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Border Wedding
Captured in 1388 in the act of stealing back his own cattle, young Sir William Scott faces hanging, then gets one other choice--to marry immediately his captor's eldest daughter, the lady Margaret Murray, known by all as Muckle-Mouth Meggie. With the line between England and Scotland shifting daily, the Earl of Douglas wants to win back every inch of Scotland that the English have claimed; whereas the equally powerful English Percies (under Hotspur) want to win back the land between Northumberland and Edinburgh; and the Murray family is caught in the middle, shifting its alliances to try to survive. Uncertain whether she is English or Scottish and abruptly married to Sir William who is staunchly loyal to the cause of Scottish independence but who also has promised he'll never take up arms against her family, Meg Murray learns two things: first, Will's word is his bond; second, her favorite brother is spying on Douglas for Hotspur. As Sir Will faces the dilemma of honoring his word to the unscrupulous Murray without betraying Douglas, Meg must choose between betraying the husband with whom she is rapidly falling in love, or betraying her own family and best-loved brother.
392 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 2008
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Amanda Scott
172 books381 followersAmanda Scott, USA Today Bestselling Author and winner of Romance Writers of America’s RITA/Golden Medallion (LORD ABBERLEY'S NEMESIS) and Romantic Times’ Awards for Best Regency Author and Best Sensual Regency (RAVENWOOD'S LADY), Lifetime Achievement (2007) and Best Scottish Historical (BORDER MOONLIGHT, 2008), began writing on a dare from her husband. She has sold every manuscript she has written.
Amanda is a fourth-generation Californian, who was born and raised in Salinas and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in history from Mills College in Oakland. She did graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in British History, before obtaining her Master’s in History from California State University at San Jose. She now lives with her husband and son in northern California.
As a child, Amanda Scott was a model for O’Connor Moffatt in San Francisco (now Macy’s). She was also a Sputnik child, one of those selected after the satellite went up for one of California’s first programs for gifted children. She remained in that program through high school. After graduate school, she taught for the Salinas City School District for three years before marrying her husband, who was then a captain in the Air Force. They lived in Honolulu for a year, then in Papillion, Nebraska, for seven. Their son was born in Nebraska. They have lived in northern California since 1980.
Scott grew up in a family of lawyers, and is descended from a long line of them. Her father was a three-term District Attorney of Monterey County before his death in 1955 at age 36. Her grandfather was City Attorney of Salinas for 36 years after serving two terms as District Attorney, and two of her ancestors were State Supreme Court Justices (one in Missouri, the other the first Supreme Court Justice for the State of Arkansas). One brother, having carried on the Scott tradition in the Monterey County DA’s office, is now a judge. The other is an electrician in Knoxville, TN, and her sister is a teacher in the Sacramento area.
The women of Amanda Scott’s family have been no less successful than the men. Her mother was a child actress known as Baby Lowell, who performed all over the west coast and in Hollywood movies, and then was a dancer with the San Francisco Opera Ballet until her marriage. Her mother’s sister, Loretta Lowell, was also a child actress. She performed in the Our Gang comedies and in several Loretta Young movies before becoming one of the first women in the US Air Force. Scott's paternal grandmother was active in local and State politics and served as president of the California State PTA, and her maternal grandmother was a teacher (and stage mother) before working for Monterey County. The place of women in Scott’s family has always been a strong one. Though they married strong men, the women have, for generations, been well educated and encouraged to succeed at whatever they chose to do.
Amanda Scott’s first book was OMAHA CITY ARCHITECTURE, a coffee-table photo essay on the historical architecture of Omaha, written for Landmarks, Inc. under her married name as a Junior League project. Others took the photos; she did the research and wrote the text on an old Smith-Corona portable electric. She sold her first novel, THE FUGITIVE HEIRESS - likewise written on the battered Smith-Corona in 1980. Since then, she has sold many more books, but since the second one she has used a word processor and computer. Twenty-five of her novels are set in the English Regency period (1810-1820). Others are set in 15th-century England and 14th- through 18th-century Scotland, and three are contemporary romances. Many of her titles are currently available at bookstores and online.
Amanda is a fourth-generation Californian, who was born and raised in Salinas and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in history from Mills College in Oakland. She did graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in British History, before obtaining her Master’s in History from California State University at San Jose. She now lives with her husband and son in northern California.
As a child, Amanda Scott was a model for O’Connor Moffatt in San Francisco (now Macy’s). She was also a Sputnik child, one of those selected after the satellite went up for one of California’s first programs for gifted children. She remained in that program through high school. After graduate school, she taught for the Salinas City School District for three years before marrying her husband, who was then a captain in the Air Force. They lived in Honolulu for a year, then in Papillion, Nebraska, for seven. Their son was born in Nebraska. They have lived in northern California since 1980.
Scott grew up in a family of lawyers, and is descended from a long line of them. Her father was a three-term District Attorney of Monterey County before his death in 1955 at age 36. Her grandfather was City Attorney of Salinas for 36 years after serving two terms as District Attorney, and two of her ancestors were State Supreme Court Justices (one in Missouri, the other the first Supreme Court Justice for the State of Arkansas). One brother, having carried on the Scott tradition in the Monterey County DA’s office, is now a judge. The other is an electrician in Knoxville, TN, and her sister is a teacher in the Sacramento area.
The women of Amanda Scott’s family have been no less successful than the men. Her mother was a child actress known as Baby Lowell, who performed all over the west coast and in Hollywood movies, and then was a dancer with the San Francisco Opera Ballet until her marriage. Her mother’s sister, Loretta Lowell, was also a child actress. She performed in the Our Gang comedies and in several Loretta Young movies before becoming one of the first women in the US Air Force. Scott's paternal grandmother was active in local and State politics and served as president of the California State PTA, and her maternal grandmother was a teacher (and stage mother) before working for Monterey County. The place of women in Scott’s family has always been a strong one. Though they married strong men, the women have, for generations, been well educated and encouraged to succeed at whatever they chose to do.
Amanda Scott’s first book was OMAHA CITY ARCHITECTURE, a coffee-table photo essay on the historical architecture of Omaha, written for Landmarks, Inc. under her married name as a Junior League project. Others took the photos; she did the research and wrote the text on an old Smith-Corona portable electric. She sold her first novel, THE FUGITIVE HEIRESS - likewise written on the battered Smith-Corona in 1980. Since then, she has sold many more books, but since the second one she has used a word processor and computer. Twenty-five of her novels are set in the English Regency period (1810-1820). Others are set in 15th-century England and 14th- through 18th-century Scotland, and three are contemporary romances. Many of her titles are currently available at bookstores and online.
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June 4, 2012
this was touted as a romance but i think it falls more in line with straight up historical fiction w/a bit of romance on the side. while the facts of Scotland's political rumblings in the 1300's (and beyond) are wholly fascinating for this genealogist, i still wish the author had accomplished more "show" and less "tell" on the history side of it to make the plot more engaging. overall, historically speaking and for the events of the time, her research shines.
Amanda Scott is an accomplished writer to date and ive been told her writing has matured and developed in subsequent books, as is usually the case. i will definitely be reading more of her in the future.
Amanda Scott is an accomplished writer to date and ive been told her writing has matured and developed in subsequent books, as is usually the case. i will definitely be reading more of her in the future.
February 3, 2013
Wow.... that was a decidedly terrible book.
The first proof that something was wrong came when I discovered that the main character's name was different on the dust jacket than in the book itself. I'm not going to blame the author for that one though, as it's probably more likely to be the fault of her editor/publisher than of herself.
I started this book almost 3 months ago. It's not a long book - just under 400 pages in fact - but just utterly uninteresting. I liked it well enough while reading it, but never disappeared completely into it, and it was far too easy to put it down and pick up something else instead. It was as if it couldn't figure out what kind of book it wanted to be. Was it a period romance? Erotica? Period suspense? A spy novel? Or something else entirely?
I could have forgiven it for all of that though, and fully intended to give it 2 stars for being "OK" until the big reveal 50 pages before the end.
Cutting the rest for spoilers...
I seldom give out 1-star ratings to books, but unfortunately this one really deserved it. And it's the first in a trilogy? Save me.
The first proof that something was wrong came when I discovered that the main character's name was different on the dust jacket than in the book itself. I'm not going to blame the author for that one though, as it's probably more likely to be the fault of her editor/publisher than of herself.
I started this book almost 3 months ago. It's not a long book - just under 400 pages in fact - but just utterly uninteresting. I liked it well enough while reading it, but never disappeared completely into it, and it was far too easy to put it down and pick up something else instead. It was as if it couldn't figure out what kind of book it wanted to be. Was it a period romance? Erotica? Period suspense? A spy novel? Or something else entirely?
I could have forgiven it for all of that though, and fully intended to give it 2 stars for being "OK" until the big reveal 50 pages before the end.
Cutting the rest for spoilers...
I seldom give out 1-star ratings to books, but unfortunately this one really deserved it. And it's the first in a trilogy? Save me.
June 8, 2008
When Sir Walter Scott is caught in the act of stealing back his own cattle, he is given a choice by his captor: marry his captor's eldest daughter, Margaret, or hang - and his men hang with him. Wat chooses to marry Meg. The story that follows is that of their falling in love, persevering through their forced marriage, prejudices against each other, and violent politics of the Scottish borders on the 14th century.
I had mixed feelings about this book. It's an interesting story, and I kept reading it to find out what was going to happen, but I had a hard time for several reasons. First, Scott (the author, not the character) embroils her story in the politics of the period - who is loyal to whom, who is spying on whom, and who is intermarried to which family and regards themselves as English or Scottish. It got very confusing. Aside from that, the other thing that was off-putting in this story was, quite frankly, the hero's attitude toward having sex with the heroine, his wife. True to attitudes of the time period, Wat is only concerned with his own pleasure and with getting off. Unfortunately, this realism is not necessarily desirable in a romance novel. I want to be able to empathize with the heroine, and that means she can't be left hanging at the end of each sexual encounter with her husband! She may not know what she's missing, but I as the reader do, and it is very frustrating. Granted, Wat concedes that he's been a prig and resolves to make sure she comes every time he does - before he does, even - but that concession comes 50 pages from the end of the novel, and the reader never sees him do anything about it.
Come to think of it, the last two chapters seem almost like Scott was trying to finish her story and keep it under 400 pages, thereby condensing at least 100 pages' worth of story into 20.
If I hadn't been so confused about the politics (which, granted, may have been easier to follow if I hadn't taken a week-long break in the middle of the novel), frustrated over the lack of sexual resolution for the heroine, and disappointed by the rushed ending, I would be more than happy to give the novel 5 stars. As it is, I'm not willing to drop to 3.5, but will give it 4 stars. I may or may not be reading the sequel, Border Lass, when it comes out in September.
I had mixed feelings about this book. It's an interesting story, and I kept reading it to find out what was going to happen, but I had a hard time for several reasons. First, Scott (the author, not the character) embroils her story in the politics of the period - who is loyal to whom, who is spying on whom, and who is intermarried to which family and regards themselves as English or Scottish. It got very confusing. Aside from that, the other thing that was off-putting in this story was, quite frankly, the hero's attitude toward having sex with the heroine, his wife. True to attitudes of the time period, Wat is only concerned with his own pleasure and with getting off. Unfortunately, this realism is not necessarily desirable in a romance novel. I want to be able to empathize with the heroine, and that means she can't be left hanging at the end of each sexual encounter with her husband! She may not know what she's missing, but I as the reader do, and it is very frustrating. Granted, Wat concedes that he's been a prig and resolves to make sure she comes every time he does - before he does, even - but that concession comes 50 pages from the end of the novel, and the reader never sees him do anything about it.
Come to think of it, the last two chapters seem almost like Scott was trying to finish her story and keep it under 400 pages, thereby condensing at least 100 pages' worth of story into 20.
If I hadn't been so confused about the politics (which, granted, may have been easier to follow if I hadn't taken a week-long break in the middle of the novel), frustrated over the lack of sexual resolution for the heroine, and disappointed by the rushed ending, I would be more than happy to give the novel 5 stars. As it is, I'm not willing to drop to 3.5, but will give it 4 stars. I may or may not be reading the sequel, Border Lass, when it comes out in September.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 15, 2013
This is the first book of a trilogy, and I enjoyed it very much. The characters were very real to me, and the story line held my interest throughout the book. I admit to being a bit confused at times by the political characters in the story, but that's due only to my lack of knowledge in the history of medieval Scotland & England. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in medieval romance...it's definitely worth reading!
February 28, 2011
I read this series backward (the 3rd one first and then the second and then this one). This was my least favorite book out of all of these. The romance was dry and disappointing and there was too much violence without enough sweet guy.
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October 31, 2014
Amanda Scott just might one of those authors who hits all my happy spots. She writes about history—family history. She's a Scott, as in descended of the various "Sir Walter's," and she's done plenty of digging into the family lore, especially dating back prior to, say, the 1700's. Those stories tend to paint broader pictures than the hero/ine's obsessions over whether their spouse loves them too, or whether "society" will ostracize them over this or that. Plus the clothing isn't quite as silly (though women still had to deal with some idiocies).
Seriously, that poor woman probably smacked people in the face every time she turned her head.
The story here is based on a comic poem by Lady Louisa Stuart, called "Ugly Meg, or the Robber's Marriage." Scott finds a way to blend Meg (the poem's ill-favored heroine) with actual family history about a Walter Scott who lived in 1388.
In the poem, from what I can glean, a reiver gets caught by Iagan Murray and is given a choice: He can hang for his crime or marry Iagan's eldest daughter, who, according to the poem, has a big nose, and a bigger mouth. The reiver has the good sense to marry and ends up appreciating his bride, who has a generous nature (and, apparently, a decent body).
In the story, Scott suggests that the riever is the Sir Walter Scott who lived in 1388. We don't know who his actual wife was, so it works. He marries "Muckle-Mouth Meg" to save himself and his men.
He and Meg have to sort some things out in terms of who is going to rule the roost (Scott is also true to history here—Meg is dismayingly willing to bend rather than voice her opinion at times, but Scott finds ways for her to show all her cards when it counts.) There were occasions when the pacing was a bit off, but once Scott added in the border tensions of the time, and the tragic conflict between James Douglas and "Hotspur" Percy (not to mention a bit of espionage and incest) I was flipping pages madly, excited to know what happened next. I
I'll admit to a bit of dismay about the ending. It was probably accurate, historically, but it did kind of spoil the HEA. I'm hoping the sequel, Border Lass, will give us a bit more justice.
For this one, a solid 4.5 stars, and a spot on my "keeper" shelf, if only because of the depth of her research, and the wonderful new words she introduces. Seriously, "Prickmedainty?" Yup, this is my toes curling.
June 3, 2013
As other reviews stated this is more historical fiction with a lot lot lot of Highland history. The romance is minimal and there is a disturbing part dealing with abuse.
The main character Meg is plain and the eldest daughter of a Boorish Scot and clever mother. Through plotting they take advantage of a situation involving the eldest son of a neighboring clan. He is give a choice - punishment or Meg.
Meg is quiet, determined, independent and loyal to her husband as he helps protect Scotland from the English. I was surprised there are 2 more books and I am not sure if I want to read more.
The main character Meg is plain and the eldest daughter of a Boorish Scot and clever mother. Through plotting they take advantage of a situation involving the eldest son of a neighboring clan. He is give a choice - punishment or Meg.
Meg is quiet, determined, independent and loyal to her husband as he helps protect Scotland from the English. I was surprised there are 2 more books and I am not sure if I want to read more.
July 19, 2015
While the historical details are believable, the author's lack of interest in writing an orgasmic experience for the female heroine is off putting. If you're reading this because you enjoy stories where a woman is made the focus of a man's affection and thus she finds her release, speed read. The male gets his cookies off every time! But our poor, ugly duckling turned beautiful swan gets NOTHING! He fantasizes about pleasing her but at the end of the story does nothing. A little too much realism! Come on! That's not why we read these books.
January 23, 2016
This was good in the fact it had alot of history of England vs Scotland, however there was barely any descriptions of the characters-Sir Walter Scott and Meg are the primary characters.
They were wed right off the bat, so there was no sexual chemistry. On top of that Meg is awful defiant towards her husband ( I can see a little of that but not as much as in here). The storyline is good if you like more history and less romance. It also had a very predictable ending. I gave it 3 stars mainly for the well written history, and how she included facts at the beginning. I liked that.
They were wed right off the bat, so there was no sexual chemistry. On top of that Meg is awful defiant towards her husband ( I can see a little of that but not as much as in here). The storyline is good if you like more history and less romance. It also had a very predictable ending. I gave it 3 stars mainly for the well written history, and how she included facts at the beginning. I liked that.
April 5, 2008
This was a pretty simple and straight forward romance. What I think Scott did best in this book was portray a young man not ready for marriage and forced into one who finds that having someone around with a warm, soft body isn't so bad. Walter, our young hero, felt his age (25), not a 25 year-old who thinks and acts like a 40 year-old. There wasn't a lot of graphic sex and the romance between the hero and heroine was sweetly done.
January 11, 2009
I am going to be honest...
I could not finish this book. I do not truly think that it is a bad book, but instead it is not my...type.
I was bored, but I feel that it has more to do with the type of plot and writing style that I prefer. I tend to only enjoy romance novels that have a bit of humor to them, and this book did not fullfill that requirement.
If you like the typical romance without a lot of laughs...you may actually enjoy this book. I personally did not...
I could not finish this book. I do not truly think that it is a bad book, but instead it is not my...type.
I was bored, but I feel that it has more to do with the type of plot and writing style that I prefer. I tend to only enjoy romance novels that have a bit of humor to them, and this book did not fullfill that requirement.
If you like the typical romance without a lot of laughs...you may actually enjoy this book. I personally did not...
August 7, 2010
Rapey disguised as seduction/learning to love. I quit not very far in but I'm estimating an 8.5 on the rape scale for the rest of the story. Also, when I want to read a stupid Highland romance book, I want stupid Highland romance, not a demonstration of your research into the politics of the era. Yawn.
December 21, 2013
This was dismally medievally-realistic. Not a good thing in a romance novel where we like our heroes to not be selfish, inconsiderate lovers. Wat figures things out for himself in some dream haze but we never see it come to fruition in the book. Strange! Too much confusing politics, couple was never together, it was just boring!!
March 28, 2009
It was ok. Just another scottish romance. I love to hear a Scot speak but to read it is really hard on the old brain. I wish more authors would set the scene in them in Scotland but get rid of writing in Brogue
September 25, 2009
An arranged marriage that leads to unsatisfying sex for Meg...Come on! that is just depressing. This is not likely to become a fantasy anytime soon. Not a total loss though, there were some surprises near the end.
not-for-me
February 4, 2013I didn't read this, but Goodreads doesn't allow me to stick this on my "avoid reading" shelf without choosing a "want to read" or "read" shelf.
A friend says this contains incestuous rape. No, thanks.
A friend says this contains incestuous rape. No, thanks.
February 2, 2016
It was rather more suspenseful and eventful than romantic, which wasn't a fault. Rather it emphasized a more realness to Meg as an arranged wife during that period. I liked her and the fact that although plain/simple/homely, Wat grew to love her.
March 4, 2016
I didn't like this book very much. First of all, the sex scenes are not up to par of what you would expect in a romance novel and second the characters just seemed dismal. I also didn't like how the story was written. I was quite bored with it and I ended up scanning the rest of the book.
March 12, 2016
I like romances where the heroine is not a great beauty and the history seems well researched, but this story seemed kind of tame. There were very dramatic things that happened, but I wasn't very invested in them.
March 5, 2016
Another Scottish romance/history/mystery. Lots of intrigue, even incest in this one. If you love Scottish history, you'll love this. If not -- you might like it anyway.
November 21, 2008
Scottish Romance, just okay.
February 22, 2009
Borderline TSTL heroine. Arrogant hero. Stilted storyline with an uneasy flow. The only good think I can say about this is that its the prequel to "Border Lass" which is a much better book.
December 24, 2009
pretty good. just wished the two main characters were more together. but u know that's just me.
November 11, 2010
Too much historical, not enough romance. Wat and Meg weren't even in the same room for much of the book. The scenes they were together in though were quite enjoyable.
December 28, 2011
Very good story with a wonderful twist. The characters (H/h) were some of my favorites, I just loved their chemistry.
August 22, 2013
There was nothing truly remarkable about this book. I was confused for most of the book honestly
July 4, 2016
I just didn't feel the book. I only finished it cos I hate leaving a book half finished and I was bored.
April 17, 2014
Very good. I liked the part where Wat's friends were teasing him about snoring even though he was unconscious.
March 30, 2019
Amanda Scott-Border Wedding
Taking place in the late 14th century. Border Wedding is a tale of Meg (Margaret Murray) and Wat. (Sir Walter Scott) and the start of their forced marriage. Kind of. Firstly I should note that this book should not really be confused as a romance. I certainly read scenes that implied sex or had some feeling of tenderness between the two characters, but the book reads more like a historical account of events. Scott attempts to weave a tale into what is noticeably her passion which is Scottish history, but I feel overall that she perhaps fails to put as much effort into the development of characters and their relationships with each other as would mark this as a romance.
It’s also odd, because in trying to imagine how I might have spoilers in my review, I realize that there is little mystery involved in the story either. In fact many of the more plot divisive points are quite plain, but there are details that are included in the pages that I can’t help wondering about:
Near the end of the book, I found myself wondering why an author would inject disturbing details ( like incestuous rape ) about a character that has been otherwise not at all developed, and then have the offender go for all intents and purposes unpunished?
I was not endeared to the protagonists at all. Our “hero” is not tough enough in any other part of the story to support his sexism in scenarios dealing with Meg as his wife. He is also not sensitive enough for the reader to fall for him, which to me should be the main objective of every romance novel.
You experience a softening of Wat’s perspective of his wife, before you really become frustrated with his treatment of her. (I think he’s meant to be a brut, but my husband has been meaner.)
I am unsure of how Scott developed the villains in this story, they feel less like a built up mystery and more like an after thought.
Meg’s defiance of her husband’s attempts to insist on her obedience and complacency, show Scott attempting to perhaps frame her as a pillar of strength, wisdom, and conviction. This also just don’t work. Why would a woman reluctantly married to a man she doesn’t love give over fealty so readily?
For some reason Scott sees it necessary to take us on brief revisitations fo Meg’s inability to orgasm with Wat, to which we assume will be rectified, but are left to decide whether that even matters or if she did indeed find happiness with her husband in bed.
Over all, I give this story 3 stars. I did finish the book, only because I was sure that there would be some sense of resolve but in the less than 10 page wrap up that is the closing of this book, I’d say that much was left to be touched on and even more should have been done in terms of winding up the readers interest in getting to the next book, which is Border Lass. I don’t think I have it in me to read 20 pages of Scottish historical detail and short order battle sequences to get 5 minutes of actual interaction between the main characters.
I suppose we are meant to want to find out what ultimately happens with Meg’s sister Amelie, who is disappointingly subject to more turmoil and upset than our assigned Lady protagonist. It’s like, who are we supposed to care about in this story?
There are MANY romance novels that I would line up to read before another Scott novel right now.
Taking place in the late 14th century. Border Wedding is a tale of Meg (Margaret Murray) and Wat. (Sir Walter Scott) and the start of their forced marriage. Kind of. Firstly I should note that this book should not really be confused as a romance. I certainly read scenes that implied sex or had some feeling of tenderness between the two characters, but the book reads more like a historical account of events. Scott attempts to weave a tale into what is noticeably her passion which is Scottish history, but I feel overall that she perhaps fails to put as much effort into the development of characters and their relationships with each other as would mark this as a romance.
It’s also odd, because in trying to imagine how I might have spoilers in my review, I realize that there is little mystery involved in the story either. In fact many of the more plot divisive points are quite plain, but there are details that are included in the pages that I can’t help wondering about:
Near the end of the book, I found myself wondering why an author would inject disturbing details ( like incestuous rape ) about a character that has been otherwise not at all developed, and then have the offender go for all intents and purposes unpunished?
I was not endeared to the protagonists at all. Our “hero” is not tough enough in any other part of the story to support his sexism in scenarios dealing with Meg as his wife. He is also not sensitive enough for the reader to fall for him, which to me should be the main objective of every romance novel.
You experience a softening of Wat’s perspective of his wife, before you really become frustrated with his treatment of her. (I think he’s meant to be a brut, but my husband has been meaner.)
I am unsure of how Scott developed the villains in this story, they feel less like a built up mystery and more like an after thought.
Meg’s defiance of her husband’s attempts to insist on her obedience and complacency, show Scott attempting to perhaps frame her as a pillar of strength, wisdom, and conviction. This also just don’t work. Why would a woman reluctantly married to a man she doesn’t love give over fealty so readily?
For some reason Scott sees it necessary to take us on brief revisitations fo Meg’s inability to orgasm with Wat, to which we assume will be rectified, but are left to decide whether that even matters or if she did indeed find happiness with her husband in bed.
Over all, I give this story 3 stars. I did finish the book, only because I was sure that there would be some sense of resolve but in the less than 10 page wrap up that is the closing of this book, I’d say that much was left to be touched on and even more should have been done in terms of winding up the readers interest in getting to the next book, which is Border Lass. I don’t think I have it in me to read 20 pages of Scottish historical detail and short order battle sequences to get 5 minutes of actual interaction between the main characters.
I suppose we are meant to want to find out what ultimately happens with Meg’s sister Amelie, who is disappointingly subject to more turmoil and upset than our assigned Lady protagonist. It’s like, who are we supposed to care about in this story?
There are MANY romance novels that I would line up to read before another Scott novel right now.
February 8, 2025
love!
Best of these historical romances I've ever read! It wasn't a coy, flirty beginning to an obvious attraction, and not the kind where they argue and seem to be more and more hateful then all of a sudden it's love. It has an interesting, surprising beginning, with both individuals being sensible people, with a huge sense of honor. I loved the realistic people all through the story and the history surrounding it all. I loved their struggles to do the right thing in many instances, and loved that they were both good people with heart and courage.
Best of these historical romances I've ever read! It wasn't a coy, flirty beginning to an obvious attraction, and not the kind where they argue and seem to be more and more hateful then all of a sudden it's love. It has an interesting, surprising beginning, with both individuals being sensible people, with a huge sense of honor. I loved the realistic people all through the story and the history surrounding it all. I loved their struggles to do the right thing in many instances, and loved that they were both good people with heart and courage.
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