of Avelina and Lachlan, and what a journey it will be, these two will have much to overcome before they can lay claim to their HEA.