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Highland Flame
KINGDOM OF LOVE
Alasdair Cameron wrapped the luscious vixen in his powerful embrace and let his eyes burn hungrily over her flawless body. Frances Murray was ripe for love--a bursting blossom--and this fiendishly handsome man sparked a strange new sensation that seared through her veins--as he kissed her soft, moist lips and filled her velvety flesh with honeyed pleasure…
ISLAND OF ECSTASY
He had made her a woman and no longer could Frances live without Alasdair’s fiery touch--a touch that made her delirious with desire. And as she pressed her body to his, she could feel him rising against her, ready to flood her secret places with the sweetness she savored--until together they were swept into a blazing inferno of wild raging passion. She would never let him go…
Alasdair Cameron wrapped the luscious vixen in his powerful embrace and let his eyes burn hungrily over her flawless body. Frances Murray was ripe for love--a bursting blossom--and this fiendishly handsome man sparked a strange new sensation that seared through her veins--as he kissed her soft, moist lips and filled her velvety flesh with honeyed pleasure…
ISLAND OF ECSTASY
He had made her a woman and no longer could Frances live without Alasdair’s fiery touch--a touch that made her delirious with desire. And as she pressed her body to his, she could feel him rising against her, ready to flood her secret places with the sweetness she savored--until together they were swept into a blazing inferno of wild raging passion. She would never let him go…
478 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1984
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June 28, 2025
Read: 6/25/25
Setting: 1598 Scotland
This book was exhausting!
Plot: Frances and Alasdair are in love and want to marry. Too bad others conspire against them.Their laird is dying, and his son, Hugh, has the mind of a child. Frances's brother, Duncan, hopes to take advantage of the situation. He wants Frances to marry Hugh so he can gain their wealth. Duncan kidnaps Alasdair and impresses him into the army. Believing all the lies Duncan told her, a devastated Frances marries Hugh after his dying father begs him. The Laird believes Frances is the only one who can take control of the clan and keep Hugh safe. He strongly guilty trips her into it.
3 years later, Frances has become the de facto laird. She does it ALL! Now Duncan has returned for more money. Frances pays him a certain amount to keep him away. This time, Duncan wants it all. He has made a powerful friend in court. They will declare Hugh incompetent, and Duncan will be made Hugh's guardian. Duncan has also learned Alasdair is back, but his murder plot doesn't go as planned. Hugh is murdered by Duncan, and Alasdair takes control of the castle. After a little back and forth, the pair finally marries. They don't have long to be together because a new threat is coming. Duncan's powerful friend. Laird G (forgot name) will arrive with his army. The pair must flee.
A new problem arises when the powerful Laird G decides he wants more than the land, and he wants Frances too. The story becomes a battle between two men for one woman.
Disliked:
1. I liked the H, but he was so one dimensional. He was just there, likable but nothing else.
2. Frances!!!! God, I could fill a book! I'll try to keep it small 😉
● Frances stupidly believed every lie told to her. Maybe her evil brother and Laird G aren't the best sources to trust 🤷♀️. The worst part is that she gets mad when the H believes the lies about her. "You should know me better than to believe such lies." So that only applies to him but not you? 🤔. She reminded me of those women who say, "If you don't know why I'm mad, then I'm not going to tell you." 🙄 - that's the h!
● She was just TSTL! She led the bad guy to Alasdair every time. She wouldn't listen to anyone. She had to be involved in things she knew nothing about, and that always had disastrous consequences for the H.
3. Minor complaint, but why did Frances have second sight? It was introduced at the beginning of the plot, and then it disappears. It was pointless.
4. I kept forgetting Laird G's age. The only time I remembered was when another character would mention it. Why does that matter? I kind of dug him. He's the villain. If the author had described age spots, thin skin, or anything else, I might have pictured him more in the villain role.
5. The first half of the book was pretty good, but the 2nd half was repetitive. The book needed editing, and the plot needed to be concluded sooner. The last 150 pages were tiresome and redundant.
Liked:
1. The villain should have been the H! He's was the most interesting character. When we were introduced to him, he was incognito. So we get to enjoy his ruthless charm before the curtain falls. Later, his merciless nature does come out. TBH, I've read many Bodice-rippers where the H does the same things, and we love him. If Alasdair had had a stronger personality, I would have found Laird G less intriguing.
2. Even though I strongly disliked this book, the story still had good structure. It was the plot that was the problem, not the writing.
Conclusion: Again, this book was exhausting! I think it will be a long time before I give this author another chance.
Setting: 1598 Scotland
This book was exhausting!
Plot: Frances and Alasdair are in love and want to marry. Too bad others conspire against them.Their laird is dying, and his son, Hugh, has the mind of a child. Frances's brother, Duncan, hopes to take advantage of the situation. He wants Frances to marry Hugh so he can gain their wealth. Duncan kidnaps Alasdair and impresses him into the army. Believing all the lies Duncan told her, a devastated Frances marries Hugh after his dying father begs him. The Laird believes Frances is the only one who can take control of the clan and keep Hugh safe. He strongly guilty trips her into it.
3 years later, Frances has become the de facto laird. She does it ALL! Now Duncan has returned for more money. Frances pays him a certain amount to keep him away. This time, Duncan wants it all. He has made a powerful friend in court. They will declare Hugh incompetent, and Duncan will be made Hugh's guardian. Duncan has also learned Alasdair is back, but his murder plot doesn't go as planned. Hugh is murdered by Duncan, and Alasdair takes control of the castle. After a little back and forth, the pair finally marries. They don't have long to be together because a new threat is coming. Duncan's powerful friend. Laird G (forgot name) will arrive with his army. The pair must flee.
A new problem arises when the powerful Laird G decides he wants more than the land, and he wants Frances too. The story becomes a battle between two men for one woman.
Disliked:
1. I liked the H, but he was so one dimensional. He was just there, likable but nothing else.
2. Frances!!!! God, I could fill a book! I'll try to keep it small 😉
● Frances stupidly believed every lie told to her. Maybe her evil brother and Laird G aren't the best sources to trust 🤷♀️. The worst part is that she gets mad when the H believes the lies about her. "You should know me better than to believe such lies." So that only applies to him but not you? 🤔. She reminded me of those women who say, "If you don't know why I'm mad, then I'm not going to tell you." 🙄 - that's the h!
● She was just TSTL! She led the bad guy to Alasdair every time. She wouldn't listen to anyone. She had to be involved in things she knew nothing about, and that always had disastrous consequences for the H.
3. Minor complaint, but why did Frances have second sight? It was introduced at the beginning of the plot, and then it disappears. It was pointless.
4. I kept forgetting Laird G's age. The only time I remembered was when another character would mention it. Why does that matter? I kind of dug him. He's the villain. If the author had described age spots, thin skin, or anything else, I might have pictured him more in the villain role.
5. The first half of the book was pretty good, but the 2nd half was repetitive. The book needed editing, and the plot needed to be concluded sooner. The last 150 pages were tiresome and redundant.
Liked:
1. The villain should have been the H! He's was the most interesting character. When we were introduced to him, he was incognito. So we get to enjoy his ruthless charm before the curtain falls. Later, his merciless nature does come out. TBH, I've read many Bodice-rippers where the H does the same things, and we love him. If Alasdair had had a stronger personality, I would have found Laird G less intriguing.
2. Even though I strongly disliked this book, the story still had good structure. It was the plot that was the problem, not the writing.
Conclusion: Again, this book was exhausting! I think it will be a long time before I give this author another chance.
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