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How to Marry a Highlander by Michele Sinclair

On By TracyIn Middle Ages / Medieval (476-1454), Scottish/Highlander, Tracy's Reviews1 Comment

How to Marry a Highlander (The McTiernays, #8)How to Marry a Highlander by Michele Sinclair

Tracy’s rating: 2.5/3 of 5 stars

Series: The McTiernays, #8

Release Date: March 26, 2019

I am still trying to decide how I feel about this book…

The book starts out well, but Adanel is portrayed as a bit of a wanton, not that I have a problem with women knowing what they want and going for it – but it was a bit surprising. They meet while Adanel is bathing in a loch and Dugan, the McTiernay’s commander is checking on their outlying property. Dugan is a rake, he enjoys women, but trust none and has no desire to settle for one. He and Adanel quickly fall into lust and a secret affair begins.

Adanel’s father is cruel, evil man who killed her first love in front of her and since that time, she has wanted to escape. She begins to think Dugan might be the man to free her, but when her secrets come to light, Dugan is furious. When their affair is exposed and causes a clan war, he burns for vengeance.

The writing is good and the first half of the book is great, but then it just fell apart for me. These two had so much potential, but miscommunication or rather no communication paired with Dugan’s stubborn insistence that he was wronged, just wore me out. Yes, the love scenes are smokin’ and yes, there are some interesting storylines, but by the end of the book, I still wasn’t sure if these two had what it takes to be life-partners, because they still seemed to have a hard time actually talking to each other. Bottom line, I didn’t hate the book, but I wouldn’t read it again.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that was provided to me by NetGalley and the publisher.*

The Most Eligible Highlander in Scotland by Michele Sinclair

On By TracyIn Middle Ages / Medieval (476-1454), Scottish/Highlander, Tracy's Reviews1 Comment

The Most Eligible Highlander in Scotland (The McTiernays, #7)The Most Eligible Highlander in Scotland by Michele Sinclair
Tracy’s rating: 3 of 5 stars

Series: The McTiernay’s, #7

Release Date: January 30, 2018

This was not a bad book, but personally, I found it a little boring.

The book opens with Conan McTiernay, the second to youngest McTiernay son and indisputably the most brilliant and the rudest of the bunch, being held at sword point while bathing in a loch near his brother Cole’s castle. He is on his way to Cole’s at Laurel’s bidding to help Father Laneghly and assist in moving items from the burned out priory to the McTiernay holding, when two men accost him and seek to take him captive. Conan has no time for this, even naked and wet, he knows these two men are no match for him. He quickly dispatches the first man and the other man runs off.

Mhairi Mayboill is the younger daughter of a traveling merchant, she has been residing with her sister (who is a nun) for the last several years, but since the priory burned and the church has moved them, Mhairi is no longer welcome with them unless she is willing to take vows. Mhairi has no desire to commit to the church or to marry – she wants her freedom and will not be tied down.

When she and Conan meet, sparks fly, I think they both realize that they have met their match – but neither wants marriage or commitment of any kind.

After this start, I expected this book to be action packed and filled with intrigue and adventure. But, nope – it is two incredibly stubborn people falling in love but refusing to change their plans to accommodate that love.

The story would have been a total bust for me if not for the secondary romance of Seamus and Maegen and the antics of Conor and Laurel’s daughters Brenna and Bonny.

The story ends with a HEA, but it is a long and torturous road (for the reader), there are some steamy love scenes, some laugh out loud moments (thanks to Brenna & Bonny), cameos from ALL the McTiernays, a little heartbreak and I am sorry to say a lot of modern verbiage and cliffhanger epilogue.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that was provided to me by NetGalley and the publisher*