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The Bridegroom Wore Plaid (MacGregor Trilogy #1)
HIS FAMILY OR HIS HEART--ONE OF THEM WILL BE BETRAYED...
Ian MacGregor is wooing a woman who's wrong for him in every way. As the new Earl of Balfour, though, he must marry an English heiress to repair the family fortunes.
But in his intended's penniless chaperone, Augusta, Ian is finding everything he's ever wanted in a wife.
Ian MacGregor is wooing a woman who's wrong for him in every way. As the new Earl of Balfour, though, he must marry an English heiress to repair the family fortunes.
But in his intended's penniless chaperone, Augusta, Ian is finding everything he's ever wanted in a wife.
Paperback, 375 pages
Published
December 1st 2012
by Sourcebooks Casablanca
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Great book! I loved this one, absolutely loved it! I was emotionally drawn to these charactters, and I rode it out with them. I felt the sorrow and the joy and the fear they felt.
Ian MacGregor need to marry for money, his clan is living on the edge the next tragedy, famine, bad crops,failed herd could destroy them. Determined to do just that he agrees to woo a young English girl Gennie Daniels, the Baron Altsax!s daughter. The baron has many secrets and not the least among the shady business con...more
Ian MacGregor need to marry for money, his clan is living on the edge the next tragedy, famine, bad crops,failed herd could destroy them. Determined to do just that he agrees to woo a young English girl Gennie Daniels, the Baron Altsax!s daughter. The baron has many secrets and not the least among the shady business con...more
Grace Burrowes’ novels cause me to shake my head and roll my eyes. In my review of Windham series, I poke fun at her. And yet . . . .
And yet, I continue to read and enjoy them. Ten of them so far. Why is that? I’m not sure I can explain, but essentially she writes wonderful, multifaceted characters that you come to care about. Her plots are satisfyingly complex (albeit too repetitive in some cases). Her dialogue is engaging (albeit a little too modern in some cases). She is simply a very good,...more
And yet, I continue to read and enjoy them. Ten of them so far. Why is that? I’m not sure I can explain, but essentially she writes wonderful, multifaceted characters that you come to care about. Her plots are satisfyingly complex (albeit too repetitive in some cases). Her dialogue is engaging (albeit a little too modern in some cases). She is simply a very good,...more
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A great start for this new series ( The MacGregor Trilogy) . I loved this enchanting tale of love in Scotland. The author put a new twist on an old story line. Her eloquent dialogue kept this story flowing like fine wine.
Ian MacGregor is an impoverished Earl in dire need of a wealthy bride. However, he is more than a little attracted to his intendeds spinster cousin. Instead of wooing his reluctant bride Ian finds it hard to keep his hands ( & lips) from the lovely Augusta. As much as I was...more
Ian MacGregor is an impoverished Earl in dire need of a wealthy bride. However, he is more than a little attracted to his intendeds spinster cousin. Instead of wooing his reluctant bride Ian finds it hard to keep his hands ( & lips) from the lovely Augusta. As much as I was...more
Grace Burrowes is one of my favorite authors. She builds great characters, writes snappy dialogue and more than anything makes me want to crawl into her luscious books. I felt this about every one of her Windham books (
,
,
,
,
) but I am not as in love with The Bridegroom Wore Plaid. If you've not read her first series, I suggest you start there. However, BWP is still a well written story, it just has some serious competition in the Windhams.
,
,
,
,
) but I am not as in love with The Bridegroom Wore Plaid. If you've not read her first series, I suggest you start there. However, BWP is still a well written story, it just has some serious competition in the Windhams. 
Ian MacGregor is in need of a rich wife to infuse cash into his crumbling estate. Famine and other issues have devastated the area and Ian is trying to hang on now that his older brother has vanished and will be declared legally dead.
Baron Daniels wants to buy a title for his household and chooses the obscure Scottish Earl as the one. He packs up his son, two daughters, his widowed sister in law, and his niece Augusta, to meet Ian and arrange the wedding.
Simple in premise, yes? But things happen...more
Baron Daniels wants to buy a title for his household and chooses the obscure Scottish Earl as the one. He packs up his son, two daughters, his widowed sister in law, and his niece Augusta, to meet Ian and arrange the wedding.
Simple in premise, yes? But things happen...more
Format: audio
Length: 10hrs 2min
Narrator: Roger Hampton
Published: 2012
There are a lot of characters and subplots, which requires the listener to pay close attention and not try playing games or doing housework or whatever at least until you've got everything straight. This is at the beginning of the book as well as at the end.
There's character growth, especially in Augusta, the female protagonist. She is a spinster who, after her parents' deaths, is bundled off to a cottage in the country to live...more
Length: 10hrs 2min
Narrator: Roger Hampton
Published: 2012
There are a lot of characters and subplots, which requires the listener to pay close attention and not try playing games or doing housework or whatever at least until you've got everything straight. This is at the beginning of the book as well as at the end.
There's character growth, especially in Augusta, the female protagonist. She is a spinster who, after her parents' deaths, is bundled off to a cottage in the country to live...more
You can find this review and more on Forever Book Lover.
I stumbled across this book when I saw a fellow blogger post a review. How could I go wrong with mixing my love of Scottish man and the romance of English ladies. I like the freshness of the storyline, Ian MacGregor will set aside his own needs for his family's survival, even if it means marrying a woman he doesn't love and one that doesn't love him.
It was a quick read for me although there were several characters to keep track of. I did wi...more
I stumbled across this book when I saw a fellow blogger post a review. How could I go wrong with mixing my love of Scottish man and the romance of English ladies. I like the freshness of the storyline, Ian MacGregor will set aside his own needs for his family's survival, even if it means marrying a woman he doesn't love and one that doesn't love him.
It was a quick read for me although there were several characters to keep track of. I did wi...more
We’re first introduced to Ian McGregor a reluctant earl who’s in desperate need of a wealthy wife. His family’s home is falling apart and he’s running out of ideas and ways to continue to feed his siblings and their offspring. It doesn’t matter whether he likes his future bride to be, or even if he’s attracted to her, he must put duty to his family and clan first, which is why he’s playing host to a rich English family.
Enter Englishwoman Augusta Merrick, self-proclaimed spinster and chaperone of...more
Enter Englishwoman Augusta Merrick, self-proclaimed spinster and chaperone of...more
THE BRIDEGROOM WORE PLAID by Grace Burrowes is an exciting Victorian Scotland historical romance. Book 1 in the "MacGregor" Trilogy. Four ladies' lives interweaves with four Scotsmens. Filled with danger,lies,secrets,healing,English ladies,Scottish warriors,highlanders,passion, a bit of danger,smuggling, romance,betrayal,deceit,and love. Finding true love and happiness can only be a heartbeat away for four Scotsmen,three English ladies and a half Scot and half English lass. Follow Ian MacGregor,...more
With the young Queen Victoria as a neighbour at Balmoral, Ian MacGregor and his family often played host to English families wishing to spend the summer experiencing 'everything Scottish'. It also didn't hurt that their paying 'guests' brought much needed cash. This year was different. Ian, Earl of Balfour, had determined to marry a very wealthy bride and once and for all put an end to their tenuous finances.
Baron Willard Daniels was equally determined to marry off his eldest daughter, Eugenia,...more
Baron Willard Daniels was equally determined to marry off his eldest daughter, Eugenia,...more
Dec 01, 2012
Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews
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5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
historical,
non-erotic
Originally posted at: http://www.longandshortreviews.blogsp...
A story of love, not just the usual love story,The Bridegroom Wore Plaid teems with vibrant characters. Some are heartwarming; others steal one’s breath away, while others give that “feel-good” charm that makes one happy to share in their experience. Conversely, one particular character raises the hackles of even the most tolerant. He is an antagonist that one could really learn to hate.
With just enough history to show how the despera...more
A story of love, not just the usual love story,The Bridegroom Wore Plaid teems with vibrant characters. Some are heartwarming; others steal one’s breath away, while others give that “feel-good” charm that makes one happy to share in their experience. Conversely, one particular character raises the hackles of even the most tolerant. He is an antagonist that one could really learn to hate.
With just enough history to show how the despera...more
“Behold her, single in the field, Yon solitary Highland lass!
Reaping and singing by herself; Stop here, or gently pass!”
William Wordsworth
Burrowes charmed readers with the Windham series during the Regency Era … and she will enchant fans with her new series, THE MACGREGOR TRILOGY, set in Scotland’s Highlands during the Victorian Era. Book One is THE BRIDEGROOM WORE PLAID. The bridegroom, Ian MacGregor, also wears honor as he seeks to revive his family’s future with a marriage to an English heire...more
Reaping and singing by herself; Stop here, or gently pass!”
William Wordsworth
Burrowes charmed readers with the Windham series during the Regency Era … and she will enchant fans with her new series, THE MACGREGOR TRILOGY, set in Scotland’s Highlands during the Victorian Era. Book One is THE BRIDEGROOM WORE PLAID. The bridegroom, Ian MacGregor, also wears honor as he seeks to revive his family’s future with a marriage to an English heire...more
The romance genre has long idealized the Scottish Highlander for the romantic leading man. Men strong in their honor, fierce in their loyalty to clan and family and passionately devoted to the women they love. These men will ride into battle with their claymore raised and will fight with all their might to protect their lands. Within the pages of Grace Burrow’s book The Bridegroom Wore Plaid we get a chance to know a man who carries all of the best traits of the Highland hero, but is tempered by...more
Netgalley strikes again! Grace Burrows is a new, to me, author and discovering her made me feel like Christopher Columbus, you know finding something that didn't need to be discovered but what a joy to have done so... maybe I will even get the same credit.
In The Bridegroom Wears Plaid we are offered a view of Scotland we don't normally see in historical romance. This isn't Braveheart's Scotland, this is Scotland after the fall so to speak. A country that has lost most of it's resources up to and...more
In The Bridegroom Wears Plaid we are offered a view of Scotland we don't normally see in historical romance. This isn't Braveheart's Scotland, this is Scotland after the fall so to speak. A country that has lost most of it's resources up to and...more
The Bridegroom Wore Plaid (MacGregor Trilogy #1)
by Grace Burrowes
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Reviewed by: Angels
Format:Kindle
Published:Sourcebooks Casablanca
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Genre: Historical Romance
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes keeps winning reader awards for her gorgeously imagined books. If you're already a fan, you'll devour her new characters and if you haven't yet discovered the richly drawn worlds of Grace Burrowes, you'...more
Grace Burrowes has a new series out, one with sexy Scots in it, and who am I to say no to that? ;)
Ian is in need of a wife, a very rich wife. He is a good guy and all that, but to support his people he needs money. I do feel sorry for him, as we know from the start that she is sure not the one he is going to want. No, the pretty young girl has her spinster cousin Augusta with her. Ok so here I think, why go for the older spinster? Well the rich girl in question hides in her room and does not wan...more
Ian is in need of a wife, a very rich wife. He is a good guy and all that, but to support his people he needs money. I do feel sorry for him, as we know from the start that she is sure not the one he is going to want. No, the pretty young girl has her spinster cousin Augusta with her. Ok so here I think, why go for the older spinster? Well the rich girl in question hides in her room and does not wan...more
The Bridegroom Wore Plaid is exactly what I have come to associate with Grace Burrowes—a heartwarming romance between two decent people struggling in the world around them. I generally find her leads quite likable and this was no exception.
The weight of expectation and the death of a dream have impacted on our fair couple long before they meet. Featuring a number of strong secondary characters, I was most pleased with Fee, the precocious only niece of Ian MacGregor. She makes for pleasing comic...more
The weight of expectation and the death of a dream have impacted on our fair couple long before they meet. Featuring a number of strong secondary characters, I was most pleased with Fee, the precocious only niece of Ian MacGregor. She makes for pleasing comic...more
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For the past week I have been reading Grace Burrowes' The Bridegroom Wore Plaid. AMAZING! Seriously, I absolutely loved the story. Very fulfilling and left me so satisfy.
The story focuses on Ian MacGreogor (Earl of Balfour) and his family who are strap for cash. They need to find an heiress to help fill their coffers and be able to stay in Scotland.
Baron of Altsax, decides this is his opportunity to help secure his daughter Eugenia Daniels (Genie) to secu...more
For the past week I have been reading Grace Burrowes' The Bridegroom Wore Plaid. AMAZING! Seriously, I absolutely loved the story. Very fulfilling and left me so satisfy.
The story focuses on Ian MacGreogor (Earl of Balfour) and his family who are strap for cash. They need to find an heiress to help fill their coffers and be able to stay in Scotland.
Baron of Altsax, decides this is his opportunity to help secure his daughter Eugenia Daniels (Genie) to secu...more
I originally thought that this was going to be another highlander series like the one by Karen Marie Moning-laced with magic, Fae, and a rich brogue that caused a slow down in my reading (not complaining). This story had none of that! I quite enjoyed the story.
I feel completely in love with theMacGregor clan. The brothers all separate with their individual qualities-but put together they make one helluva man haha!
Description of Scotland had further cemented a desire to visit or eventually live....more
I feel completely in love with theMacGregor clan. The brothers all separate with their individual qualities-but put together they make one helluva man haha!
Description of Scotland had further cemented a desire to visit or eventually live....more
I am a wholehearted Grace Burrowes fan, but The Bridegroom Wore Plaid was somewhat disappointing. Like the characters in other Burrowes works, Ian McGregor and Augusta have that underlying intensity of feeling that makes the reader want to crawl into the book and hold them tight. Sadly, the down side is the lame plot and the kind of lackluster machinations of the secondary characters. Also, the old “must marry or else” motif is a bit worn out here. The depth of the lead characters save this nove...more
This review also appears on my blog at http://www.thegoldenruleof666.blogspo...
The Bridegroom Wore Plaid was a lovely read, full of sweet and passionate romance. Historical romance lovers, you will adore this!
I loved all the characters in this book. They were all well drawn out and interesting in their own right. I especially liked how there were four love stories in this book. Though the story of Ian and Augusta is the main story, there is a romance between three other sets of couples, each of...more
The Bridegroom Wore Plaid was a lovely read, full of sweet and passionate romance. Historical romance lovers, you will adore this!
I loved all the characters in this book. They were all well drawn out and interesting in their own right. I especially liked how there were four love stories in this book. Though the story of Ian and Augusta is the main story, there is a romance between three other sets of couples, each of...more
I have mixed feelings on this book. There were things I really liked about it. The primary romance was well done. I liked the hero and the heroine. And though the progression of their love story was predictable, I really enjoyed watching them fall in love. However, there are too many subplots that are not fleshed out --side stories with great potential-- that left me feeling like I missed things and confused at times.
At the center of the story is Ian, the presumptive heir to a Scottish title. He...more
At the center of the story is Ian, the presumptive heir to a Scottish title. He...more
Surprising twists appear for a trilogy...I won this book & have never read Grace. I like her as she takes me places I would not expect...spoilers coming.
Ian MacGregor, the soon to be Earl of Balfour after his elder 1/2 brother Asher in Canada is declared dead, is the next door neighbor to Queen Victoria at Balmoral and hosts guests for $ to make ends meet in the summer. He needs to marry an English heiress to rescue his clan. Sly Baron Altsax (& Gibbony) Willard (Mac)Daniels has a rich d...more
Ian MacGregor, the soon to be Earl of Balfour after his elder 1/2 brother Asher in Canada is declared dead, is the next door neighbor to Queen Victoria at Balmoral and hosts guests for $ to make ends meet in the summer. He needs to marry an English heiress to rescue his clan. Sly Baron Altsax (& Gibbony) Willard (Mac)Daniels has a rich d...more
Four love stories in one. Ian needs a rich bride to keep the MacGregors going. Eugenia was to be that heiress. AAugusta and Julia were chaperones to Genie and her sister, who are accomplanied by their brother Matthew. Connor and Gil are Ian's brothers. Their sister is Mary-Fran. As usual Ms. Burrowes sucks one into the story so that you want to just keep the story going. Augusta blossomed in Scotland while Genie finds Gil the gentleman she is looking for and Julia and Connor are matched. With so...more
As usual for Grace Burrowes, this is an enjoyable story. The main characters, Ian and Augusta, are well-defined and sympathetic.I was really hoping for 4 stars, but I just couldn't get past 3.
There was just something missing. I think perhaps that Ian fell for Augusta a little too quickly. I think also that the suspense element, why Augusta's Uncle wanted to kill her, was never really well-explained. I also couldn't figure out why the Uncle was so determined to have Ian marry Eugenie, August's co...more
There was just something missing. I think perhaps that Ian fell for Augusta a little too quickly. I think also that the suspense element, why Augusta's Uncle wanted to kill her, was never really well-explained. I also couldn't figure out why the Uncle was so determined to have Ian marry Eugenie, August's co...more
You can find this review and more at Book Savvy Babe blog.
Grace Burrowes has become an auto-read author for me. I always enjoy the characters, the setting, and the romance in Grace Burrowes books and I loved the Scottish element in this newest release, The Bridegroom Wore Plaid.
Ian MacGregor is a reluctant Scottish Earl who must marry into money to take care of his family and clan. Ian’s older brother disappeared to Canada, leaving him with the title and a clan barely scraping by. Enter Genie D...more
Grace Burrowes has become an auto-read author for me. I always enjoy the characters, the setting, and the romance in Grace Burrowes books and I loved the Scottish element in this newest release, The Bridegroom Wore Plaid.
Ian MacGregor is a reluctant Scottish Earl who must marry into money to take care of his family and clan. Ian’s older brother disappeared to Canada, leaving him with the title and a clan barely scraping by. Enter Genie D...more
Augusta, is assigned as a chaperone to her cousin, who has come up to court Ian MacGregor. Ian, as leader of his family and people, is desperate to do anything he can to save them from their financial struggles. He knows that currently they are surviving, but they are in need of more money. He knows that he must court and marry "Eugenia". Even though she is attractive enough, he knows if he marries her, he will be miserable. She is not what he had pictured in a wife, but there is one woman who h...more
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I've always been a really big fan of Julie Garwood. She has written some amazing highlander books. Since she's been writing more contemporary stuff in the last few years I've looked for books to fill the void because I'm a big fan of this type of book. I found The Bridegroom Wore Plaid on NetGalley and requested a copy right away. I was thrilled to be approved and to start reading it.
Augusta, the cousin of Ian MacGregor's intended bride is unlike any woman h...more
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I've always been a really big fan of Julie Garwood. She has written some amazing highlander books. Since she's been writing more contemporary stuff in the last few years I've looked for books to fill the void because I'm a big fan of this type of book. I found The Bridegroom Wore Plaid on NetGalley and requested a copy right away. I was thrilled to be approved and to start reading it.
Augusta, the cousin of Ian MacGregor's intended bride is unlike any woman h...more
A wonderful highland romp, which I rated 4.5. Taken from my review at RomanceJunkies.com:
THE BRIDEGROOM WORE PLAID by Grace Burrowes
Ian MacGregor’s older brother Archer has been missing for seven years now. With the family estates in dire financial straits, steps are being taken to declare Archer dead so that Ian can take his brother’s title of Earl of Balfour, although he wants nothing more than the return of his brother. For the good of his family, his clan and his lands, Ian must wed an heir...more
THE BRIDEGROOM WORE PLAID by Grace Burrowes
Ian MacGregor’s older brother Archer has been missing for seven years now. With the family estates in dire financial straits, steps are being taken to declare Archer dead so that Ian can take his brother’s title of Earl of Balfour, although he wants nothing more than the return of his brother. For the good of his family, his clan and his lands, Ian must wed an heir...more
This is my third Burrowes book and, sad to say, it will be my last. I gave it until page 100, which is my limit for a DNF, and it was driving me crazy why I couldn't get into it and why it was bugging the heck out of me. Usually the impoverished/bookish older spinster + sexy well-born hero trope is like catnip to me. Then, coincidentally, I was catching up on an old "Dear Bitches/Smart Authors" podcast where Jane Litte from the "Dear Reader" blog was talking about Burrowes, and specifically The...more
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Grace Burrowes started writing as an antidote to empty nest and soon found it an antidote to life in general. She is the sixth out of seven children, raised in the rural surrounds of central Pennsylvania. Early in life she spent a lot of time reading romance novels and practicing the piano. Her first career was as a technical writer and editor in the Washington, DC, area, a busy job that nonethele...more
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