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Blog Tour ~ A Laird for the Highland Lady by Catherine Tinley

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A Laird for the Highland Lady

A sparkling, witty Regency set in the Scottish Highlands

Becoming a laird

…worthy of the Highland lady?

After an unexpected encounter with Eilidh MacDonald, Max Wood thinks this shockingly beautiful woman is unlike anyone he’s ever met! Working to restore the Scottish estate long neglected by his family, Max is achieving more than he thought possible. As a carefree second son, he’s never considered marriage—until now… But is shaking off his decadent persona enough to win the flame-haired lady who’s captured his heart?

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Author Bio:

Catherine Tinley is an award-winning author of historical romance. She writes witty, heartwarming Regency romances for Harlequin / Mills & Boon. Her first book, Waltzing with the Earl, won the Rita® Award for Best Historical Romance 2018, while Rags-to-Riches Wife won the RoNA Award for Best Historical Romance 2021 as well as the HOLT Medallion, and A Waltz with the Outspoken Governess has won the RoNA Award for Best Historical Romance 2022.

She has loved reading and writing since childhood and has a particular fondness for love, romance, and happy endings. After a career encompassing speech & language therapy, Sure Start, maternity campaigning, and being President of a charity, she now manages a maternity hospital. She lives in Ireland with her husband, children, cats, and dog 

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Tracy’s Review:



A Laird for the Highland LadyA Laird for the Highland Lady by Catherine Tinley

Tracy’s rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Lairds of the Isles, #3

Release Date: May 23, 2023

Eilidh MacDonald and Maximilian “Max” Wood meet and share an attraction in London, but Eilidh knows nothing can come of it as she will be returning to Scotland just as soon as her brother Angus meets with Viscount Burtenshaw and convinces him to sell the Scottish estate of Lidistrome to him. Add to that, the fact that Eilidh has been burned once and is wary of her feelings, and Max isn’t exactly the type of man she hopes to marry, as he has no purpose and leads a carefree life of a man about town. But everything changes when things don’t go as planned regarding the estate and when Max’s sister Isabella is forced into an arranged marriage to a vile man, leading Angus to step in, things get interesting! And the story shifts to Scotland and the impending wedding of Angus and Isabella.

Max has been drifting through life with no sense of purpose, his brother has refused to support Max’s desire for an occupation. With Max being financially dependent on Freddy, his self-esteem has taken a beating, especially when he sees himself through Eilidh’s eyes. When his great-aunt passes and leaves him an unexpected fortune, Max is finally in control of his destiny – Will he make himself into the man he believes Eilidh deserves or will he give into his self-doubt and let the only woman he has ever considered marrying get away while he continues with his meaningless life in London?

This was a well-written and surprisingly emotional story. I enjoyed getting to know Eilidh and Max better, especially after sensing their attraction in the previous book. Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect in this story, but it certainly wasn’t what happened! This story was filled with emotion, guilt, some heartache, very mild low-heat love scenes, surprising twists, even more surprising revelations, character growth, cameos from previous characters, and finally a very sweet HEA complete with an epilogue. I did think the first half of the book was repetitive, as it ran parallel to the previous book and was the same story, but told from Max and Eilidh’s POVs, but once they got to Scotland, the story picks up and Max began to shine. This is the third and final book in the series, but it can easily be read as a standalone title with no problem at all. I enjoyed this story and happily recommend this title to my fellow Regency lovers.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.*

Bound to the Warrior Knight by Ella Matthews ~ Blog Tour

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Bound to the Warrior Knight

Wed to a stranger

Awakened by his touch

As the new wife of stoic knight Benedictus Monceaux, innocent Adela finds herself in a whole new world… Their union is one of convenience and power, but her feelings for the warrior unsettle and excite her. Hiding an inner strength, Adela knows she can be a strong ally to her husband but first she must walk a fine line between duty and desire, both in court and in the bedchamber.

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Author Bio:

Ella Matthews lives and works in beautiful South Wales. She writes medieval romances for Mills & Boon. When not thinking about handsome heroes she can be found walking along the coast with her husband and their two children (probably still thinking about heroes but at least pretending to be interested in everyone else).

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Tracy’s Review:

Bound to the Warrior Knight (The King's Knights, #4)Bound to the Warrior Knight by Ella Matthews

Tracy’s rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Series: The King’s Knights, #4

Release Date: March 28, 2023

After years of waiting for her betrothed to claim her, the day has finally come and Adela couldn’t be happier. Not because she is in love with Sir Benedictus Monceaux, she doesn’t even know him, it is because she will finally be freed from the prison her father has kept her in to keep her “pure” for her betrothed. At first, Benedictus refuses to let her join him at Windsor, but when Adela makes it clear that she will follow him if he doesn’t let her go with him, he gives in. Windsor is a huge adjustment for Adela, as is being married to the very stoic Sir Benedictus, but soon they are getting along very well and if it isn’t the love that her new friends Medea and Theo share, that is all right, not everyone is that lucky and what she shares with Beneditus is enough, right? Yet, as her feelings deepen, she wonders what Benedictus really feels for her and if maybe they could be lucky too.

Sir Benedictus Monceaux is the leader of King Edward’s elite guard and acts in the king’s stead while he is abroad. Knowing the king needs funds for his wars, Sir Benedictus decides it is time to collect his bride and her hefty dowry. He expects to wed her and leave her with her family, as he doesn’t have time to coddle a wife. Men may quake in his presence, but his new wife stands up to him, this is a big surprise and somewhat arousing. He isn’t sure what to make of her, but now that he has her, he isn’t going to let her go. But feelings and sweet words are not Benedictus’ forte and may cost him the love of a lifetime if he can’t find a way to let Adela know what she has come to mean to him. But when the worse happens, she gets her answer and is heartbroken. Now choices will have to be made as the fate of two hearts hangs in the balance.

In the final installment of the King’s Knight series, readers are in for a treat – Benedictus is a treasure and a man with hidden depths. Throughout the series, he has been portrayed as a bit of a stick in the mud and very rigid, but beneath that tough hide beats a tender heart of gold – he is first and foremost the king’s man and he is unapologetic for that, and rightly so, but he is not without a heart and it is Adela who brings those softer feeling out in him. This book was the crème de la crème of the series, it is filled with emotion, spies, steamyish love scenes, some surprising twists and turns, a bit of heartache, family reunions, toxic parents, a slow-burn romance that lead to a HEA with a very sweet epilogue. My only complaints were that the villain didn’t die (Yes, I am a bloodthirsty wench) and that the epilogue didn’t include all the former characters. Other than those minor things, this book was practically perfect! This is the fourth and final book in the series, and while it can be read as a standalone title, reading the series in order will give you more insight into Benedictus and his brother knights, giving you a better reading experience for this book.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.*

 

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