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My Fair Highlander (English Tudor #2)

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Jemma Ramsden is a wild thing in a noblewoman’s body-so thinks Gordon Dwyre, Laird Barras, watching her galloping on horseback through her brother’s lands. Bold, headstrong, beautiful: the perfect bride for a lusty Scots warrior. He might be able to convince her, too, if she would hear his suit. But Barras doesn’t wait to be handed what he wants. When he’s forced to rescue...more

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Published July 26th 2011 by Kensington

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Oct 02, 2011 Laura the Highland Hussy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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After the first few pages I wasn’t sure I’d like the heroine. Jemma is a shrew. She’s selfish, and impetuous...

But what I liked was that her impetuousness got her into trouble and she grew from it. So often the heroine is described as “impetuous” but is in reality selfish and just does as she pleases. Here, Jemma has spent the last few years caring for her ill father. After his death she took to riding every day---any time she pleases. In the opening s...more

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Sep 10, 2011 April rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance-scotland

RATING: 4.5)MY FAIR HIGHLANDER by Mary Wine is an exciting historical romance set in Scotland and part of England. This is the second in "The English Saga" series,but can be read as a stand alone. See "Improper Seduction". This is an exciting Scottish historical with strong women and sexy,handsome,Scottish highlander. It has everything a historical,Scottish,English romance readers could want in a strong story of love,passion,romance,danger,and sweet sensuality. This is the story of Jemma Ramsden...more

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Aug 20, 2011 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

My Fair Highlander by Mary Wine

This is an adult historical fiction book.

The main characters are English woman Jemma Ramsden and Scots warrior Gordon Dwyre (Laird Barras). Jemma has been caring for her ailing father for a long time. Now that he is no longer around, Jemma has decided to live her life her way. On one of her many horseback outings, Jemma gets into trouble with some English ruffians. Gordon and his men step in to save her and bring her back with them to his lair. Gordon has already...more

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Aug 07, 2011 Scooper Speaks rated it 4 of 5 stars

Favorite Lines: “There was something intensely satisfying about having his weight on top of her, something that she had never expected.” (p. 199)

Oh, what I wouldn’t give to move his sporran or peek under his kilt. I love the cover!

My Fair Highlander is Mary Wine’s newest Scottish romance. It features an alpha hero and a spitfire heroine. One of the satisfying things about the story is the heroine’s knowledge of herself. She knows when she’s being irritable and attempts to fix the problem. It sho...more Favorite Lines: “There was something intensely satisfying about having his weight on top of her, something that she had never expected.” (p. 199)

Oh, what I wouldn’t give to move his sporran or peek under his kilt. I love the cover!

My Fair Highlander is Mary Wine’s newest Scottish romance. It features an alpha hero and a spitfire heroine. One of the satisfying things about the story is the heroine’s knowledge of herself. She knows when she’s being irritable and attempts to fix the problem. It shows she is a grown woman and not a little girl playing the I-want-you-but-I-need-to-grow-up-first game.

Despite really liking the story, I gotta admit that the sex in the story really threw me at first. After the hero rescues the heroine, sex is thrown into the mix. No, they don’t jump into the sack, but on their way to the hero’s castle the heroine begins to notice their intimate position.

"She drew in his scent and shivered. It was dark and musky, touching off a strange reaction deep inside her belly, a quivering that became a throbbing at the top of her sex. Each motion of the horse sent her clitoris sliding against the leather of the saddle, and the scent of his skin intensified the sensation somehow."

See, it’s not that the sex is bad. It’s that the sex is unexpected. I’m sure it’s done to introduce the instant attraction between the hero and the heroine, but it didn’t excite me for the characters. It raised my eyebrows. Later the sex scenes just about burn the pages.

My Fair Highlander is a comfort, romance novel. There are no mysterious twists or huge surprises, but that’s okay. Why? Well, because the story is one that I’ll pick up time after time because it takes me to Scotland. You know where the alphas are super alphas who love deeper than any other man alive. I know what I’m getting when I pick up My Fair Highlander: a romance with a clear, happily ever after ending. Not a series. Not an attempt to impress me with the author’s wonderful ability to get me going in one direction only to show me her cleverness by ending up in some strange location. And most definitely not an attempt to add a twist the historical romance into a young adult or paranormal book.

In the end, My Fair Highlander is a historical romance for grown women who like their men hot, hard and willing to give it all up for their women.
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Sep 07, 2011 Heather Book Savvy Babe rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, review-on-blog, romance

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My Fair Highlander takes place in the Tudor time period, on the border between Scotland and England. Laird Barras is the neighbor (on the Scotland side) to Jemma Ramsden, an English lady. I really was not Jemma's biggest fan, at first. She was consumed by grief after the passing of her father, and she was very selfish. She was argumentative towards her brother, and she made bad decisions, such as taking an evening ride along the...more This review is also published on by blog @ http://booksavvybabe.com

My Fair Highlander takes place in the Tudor time period, on the border between Scotland and England. Laird Barras is the neighbor (on the Scotland side) to Jemma Ramsden, an English lady. I really was not Jemma's biggest fan, at first. She was consumed by grief after the passing of her father, and she was very selfish. She was argumentative towards her brother, and she made bad decisions, such as taking an evening ride along the England/Scotland border. During this fateful ride, Jemma was accosted by English soldiers and subsequently saved by Laird Barras, who had been attracted to Jemma for awhile. Gordon (Laird Barras) decides to keep Jemma at his keep to get to know her and "court" her. Although, after her bad decision for evening riding, Gordan is not sure she is the woman he needs. Jemma needs to overcome her grief and embrace her life and hopefully her future.

I really liked Gordon, Laird Barras. He is a Highlander in a difficult time, a time period where religious tensions are high and the Scottish monarch was only a babe. He is a good leader for his people and he is willing to negotiate and work with the english, to do whatever would be necessary to take care of his people and his land. Gordon manages to keep to the highlander ways of capturing brides. After rescuing Jemma, he keeps her in his keep, and I fully enjoyed his manner of courtship. He shows his sweet side with Jemma as well as his tough, warrior side creating good chemistry between himself and Jemma. As for Jemma, while she has selfish tendencies, she does begin to come out of her shell and grow as a character. She has to deal with prejudice from some of the Scottish women, and she has to stand up to Gordon himself quite a bit as well. I can appreciate the prejudice that Jemma faced as an Englishwoman in Scottish territory, she was not accepted just because the Laird liked her. She had to earn her place, and with that she earned my respect.

My Fair Highlander is a very good historical romance read, the issues the people face are consistent with the historical time period. While this book is book 2 in a series, it is still able to be read as a stand alone. I have not yet read book 1 in the series, and I had no problem understanding the story or the characters. However, after reading book 2, I think that I am going to have to get book 1 as well because previous story lines that were mentioned sound pretty good too. Readers, if you enjoy historicals, highlanders, or romances I recommend reading My Fair Highlander.

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Sep 05, 2011 Bec rated it 3 of 5 stars

In “My Fair Highlander” by Mary Wine, we meet the beautiful English beauty, Jemma Ramsden, and the challenging Scottish laird, Gordon Dwyre.

Jemma Ramsden has had free run of her father’s estate…until he passes from a drawn out illness and her brother Curan, the new Lord Ryppon, takes control of the grounds. Now Jemma’s only reprieve from her aching grief for her father comes from her daily rides across the English hills. But when one of her rides accidentally brings her across the border into Sc...more In “My Fair Highlander” by Mary Wine, we meet the beautiful English beauty, Jemma Ramsden, and the challenging Scottish laird, Gordon Dwyre.

Jemma Ramsden has had free run of her father’s estate…until he passes from a drawn out illness and her brother Curan, the new Lord Ryppon, takes control of the grounds. Now Jemma’s only reprieve from her aching grief for her father comes from her daily rides across the English hills. But when one of her rides accidentally brings her across the border into Scotland, she finds herself accosted by a group of English ruffians disguised as knights.

Gordon Dwyre, Laird Barras, has been watching Jemma’s mad dashes across the countryside and is fascinated by the wild passion he senses within her. Finding himself drawn to the borders of his land and that of her brother’s on a regular basis, it is just his luck that he stumbles upon the ruffians just in time to save Jemma. And where else to take her to ensure her safety but his own castle?

However, little does he know that his castle may not be as safe for this English noblewoman as he once thought. While Gordon and Jemma lock heads in a battle of wills, Gordon fighting for the affections of this stubborn Englishwoman, and Jemma fighting her attraction to this charming Scot, there is danger swirling ever closer to Jemma—and will Gordon be able to convince her she belongs with him before the danger separates them…forever?

Mary Wine is a very accomplished writer. She created a dynamic character in Jemma, starting out with a girl grieving for her father and resenting the new constrictions placed on her by her brother, and going to show us a woman who has matured and come to understand her brother, and who finds herself drawn to this mysterious, attractive laird.

With Gordon, Wine shoes us a man confident in himself and what he wants—and he knows what must be done to accomplish it. And while confiding Jemma as a captive in his castle isn’t the most romantic gesture, he more than makes up for it by well and truly courting Jemma within his castle.

The sexual tension between these characters was thick yet sweet, building along with their passions. However, the only part I felt difficult to follow was Jemma’s sudden capitulation to Gordon after fighting him for so long. He says they’re to be married and before I knew it, they were. The fire and spirit so instilled in Jemma seemed to have disappeared for a scene or two before she was restored to her passionate self.

All in all, an enjoyable read. Well developed characters, an interesting plot with a creative twist, and of course, a happily ever after.
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Aug 22, 2011 Mitzi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: writer-mary-wine, genre-romance-historical, heat-3-boiling, heat-4-sizzling

Wheee, found this in my achives today....Thank you Aunt Lorene for this one!

This was a fun & hot read….and although I didn’t love it….I liked it. I give it a solid B rating.

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Sep 25, 2011 Ashley Cha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: great-historical-romance, hot-highlanders-scottish-men, man-candy-bookcover, stubborn-strong-willfull-lasses

What a enjoyable read!

Jemma is a wild, stubborn woman who rides out to find some sort of ease for her mind. An unfortunate day of riding causes her to face an English bunch that plans to have her ruined. She is rescued by Lord Barras and taken to his home to ensure her safety. Stuck in his home, she finds herself attracted to the lord, and they soon develop an attraction too strong to deny.
Jemma weds Lord Barras and finds out that the man has a few women still dangling on him. The women in his...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Pr!a rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, never-ever-think-of-reading, highland-scottish

What was I thinking? This book was unbearable. After reading books of Julie garwood I don't think any other authors will appeal me. first the title is a lie, it should be MY FAIR LOWLANDER. The book is slow and most of the pages are filled with minute unnecessary details. The description of how they filled the tub is of five pages and fifteen pages on their almost sex and again fifteen pages on their actual sex was really annoying. 300 pages are filled with no story but rather excitement and anx...more

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Aug 17, 2011 Kathleen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Once again I found a book that I truly enjoyed. Mary Wine has been hit or miss with me and I can say this was a hit. The story was simple but kept me interested all the way through. I really liked the H&h and all the other characters. The loves scene sizzled and were really well done. Of course it ended with a HEA also setting up the next book in this series which of course I plan on reading when it's released.

For those of you have read Mary's book's I must add that yep, Mary continues her f...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Linda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Jemma´s brother has promised their neighbor, the highlander laird Barras, that he can court Jemma and if she agrees, marry her. Jemma is still grieving their fathers death and to take her mind of it, she rides, hard and without care. When she´s intercepted by english soldiers on Barras land, she realizes how vulnerable she really is, and the laird, Gordon, sees his chance to save her and take her home for some.. . convincing =)
Historical romance, highlanders and smutty fluff. I hope there´ll be...more

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Jan 25, 2013 Ali rated it 3 of 5 stars

I checked this book out from the library because the author was recommended by an author I like. I knew the title was stupid, but I have read many a good book with a stupid title. Now, I get the book and the cover is ridiculous. We'll see on this one....

*I was pleasantly surprised. Is this book completely silly and over the top? Absolutely. However, it doesn't pretend to be anything else and is delightfully lacking in pretension.

The Scotsman in this book isn't even a highlander - he's from the...more

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Jul 24, 2011 UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish marked it as books-to-consider

Shelves: author-mary-wine, historical-romance-highlanders, reviewed-by-me

Are they kidding? $9.52 for the Kindle edition? Seriously? I'm about ready to put my foot down and refuse to pay more than $5 for ANY ebook, even if the guy on the cover is wearing a kilt! I'm saving trees, for cripe's sake! Doing my part to stop cluttering up landfills! And the paperback is CHEAPER! $8.97! True brilliance that, Amazon!

Un-freakin-believable.

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Jan 24, 2012 Nocturne Romance Reads rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical

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My Fair Highlander was incredible! I loved this book...as you can see...it is my Top Pick for the month! The dialog is brilliant and entertaining, even funny at times

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Sep 19, 2011 Lori Meehan rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was a very good book.I loved Jemma and Gordon. There was a great twist in the story. I didnt see it coming. I love that. Cant wait for her to write Lady Justina and Synclair's story.

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Dec 12, 2011 Tilequa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-love, books-i-can-get-at-library, favorites, highlander

pretty good.............for some reason this took forever to read ,but its not long at all..........weird!!!

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Nov 05, 2011 Michele bookloverforever rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance

a highlander in a kilt, hero type and a decent heroine. what's not to like?

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Oct 07, 2011 Sophia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle-loaned, guilty-pleasures

It was typical highlander bodice ripping romance. But I still enjoyed it...

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Aug 25, 2011 Michelle Nelson rated it 5 of 5 stars

LOVED IT!! Mary Wine is a new to me author and I couldn't put the book down!!!

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Nov 10, 2011 Jade rated it 3 of 5 stars

good

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Apr 04, 2013 Crystal rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: owned

I loved this book. Very good read. 5 stars... I would recommend.

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Jun 10, 2012 Lisa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: scottish-romance

I really enjoyed this book, I enjoyed Gordon and Jemma's relationship and the humor they brought to it. The only kooky thing about it was it uses the word "clitoris" more than any book I've ever read, and that's saying something cause I've read a lot of dirty smut in my day.

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Apr 19, 2012 Samie Kauchis rated it 4 of 5 stars

Well, I thought for sure the villain of this book was predictable but it wasn't. That made me appreciate the book a little more then I was. Not a bad read at all. :)

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Sep 26, 2011 Booklover1335 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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4.00 stars /3.75 sensuality

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Nov 09, 2011 Kay Dirty Girls' Good Books rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I just love Highlanders!

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