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The Return of Black Douglas (Black Douglas #2)
"Coffman's writing is deft, capable, and evocative."
-Publishers Weekly
"He'll help a woman in need, no matter where she came from..."
Alysandir Mackinnon rules his clan with a fair but iron fist. He has no time for softness or, as he sees it, weakness. But when he encounters a bewitching young beauty who may or may not be a dangerous spy, but is surely in mortal danger,...more
-Publishers Weekly
"He'll help a woman in need, no matter where she came from..."
Alysandir Mackinnon rules his clan with a fair but iron fist. He has no time for softness or, as he sees it, weakness. But when he encounters a bewitching young beauty who may or may not be a dangerous spy, but is surely in mortal danger,...more
Paperback, 448 pages
Published
April 1st 2011
by Sourcebooks Casablanca
(first published February 14th 2011)
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A matchmaking ghost, time travel and Highland hunks. What more can you ask for in a romance?
Welcome to Elaine Coffman's THE RETURN OF BLACK DOUGLAS.
Archaeologist Isobella Douglas lives in the wrong century. She needs a Mr. Darcy, especially after her rat of a fiancé elopes with his dance instructor a week before their wedding. So, Isobella and her twin sister, Elisabeth, visit the Scotland of their heritage. At Beloyn Castle, one of the ancient Douglas strongholds, they view a portrait of their...more
Welcome to Elaine Coffman's THE RETURN OF BLACK DOUGLAS.
Archaeologist Isobella Douglas lives in the wrong century. She needs a Mr. Darcy, especially after her rat of a fiancé elopes with his dance instructor a week before their wedding. So, Isobella and her twin sister, Elisabeth, visit the Scotland of their heritage. At Beloyn Castle, one of the ancient Douglas strongholds, they view a portrait of their...more
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Nov 12, 2011
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Recommends it for:
Anyone who loves time travel and highlander romance books.
Isobella ( medieval scholar and anthropologist) and her twin Elizabeth( about to become a Doctor) get sent back in time by the ghost of Black Douglas. He keeps telling Isobella that "tis your fate."
They land in the middle of a field during a battle in the 1500's. Elizabeth gets hauled off by one clan and Isobella the other.
Through everything....Isobella gets her HEA with her hero.
They land in the middle of a field during a battle in the 1500's. Elizabeth gets hauled off by one clan and Isobella the other.
Through everything....Isobella gets her HEA with her hero.
I would like to start by saying that I love time travel books. To love time travel books one has to be able to let reality go. 'Cause time travel just doesn't happen. Nor do paintings come to life or any of the other things that tend to happen in this genre of novel. But that doesn't mean that the book can't still be grounded in some semblance of its own reality. The world outside of the time travel still has to make sense for the book to work. And that is where this book let me down.
The tale st...more
The tale st...more
Elaine Coffman has a gift for creating characters that are immensely likable even when you don't particularly like them at first. She adds a lot of depth to the people she brings to life in her stories. This book was definitely no exception.
I loved Isobella. She has what I would consider a dream occupation of an archaeologist. When she is transported back into the 16th century by the ghost of her meddling ancestor, the Black Douglas, she is in her element. She immediately finds a cave and starts...more
I loved Isobella. She has what I would consider a dream occupation of an archaeologist. When she is transported back into the 16th century by the ghost of her meddling ancestor, the Black Douglas, she is in her element. She immediately finds a cave and starts...more
THE RETURN OF BLACK DOUGLAS by Elaine Coffman is an exciting time-travel romance set present day and 151 Scotland.What a delightful story of old and new mixing,ghosts of old,and finding your soul mate even if it is three hundred year in the making. When Isobella Douglas visit old Scotland with her twin sister,Elisabeth they are transported to 16th century Scotland by the mischievous Black Douglas' ghost. While Black Douglas are Isobella and Elisbeth ancient ancestors he is also devious,believes...more
3 1/2 stars
Twin sisters Isobella and Elisabeth Douglas are visiting Scotland after Isobella's broken engagement. The trip was supposed to be her honeymoon. She's sad about it and is complaining that there are no men like Mr. Darcy. The ghost of Black Douglas, a long-distant relative, hears her and decides to interfere, transporting Isobella (an archaeologist) and Elisabeth (a doctor) back to 16th century Scotland. Elisabeth is taken by the Maclean Clan, while Isobella is rescued by Alysandir Ma...more
Twin sisters Isobella and Elisabeth Douglas are visiting Scotland after Isobella's broken engagement. The trip was supposed to be her honeymoon. She's sad about it and is complaining that there are no men like Mr. Darcy. The ghost of Black Douglas, a long-distant relative, hears her and decides to interfere, transporting Isobella (an archaeologist) and Elisabeth (a doctor) back to 16th century Scotland. Elisabeth is taken by the Maclean Clan, while Isobella is rescued by Alysandir Ma...more
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I have always loved a good timetravel story, sometimes time travel stories can be so predictable but The Return of Black Douglas by Elaine Coffman was different. For starters, not only was Isobella sent back in time but so was her sister Elizabeth with the help of the ghost of Black Douglas who is a matchmaking ghost. The story was a fun and easy read and the characters so real that they could have stepped right out of a portrait...oops that is what happened to Black Douglas. The setting was in...more
Oh how I loved this book, I found myself rooting for our destined hero and heroine, and for 99 cents you cannot get a better price for an enjoyable romantic read!
The sexual tension between Isobella and Alysandir Mackinnon is substantial, even with the fact that Alysadir has closed off his belief in a woman's honesty and Isobella doesn't quite know what to think of her handsome savior or is he her captor?
Our heroine is a romantic at heart who relishes in the rich history of her Scottish ancestry...more
The sexual tension between Isobella and Alysandir Mackinnon is substantial, even with the fact that Alysadir has closed off his belief in a woman's honesty and Isobella doesn't quite know what to think of her handsome savior or is he her captor?
Our heroine is a romantic at heart who relishes in the rich history of her Scottish ancestry...more
My thoughts:
Sometimes the Scottish accent works and sometimes not. This time it worked for me and I do think I know the reason. The Hero had his accent, the heroine not, so it was never too much. Which I am glad for since it can be pretty hard sometimes to understand.
To the book then, it was sweet and fun. Isobella Douglas is visiting Scotland and soon she and her sister stands in a battlefield. Ok at the side, and they watch some handsome, really handsome highlanders fight each other. Every wom...more
Sometimes the Scottish accent works and sometimes not. This time it worked for me and I do think I know the reason. The Hero had his accent, the heroine not, so it was never too much. Which I am glad for since it can be pretty hard sometimes to understand.
To the book then, it was sweet and fun. Isobella Douglas is visiting Scotland and soon she and her sister stands in a battlefield. Ok at the side, and they watch some handsome, really handsome highlanders fight each other. Every wom...more
This story of time travel into the sixteenth-century Scottish Highlands has some very entertaining moments. The heroine is snappy and does well as a fish out of water. However, I found that I was getting bored a out halfway through when the romance had stalled and there was really no action to move the story forward. For a novel set in the Highlands during such a time of upheaval, the characters have little regard for anything outside their own small world. It also annoyed me that the heroine,...more
The Return of Black Douglas personifies my dream fantasy; travel back in time to sixteenth century and fall in love with the bad-boy Scottish warrior who is the head of his clan who has been hurt by love before. This book falls into the fantasy catergory in my mind because of the time travel aspect performed by a pesky ghost who doesn't like to mind his own business. I enjoyed this book and even though there were some aspects I did not like, Alysandir's controlling behaviour for one and the slig...more
just got this cheap On my kobobooks site for my Kobo ... (hey and some of the besat books are free or cheap!) and i have to say the cover made me drool .. like OMG hot half naked scottish buff guy whats NOT to love about that
wow just finished last night and wow loved it .. loved the story and the romance and the storyline and the tensions ....... and it wasnt just guy getting her into bed and then just sex all the time
:)
loved how they did an epilougue too about what happenend in future it was...more
wow just finished last night and wow loved it .. loved the story and the romance and the storyline and the tensions ....... and it wasnt just guy getting her into bed and then just sex all the time
:)
loved how they did an epilougue too about what happenend in future it was...more
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I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first Black Douglas book. Factually, it was good, but it had considerably more extraneous fluff (i.e. unnecessary, excessive verbiage) than the first one. The author also had the sad tendency to have her 21st century time-traveling twin sisters flip-flop between modern English and 16th century English, often in the same bit of dialog. The plot was good and I managed to finish the whole book, but I was very distracted by the need to ferret the story out from...more
When Texas twins Isobella and Elisabeth are whisked 500 years back in time by a meddling family ghost, Alysandir MacKinnon is shocked to see them appear out of thin air in the middle of a battle with his enemies. Alysandir is able to rescue Isobella but not her sister who is captured by the MacLeans. This is the story of hard-hearted Alysandir and stubborn Isobella trying to co-exist in this Medieval time. For the most part I really liked Isobella though she did have her moments where I wanted t...more
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The Return of Black Douglas by Elaine Coffman
Paranormal Romance –April 1st, 2011
4 ½ stars
If you love time travel books and are looking for a fun escapism romance, then this lighthearted romp by Elaine Coffman is the book for you!
After her failed engagement, Isobella decides to go on a trip to Scotland with her twin sister Elisabeth. While visiting the tome of her Douglas ancestors they find a silver case that holds the heart of the Black Douglas. Isobella is moved by his tragic death and feels a...more
Paranormal Romance –April 1st, 2011
4 ½ stars
If you love time travel books and are looking for a fun escapism romance, then this lighthearted romp by Elaine Coffman is the book for you!
After her failed engagement, Isobella decides to go on a trip to Scotland with her twin sister Elisabeth. While visiting the tome of her Douglas ancestors they find a silver case that holds the heart of the Black Douglas. Isobella is moved by his tragic death and feels a...more
I enjoyed this story with the exception of the poorly written dialogue in the beginning between our hero and heroine. Once you get past that bit of tedious chatter then the rest of the book is quite wonderful and the storyline is one that I really love. I can see myself going back in time to an age long ago just to find my tall, dark and handsome. The ending even made me a bit weepy and not because it's all sad but because of the great way the author finished it off.
Isobella Douglas is a beauty...more
Isobella Douglas is a beauty...more
The Return Of Black Douglas
Elaine Coffman
Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (April 1, 2011)
Language: English
Rating: Four Stars
What I liked about this book:
Aside from it being well written is the fact the author actually took the time to give us a flavor of Scotland in the 1500’s. It’s a time fraught with clan rivalries, skirmishes with England, and is a wild and dangerous land. The author keeps to the history of the time, including it’s a male dominated time period...more
Elaine Coffman
Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (April 1, 2011)
Language: English
Rating: Four Stars
What I liked about this book:
Aside from it being well written is the fact the author actually took the time to give us a flavor of Scotland in the 1500’s. It’s a time fraught with clan rivalries, skirmishes with England, and is a wild and dangerous land. The author keeps to the history of the time, including it’s a male dominated time period...more
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This one is a really sweet time travel romance book.
Isobella and her twin sister Elisabeth are visiting Scotland after Isobella was dumped by her fiance a week before the wedding. She visits the artifacts of her ancestor Black Douglas and suddenly she is transported back in time to the middle of a clan battle and so begins the story.
If you like highland romances I think you would like this one. It is a fun read and the characters are well done.
Isobella and her twin sister Elisabeth are visiting Scotland after Isobella was dumped by her fiance a week before the wedding. She visits the artifacts of her ancestor Black Douglas and suddenly she is transported back in time to the middle of a clan battle and so begins the story.
If you like highland romances I think you would like this one. It is a fun read and the characters are well done.
This review is going to be short and sweet. I like the story and enjoyed the interactions between the characters but I had one big problem....
The dialogue between characters.
It seemed so unrealistic. If you literally speak the dialogue in this book, you can hear how ridiculous it sounds. I think this is just an editing issue. Someone needs to just go through the book and speak the dialogue out loud and realize that noone would talk the way the characters talk.
So why am I giving it three stars?...more
The dialogue between characters.
It seemed so unrealistic. If you literally speak the dialogue in this book, you can hear how ridiculous it sounds. I think this is just an editing issue. Someone needs to just go through the book and speak the dialogue out loud and realize that noone would talk the way the characters talk.
So why am I giving it three stars?...more
My Review: I have to admit to reading another Highlander time travel novel. This one kept me back and forth. One moment loving it, another...
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This is an enjoyable time travel story about two sisters who travel back to 1515 in Scotland through the help of a friendly matchmaking ghost. The story is often a little confusing, and Isobel is often annoying, but overall a lovely romantic story.
I loved it. It had all the current elements to make me happy..a ghost, time travel, a good story and a happy ending. Well worth the time spent reading
Even though I'm not a fan of time travel, I enjoyed this story. I thought the H/h were believable in their thoughts and actions. The author does a nice job of setting up a sequel with the heroine's sister.
Yes, I read romances for escape. Recently, the medieval Scottish kind. Pretty yummy, and after all, I am a Scot!
This was a very good read that kept my interest from beginning to end. Though not my usual genre I found it very well written and the characters easy to identify with and follow. I recommend this book as a good read.
Really enjoyed this time-travel/ghost story/romance set in 16th-century Scotland. Full review and author interview to come on my blog at http://suzanne-johnson.blogspot.com.
This is the second time I've read this book and i love it just as much as the first time!
Most of Elaine Coffman’s books are out of print and I can’t get my hand on her previous writing. To cure my disappointed, I bought this book and its time travel!!!!
Highlander, time travel and match-matching ghost, I truly loved it! This was a pretty good story. The romance between Isobella and Alysandir was sweet and he’s one of those men you wish you could have. I can’t wait for next story about Elisabeth.
ps: oh forget to tell you that the epilogue was THE best part out of the whole story.
Highlander, time travel and match-matching ghost, I truly loved it! This was a pretty good story. The romance between Isobella and Alysandir was sweet and he’s one of those men you wish you could have. I can’t wait for next story about Elisabeth.
ps: oh forget to tell you that the epilogue was THE best part out of the whole story.
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Very good book
What a wonderful book to read. Fantasy, time travel of 500 yrs. , romance. Sometimes don't you wish, it was real....
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Barbara Elaine Gunter was born in San Diego, California, to William Samuel Gunter, Jr., a naval officer and Edna Marie (née Davidson) Gunter, a homemaker. From the age of three she lived in Midland, Texas and graduated from Midland High School. After she received a degree in elementary education from North Texas State University, she taught elementary school in Midland, Texas, while working on her...more
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“Alysandir is a fine horseman," Isobella said. He was about to dismount, and she stepped upon a stool to get a better view. Just as she did so, he glanced toward the window in her direction. Sybilla gasped and brought her hand to her chest with an open-mouthed amazement. "Did ye see that?" Isobella did not want to be singled out, so she replied, "He was just being courteous." "Nae. He recognized ye in front of all and sundry," she said, with a shy smile that made her lovely grey-blue eyes shine as brilliantly as the golden locks of her hair braided on top of her hair. " I don't know why. I've been nothing but a thorn in his side." "That isn't what Alysandri said," Sybilla replied. "He was most full praise about ye." Isobella glanced at Sybilla, who smiled innocently, which was her way of letting her visitor know that that was all she was going to say on the subject.”
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“Ye came to me on the parapet. Was it to tempt me?” “It would take me the rest of the night to dry my clothes and hair and to warm my body- a little to extreme for sport. I thought you were going to jump. I wanted to prevent it if I could.” He almost laughed, until he saw her eyes glisten as she drew her cloak tightly about herself and turned toward the fire. “ I think you should go now. It will be daylight soon. I need to dry my hair and get out of these wet clothes.” “And would it bothered you if I had jumped?” She whirled around, her eyes flashing angrily. “Of course it would! I am not a hard-hearted wretch! You saved my life. I owe you a tremendous debt. How could I hope to gain anything by your death when you have treated me with every kindness and sheltered me in your home?” “Those are the only reasons?” She shrugged. “I like you. You are brave and strong, yet your heart is kind, your manner gentle, and you heart pure. You have a great future ahead of you. Your clan and your country need you. And I am indebted to you why would I want to watch you jump if I could prevent it?” – Isobella Douglas & Alysandir Mackinnon”
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