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MacLean Curse #3
To Catch a Highlander
In this sizzling romantic adventure, a daring Highland lass plays a high-stakes game to keep the home she loves...but ends up losing her heart instead.
When her father gambles away the family estate to darkly dangerous Lord Dougal MacLean, Sophia MacFarlane is determined to use her wiles to regain it. Forced to stake the one thing she has left -- her virtue -- she desperately hopes her skill can limit her losses to a few kisses...no matter how hotly tempting Dougal turns out to be.
Dougal MacLean knows that Sophia has some trick up her sleeve, but he can't resist the challenge -- or her ravishing beauty. So when she proposes a card game with most unusual stakes, Dougal is delighted to accept. But as the game ends, Dougal and Sophia discover they've wagered something even more precious -- their hearts.
When her father gambles away the family estate to darkly dangerous Lord Dougal MacLean, Sophia MacFarlane is determined to use her wiles to regain it. Forced to stake the one thing she has left -- her virtue -- she desperately hopes her skill can limit her losses to a few kisses...no matter how hotly tempting Dougal turns out to be.
Dougal MacLean knows that Sophia has some trick up her sleeve, but he can't resist the challenge -- or her ravishing beauty. So when she proposes a card game with most unusual stakes, Dougal is delighted to accept. But as the game ends, Dougal and Sophia discover they've wagered something even more precious -- their hearts.
317 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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Karen Hawkins
57 books2,975 followersNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Hawkins writes novels that have been praised as touching, witty, charming, and heartwarming. A native Southerner who grew up in the mountains of East Tennessee where storytelling is a way of life, Karen recently moved to frosty New England with her beloved husband and multiple foster dogs. The Dove Pond books are a nod to the thousands of books that opened doors to more adventures, places, and discoveries than she ever imagined possible. To find out more about Karen, follow her at:
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February 12, 2022
3.5 stars for a sweet, light romance!
I enjoyed this story more than book 2. It was cute and funny!
Only thing that confuses me is why the h was again in her 30s. No loving father would have kept such a gorgeous daughter hidden away. I don't know why KH has to make her characters so old, especially since it doesn't fit with their personality.
I enjoyed this story more than book 2. It was cute and funny!
Only thing that confuses me is why the h was again in her 30s. No loving father would have kept such a gorgeous daughter hidden away. I don't know why KH has to make her characters so old, especially since it doesn't fit with their personality.
March 1, 2022
4 Stars
I read this book as a part of the BOTM challenge for HRBC.
My Thoughts
- This was my first Karen Hawkins book, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Her writing style was engaging, and I had fun reading it. It would have probably suited to an 18-year-old me as opposed to a 30-year-old me.
- The premise was entertaining, and it had me chuckling several times. The MacLean curse was such a unique element.
- Up to the two-thirds mark, the story was fast-paced, but it dragged towards the end. A little more family drama than I had anticipated, but as I said, it's a better fit for a teenager.
- Sophia and Dougal were cute, funny, and adorable. Their antics were amazing. It could be qualified as a clean-ish steam level story.
My Recommendation
A cutesy entrement that can be enjoyed in between serious, angsty books. I am inclined to explore this author more.
I read this book as a part of the BOTM challenge for HRBC.
My Thoughts
- This was my first Karen Hawkins book, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Her writing style was engaging, and I had fun reading it. It would have probably suited to an 18-year-old me as opposed to a 30-year-old me.
- The premise was entertaining, and it had me chuckling several times. The MacLean curse was such a unique element.
- Up to the two-thirds mark, the story was fast-paced, but it dragged towards the end. A little more family drama than I had anticipated, but as I said, it's a better fit for a teenager.
- Sophia and Dougal were cute, funny, and adorable. Their antics were amazing. It could be qualified as a clean-ish steam level story.
My Recommendation
A cutesy entrement that can be enjoyed in between serious, angsty books. I am inclined to explore this author more.
July 15, 2014
I enjoyed Lord MacLean..... Their sexual tension was awesome.
It is brilliant historical romance read.
Happy reading
D xo
October 24, 2021
Sophia and Dougal.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 28, 2021
I really struggled getting through this one. The dynamics of the relationship between Dougal and Sophia are quite similar to Jack & Fiona's; & Gregor & Venetia's. The way the feelings develop, the way they all get angered by petty bruises to the ego, yet they're supposed to have complete control of their emotions, the sexual attraction & tension are a carbon copy, a regurgitation from one book to the next. Just throw on different names and how they are conveniently left in improper situations that allow for impropriety. This book was too ridiculous. I don't even know if I'm supposed to take this curse business seriously. Is this a paranormal historical then?? It doesn't feel like one & it's certainly not a highlander romance novel. The characters are underdeveloped and the repetition and waffling are something else. It was so fast paced I hardly had time to connect with the characters. The plot was weak & I think, silly. The entire story was so predictable & so sappy toward the end. The sexual tension was THE WEAKEST I HAVE COME ACROSS IN ALL MY READING (and I've read some real rubbish). I was very disappointed. It is not an awful book. If u happen to read it before you read the others you might like it. But I can't tolerate the apparent lack of imagination & depth. This kind of work is unfair to the readers of this genre. I feel cheated and robbed of time. I don't know if it's worth reading the next two in the series. Something tells me a pair of ladies of quality happen to find themselves in an utterly disrespectable situation & the gentleman McLean are going to be thrown off their balance by their astounding beauty while the ladies are completely taken by their strong & virile appearance. Their green eyes will darken with lust and they will kiss so passionately, all the while denying their growing feelings, probably out for revenge, rescue or some such. They will feel so drawn like never before. Then realize they r inlove and oh! When did that happen? & they will marry and live happily ever after. I forgot, somewhere along the line the ladies are going to upset the brothers McLean and all hell will break lose with thunderstorms raging. How can i forget it. Oh no, I also forgot, they are probably going to stare at their breasts quite a bit and the ladies are going to be gobsmackingly beautiful and perfect. They'll probably have AMAZING eyes and soft skin, lush hair which the brothers McLean like to see down, & they will have sex in a tub?? We shall see.
August 8, 2019
I loved Dougal, flaws and all. The story itself is good.
I didn't like Sophia for most of the book, though. Sophia's father gambled away everything they have. Okay, not the first time you see this in fiction. It's not a bad plot device to use. So far, so good. Dougal MacLean is the one who won their house and he is coming to inspect it. She decides to make it look so horrible he wishes to give it away (sort of). Still good.
However, what most annoyed me here is how she aims all the critique and everything it goes with at Dougal. Not once she considered to aim it at the person who is the most guilty for their present situation - her damn father. The author tried to make it out to be this quirky, likeable old gambler who trusts his daughter to get them out of the mess. In my opinion, not successfully. And that all attitude and misplaced blame ruined what could have been lovely parts of the story.
I didn't like Sophia for most of the book, though. Sophia's father gambled away everything they have. Okay, not the first time you see this in fiction. It's not a bad plot device to use. So far, so good. Dougal MacLean is the one who won their house and he is coming to inspect it. She decides to make it look so horrible he wishes to give it away (sort of). Still good.
However, what most annoyed me here is how she aims all the critique and everything it goes with at Dougal. Not once she considered to aim it at the person who is the most guilty for their present situation - her damn father. The author tried to make it out to be this quirky, likeable old gambler who trusts his daughter to get them out of the mess. In my opinion, not successfully. And that all attitude and misplaced blame ruined what could have been lovely parts of the story.
January 29, 2016
Fun, easy read. A fast paced, entertaining and amusing plot. The ending was a little abrupt (the same as with the first 2 books in this series). I like it when the heroine is both smart and beautiful and Sophia was defenitely both. Dougal was sexy as sin and I loved the chemistry between him and Sophia. I wanted an entertaining read and I got one. Karen Hawkins did not disappoint.
February 16, 2022
Until now I think this is my favourite of the serie. Another fun and light story. I enjoyed more the story of this couple story but the curse was less explored than in the previous books and that's a pity.
February 3, 2022
I read this book for the February Scottish theme for HR book club. It was my first book by Karen Hawkins. I was engaged from the get go. My favourite part was when they were gambling and playing each other. Their passion was intense. It was nice when more characters were introduced in the book. It was touching when the Grandfather reunited with his grand daughter. I appreciated the authors humour. It was an entertaining read.
August 18, 2010
Sophia's father was supposed to go to Edinburgh to sell her mother's diamonds so they could repair the roof, but he made a side trip to Stirling to do some gambling, and lost not only the diamonds but the house as well, because he just happened to have the deed in his pocket. So Sophia set about making the house look so undesirable that the MacLean wouldn't want to keep it. But when he arrives, he just happens to overhear her devious plan, so he's able to undo all her efforts. And that made this such a one-sided conflict, which means no conflict. Dougal was obnoxious almost to the bitter end, and Sophia's later actions just seemed unrealistic to me.
October 26, 2010
4.5 stars
I read it in one go-til 1:00 am!! and it was worth staying up late.
I might review this one in more detail later on
I read it in one go-til 1:00 am!! and it was worth staying up late.
I might review this one in more detail later on
June 16, 2018
Sophia MacFarlane punya misi utk mendapatkan kembali rumah estat-nya dari Dougal MacLean, sama spt Dougal saat memilikinya dari ayah Sophia, melalui taruhan permainan kartu. Dan kali ini Sophia mempertaruhkan lebih dari itu.
Awal cerita agak membosankan kecuali saat² Dougal dikerjai oleh orang² kesayangan Sophia dan Dougal membuktikan dia bukan pria lemah yg langsung tumbang oleh makanan super pedas atau super keras, atau menyerah hanya krn ditonjok sampai bonyok. Taruhan permainan kartu juga kurang menggigit, pengecualian saat Dougal langsung tahu bhw Sophia mencuranginya.
Titik balik cerita dimulai saat Sophia mengejar Dougal yg marah dan pergi ke rumah saudarinya, Fiona. Chemistry mereka makin berkembang dan masalah lain mulai melanda kembali dgn Sophia kehilangan surat rumah dan perhiasannya, yg membuat mereka berdua menjadi detektif amatiran diam² dan nyaris terpergok.
Bagi saya, novel ini biasa saja. Not very good but not too bad.
Awal cerita agak membosankan kecuali saat² Dougal dikerjai oleh orang² kesayangan Sophia dan Dougal membuktikan dia bukan pria lemah yg langsung tumbang oleh makanan super pedas atau super keras, atau menyerah hanya krn ditonjok sampai bonyok. Taruhan permainan kartu juga kurang menggigit, pengecualian saat Dougal langsung tahu bhw Sophia mencuranginya.
Titik balik cerita dimulai saat Sophia mengejar Dougal yg marah dan pergi ke rumah saudarinya, Fiona. Chemistry mereka makin berkembang dan masalah lain mulai melanda kembali dgn Sophia kehilangan surat rumah dan perhiasannya, yg membuat mereka berdua menjadi detektif amatiran diam² dan nyaris terpergok.
Bagi saya, novel ini biasa saja. Not very good but not too bad.
April 12, 2019
Ik heb de Nederlands talige uitgave gelezen : Alles of niets - Candlelight Historische roman 937 .
Een amusant maar volkomen ongeloofwaardig verhaal .
De vader van Sophia gaat naar de stad om hun laatste juwelen te verkopen of verpanden om de reparatie aan het dak van hun landhuis te kunnen betalen . In plaats daarvan zet hij de juwelen in bij een kaartspel - hij kan zogenaamd goed kaarten en desgewenst het geluk een beetje helpen - en verliest . Ooo jee ... nou ... huppekee dan nog maar een rondje kaarten , nu moet de eigendoms akte van het huis ( ja ja echt waar daar loopt iedere huis eigenaar mee rond te zeulen ) er aan geloven . Onvoorstelbaar maar hij weet ook dat te verliezen .
De gelukkige winnaar - de stoere , knappe , rijke , geweldige , slimme enz. enz. Dougal - laat zich na aankomst bij zijn nieuwe bezit behandelen als een ongewenste gast . Tja ... iedere man wordt een SUKKEL zodra hij een mooie vrouw ziet hahaha .
De 3 sterren zijn puur voor de humor in het verhaal .
Een amusant maar volkomen ongeloofwaardig verhaal .
De vader van Sophia gaat naar de stad om hun laatste juwelen te verkopen of verpanden om de reparatie aan het dak van hun landhuis te kunnen betalen . In plaats daarvan zet hij de juwelen in bij een kaartspel - hij kan zogenaamd goed kaarten en desgewenst het geluk een beetje helpen - en verliest . Ooo jee ... nou ... huppekee dan nog maar een rondje kaarten , nu moet de eigendoms akte van het huis ( ja ja echt waar daar loopt iedere huis eigenaar mee rond te zeulen ) er aan geloven . Onvoorstelbaar maar hij weet ook dat te verliezen .
De gelukkige winnaar - de stoere , knappe , rijke , geweldige , slimme enz. enz. Dougal - laat zich na aankomst bij zijn nieuwe bezit behandelen als een ongewenste gast . Tja ... iedere man wordt een SUKKEL zodra hij een mooie vrouw ziet hahaha .
De 3 sterren zijn puur voor de humor in het verhaal .
April 13, 2012
This book received some really poor reviews so I wasn't expecting much. To my surprise I loved this story. Is it believable...NO, is it funny, heartwarming, adorable and romantic....YOU BET. Finally characters that stay true to themselves. If you want a story that screams Scotland this will not be it. These stories really have very little to do with the Scotish Lairds. And finally a picture of a couple that actually look like the characters they are supposed to represent. The guy on this book looks like a Dougal.
February 18, 2021
the people in the inside cover have about as much passion between them as two dead bodies.&the guy isnt good looking.&the girl looks younger than her age in the book.&her dress is cheap-looking.&i know she's holding cards because they played them,but it just looks a lil random&cheap.
i usually like reading about 16-21 year olds,and not older women.
"kept them all safe&sane,laughing @muddy roads&mocking ill-tempered innkeepers until sophie &red would dissolve into laughter."
"merry,never weary." oh geez.
great.another bk in the famous Maclean series.a power completely wasted in To Scotland,With Love.
it sounded cool when Red described the card game with dougal,how the wind blew the shutters open.theres so much you can do with this power.
"enticement of pouty lips&an overflowing bodice had persuaded dougal2 linger." ugh! he got with some woman shortly before meeting the main character.dont we all love that.
dougal said that black jack kincaid would hate to c his son follow in his rakehell footsteps. &dougals like "which he would,if his uncle dougal had nething2say about it." who does that to their nephews?
i didnt realize he'd know beforehand that they were tricking him. i thought he just guessed. i mean her &that servant had a whole convo about what they did while hes outside the window. a good plan was just completely wasted.
its cool when he gets mad&the wind blows.In To Scotland,With Love they didn't address the guys power at all.&idk if he was even aware he had them.
"gloweredipping."
"wonder how she'd be in bed." way too modern for me.
"by god,he would have this woman in his bed-he knew it with a fierceness that burned his blood." you cant just decide to have someone.thats so irritating in bks.&i dont like guys like this.all they think about is sex.at least dougal thinks she isnt innocent,though. ive read books where guys plan to make a lady of good breeding their mistress.which is stupid.
"my father was so vague when he explained how he'd finally gotten rid of-" what?!
"eyes twinkling lazily." how would that look?
its amazing what people deduce about each other during the very first meeting they have.i know authors are trying to get the point across that he's handsome&exudes sexual confidence blah blah blah but "sensually lethal." i mean, rlly.1st of all,id nvr expect those2 words2 come 2gether. 2nd,how could she rlly know this?
i found his convos about "tending to his property" 2 be disgusting because he was rlly sleeping with some lady.
"she was an intoxicating mixture, this woman who dared to trick him. she was beautiful beyond compare; he'd never met a woman so intoxicatingly appealing, her voice and movements matching the perfection of her face and form. it was a joy just watching her. yet she was more than a beautiful face and body; she was intelligent and challenging, possessed a quick mind, and, unless he were mistaken,an even quicker sense of humor." there again, how could he possibly know that?
she's acting like a slut.talking huskily to him.
"the power to drive a man like maclean wild w/desire sent a dangerous trill thru sophia." she's talking like she knows what its like to have an affair.
i thought it was rude that she said "how sad" when he said his full name.&then proceeds to say she's fortunate that she never knew her grandfathers because they weren't pleasant. even if they weren't,thats just wrong.
"Gor." wth is that?
sick of hearing this-"nvr n all of his life had he desired any woman as he did this 1." i'm not buying it.used to like that in a bk,but its been done 2 many times.
he asked her to disrobe 4the necklace &then acts like she's a baby if she doesnt. "if the thought frightens u."
"sultry fragrance of an unlit cigar,the warm tincture of good brandy as it slid over his tongue, the silky slied of satin sheets,the crisp outline of a womans naked figure reclining against his pillows,the seductive clink of ice in a waiting glass..." ice in a glass.rlly?! what else are you seduced by? shoes walking on hardwood floor.i mean, come on! who's that sexual?
hearing about him liking diamonds on women is off-putting because it implies hes showered many women with them.&his fav.spot to kiss them at.
i thought the whole putting pearls on,taking her hair dow,lighting candles &moving his chair was stupid.
i find it amazing that her &angus discussed outright their plans knowing he should arrive any day. &doubly so to discuss it in the kitchen where anyone could hear.
'was the squire an admirer? dougals jaw tightened.the man was prob.thick-necked &red-faced.of course such a lout would be drooling over sophia-she was beautiful." why would he be thick-necked &red faced?
'future mistress.where had that thought come from? but the more he thought about it,the more he liked it." omg,you cant just make someone ur mistress!
whats up with sophia &her husky tones?! no wonder he thinks she isnt innocent.
"nvr been interested in an innocent;he didnt have time4the drama,the tears& recriminations. he loved women who knew who they were &what they were &who luxuriated in that fact." an innocent cant know who she is?
@least they addressed the curse in here.&he admitted it.
"as if her breasts didnt draw enough attention on their own." that's her dad talking about her. i think thats all i need 2say.
i swear if she has another convo about their plans here he can hear im gunna scream! it just ruins everything.&it reflects on her intelligance.of lack of.
&they can still cook a bad meal w/o completely ruining it.
i like that we learn the history behind the curse because they didnt even address it in To Scotland, With Love.i thought the curse just ran in the family,not that it was actually a curse.
as soon as he mentioned they have 2do a great deed to break the curse i thought he was gunna give them the house back&that would break the curse.im disappointed that that didnt happen.idk if theres more in this series,but the curse should end,even though its cool.
what-might-be's." never heard that before.
they finally get a good meal &he's not hungry for it.&after just telling mary she was glad she could eat &telling us that she wouldnt be drinking sherry on an empty stomach,she comes down the stairs &tells dougal she couldnt eat if her life depended on it.wth.
she always takes his arm&then leans on it.she acts like a total slut.
she makes pointed sexual comments that no innocent would say.&she understands his perverted comments that no innocent would know.
they finally play for the deed &it ends so fast.
him thinking she cheated for the deed was so unexpected.i thought she'd win the next hand for a kiss.&maybe he'd realize she'd cheated for it&think it was sweet.i got the complete opposite.instead he catches hermthen gets rlly mad&kisses her.thats random.
he accuses her of trying to seduce him if she got caught cheating &so he wouldnt demand the house but he's the one who kissed her.which is a weird thing to do when you're furious with someone.
"a carriage was a carriage &a bossy old man was a bossy old man." wut exactly did that mean?
Red getting hurt &being bedridden was a convenient way to get him out of the pic.
she realized too suddenly that the house wasn't everything &that her mom wouldnt want her to not a life &focus on the house.
its weird that she calls her dad "Red."
"grab life by the horns." way too modern.
u mean to tell me he's gotten with someones wife?! omg.why do authors write about crap like that? its WRONG!
the bending to get the paper &kissing his..manhood..&then grabbing the paper like nothing happened was so stupid.as was getting in the tub with her clothes on.
"miss stanton continued gruffly." i'm trying to picture a woman talking gruffly.
"the woman was at least 8inches taller&as flat as a boy." u just insulted girls with small boobs. good job.
"hair mussed from digging in the trunk." how would ur hair get mussed then?
it started out humorous but soon turned gross when they got trapped in the room while two people were having sex.i didnt see that coming.i thought reginald would come in&that would be it.&then it was even grosser that they didnt seem grossed out.&they got turned on.&who has sex in someone's house that isnt yours?!
he says the only reason he wants her there is to look for the deed&jewels &because he likes sleeping with her.so she tells us she's thankful he's a generous &skillfull lover&that she doesnt want marriage w/o passion.usually love is the main thing you want.he,of course,talks&she responds like normal,completely forgetting to be upset.he,of course,then kisses her.&then they make love.ur supposed to want to stop! unless you just like being used.
"lost its color&flavor." that sounds modern.
he knows she was a virgin&yet keeps getting with her w/no regard to possible children or for her reputation.i was glad when his sister brought it up.
what does the curse have to do w/having a future with her?!
it was kind of stupid that she said he was prob.looking out the window @the ruined garden &then several pages later we had to hear in dougals own words that he indeed looked out the window.
"bumpkin" seems too modern also.
im not sure where the "old nora" quotes come from at every chapter.i think it was in To Scotland, with Love,too.
"certainly racier." thats so modern!
she didnt have to kiss reginald.i hate stuff like that.
the stories been going nowhere &all of a sudden we're at his sisters house&there's a theif &her grandpa's there.
"lips folded." i can honestly say i've never heard that before.
it was so completely random that reginald was asked to marry her.then dougal steps forward. then randomly,we hear from red&the earl about them not feeling like good husbands.that was honestly stupid.i dont like how this is happening at all.
the ending was a lil sudden &random.we're thinking theres a theif &that we gotta take time to find who it is.im thinking theres some serious stuff going on here.the next thing i know,there was no theif.&her gpa was there.that reginald had sent for him.&suddenly they're engaged.
the speeches between dougal&sophia were corny &sappy.just a few pgs back,he barely admitted he loved sophia.now he's all in love &gung-ho to marry her.
i also dont like that the speeches were made in front of other people.i wish that &the end had happened when they were alone.
dougal rlly thought she cheated when she won the deed &she told him a couple times that she didn't but idt they discussed the card games fully.she should have told him she only cheated for his kiss.
she acts like shes embarrassed to act like a slut with renigald, but i didnt believe it.
i'm confused as to why the book is called to catch a highlander, when dougal didn't even seem scottish. he had grew up there,but he had no scottish accent whatsoever.in fact, it didn't even feel like the book was in scotland at all.
why did sophia keep correcting her dad when he said "ye" instead of "you."
when her ®inald were talking&said the storm was getting worse, i thought it meant that dougal was outside seeing them &was getting mad.i was disappointed when that wasnt the case.
"my home is with you,inside your heart." gag.i hate stuff like that.
i waited the whole book to find out how exactly his youngest brothers temper killed him, but they never said. dougal even said some storm was his fault which confused me.they never explained that either.i cant stand when authors leave loose ends in their books.
i usually like reading about 16-21 year olds,and not older women.
"kept them all safe&sane,laughing @muddy roads&mocking ill-tempered innkeepers until sophie &red would dissolve into laughter."
"merry,never weary." oh geez.
great.another bk in the famous Maclean series.a power completely wasted in To Scotland,With Love.
it sounded cool when Red described the card game with dougal,how the wind blew the shutters open.theres so much you can do with this power.
"enticement of pouty lips&an overflowing bodice had persuaded dougal2 linger." ugh! he got with some woman shortly before meeting the main character.dont we all love that.
dougal said that black jack kincaid would hate to c his son follow in his rakehell footsteps. &dougals like "which he would,if his uncle dougal had nething2say about it." who does that to their nephews?
i didnt realize he'd know beforehand that they were tricking him. i thought he just guessed. i mean her &that servant had a whole convo about what they did while hes outside the window. a good plan was just completely wasted.
its cool when he gets mad&the wind blows.In To Scotland,With Love they didn't address the guys power at all.&idk if he was even aware he had them.
"gloweredipping."
"wonder how she'd be in bed." way too modern for me.
"by god,he would have this woman in his bed-he knew it with a fierceness that burned his blood." you cant just decide to have someone.thats so irritating in bks.&i dont like guys like this.all they think about is sex.at least dougal thinks she isnt innocent,though. ive read books where guys plan to make a lady of good breeding their mistress.which is stupid.
"my father was so vague when he explained how he'd finally gotten rid of-" what?!
"eyes twinkling lazily." how would that look?
its amazing what people deduce about each other during the very first meeting they have.i know authors are trying to get the point across that he's handsome&exudes sexual confidence blah blah blah but "sensually lethal." i mean, rlly.1st of all,id nvr expect those2 words2 come 2gether. 2nd,how could she rlly know this?
i found his convos about "tending to his property" 2 be disgusting because he was rlly sleeping with some lady.
"she was an intoxicating mixture, this woman who dared to trick him. she was beautiful beyond compare; he'd never met a woman so intoxicatingly appealing, her voice and movements matching the perfection of her face and form. it was a joy just watching her. yet she was more than a beautiful face and body; she was intelligent and challenging, possessed a quick mind, and, unless he were mistaken,an even quicker sense of humor." there again, how could he possibly know that?
she's acting like a slut.talking huskily to him.
"the power to drive a man like maclean wild w/desire sent a dangerous trill thru sophia." she's talking like she knows what its like to have an affair.
i thought it was rude that she said "how sad" when he said his full name.&then proceeds to say she's fortunate that she never knew her grandfathers because they weren't pleasant. even if they weren't,thats just wrong.
"Gor." wth is that?
sick of hearing this-"nvr n all of his life had he desired any woman as he did this 1." i'm not buying it.used to like that in a bk,but its been done 2 many times.
he asked her to disrobe 4the necklace &then acts like she's a baby if she doesnt. "if the thought frightens u."
"sultry fragrance of an unlit cigar,the warm tincture of good brandy as it slid over his tongue, the silky slied of satin sheets,the crisp outline of a womans naked figure reclining against his pillows,the seductive clink of ice in a waiting glass..." ice in a glass.rlly?! what else are you seduced by? shoes walking on hardwood floor.i mean, come on! who's that sexual?
hearing about him liking diamonds on women is off-putting because it implies hes showered many women with them.&his fav.spot to kiss them at.
i thought the whole putting pearls on,taking her hair dow,lighting candles &moving his chair was stupid.
i find it amazing that her &angus discussed outright their plans knowing he should arrive any day. &doubly so to discuss it in the kitchen where anyone could hear.
'was the squire an admirer? dougals jaw tightened.the man was prob.thick-necked &red-faced.of course such a lout would be drooling over sophia-she was beautiful." why would he be thick-necked &red faced?
'future mistress.where had that thought come from? but the more he thought about it,the more he liked it." omg,you cant just make someone ur mistress!
whats up with sophia &her husky tones?! no wonder he thinks she isnt innocent.
"nvr been interested in an innocent;he didnt have time4the drama,the tears& recriminations. he loved women who knew who they were &what they were &who luxuriated in that fact." an innocent cant know who she is?
@least they addressed the curse in here.&he admitted it.
"as if her breasts didnt draw enough attention on their own." that's her dad talking about her. i think thats all i need 2say.
i swear if she has another convo about their plans here he can hear im gunna scream! it just ruins everything.&it reflects on her intelligance.of lack of.
&they can still cook a bad meal w/o completely ruining it.
i like that we learn the history behind the curse because they didnt even address it in To Scotland, With Love.i thought the curse just ran in the family,not that it was actually a curse.
as soon as he mentioned they have 2do a great deed to break the curse i thought he was gunna give them the house back&that would break the curse.im disappointed that that didnt happen.idk if theres more in this series,but the curse should end,even though its cool.
what-might-be's." never heard that before.
they finally get a good meal &he's not hungry for it.&after just telling mary she was glad she could eat &telling us that she wouldnt be drinking sherry on an empty stomach,she comes down the stairs &tells dougal she couldnt eat if her life depended on it.wth.
she always takes his arm&then leans on it.she acts like a total slut.
she makes pointed sexual comments that no innocent would say.&she understands his perverted comments that no innocent would know.
they finally play for the deed &it ends so fast.
him thinking she cheated for the deed was so unexpected.i thought she'd win the next hand for a kiss.&maybe he'd realize she'd cheated for it&think it was sweet.i got the complete opposite.instead he catches hermthen gets rlly mad&kisses her.thats random.
he accuses her of trying to seduce him if she got caught cheating &so he wouldnt demand the house but he's the one who kissed her.which is a weird thing to do when you're furious with someone.
"a carriage was a carriage &a bossy old man was a bossy old man." wut exactly did that mean?
Red getting hurt &being bedridden was a convenient way to get him out of the pic.
she realized too suddenly that the house wasn't everything &that her mom wouldnt want her to not a life &focus on the house.
its weird that she calls her dad "Red."
"grab life by the horns." way too modern.
u mean to tell me he's gotten with someones wife?! omg.why do authors write about crap like that? its WRONG!
the bending to get the paper &kissing his..manhood..&then grabbing the paper like nothing happened was so stupid.as was getting in the tub with her clothes on.
"miss stanton continued gruffly." i'm trying to picture a woman talking gruffly.
"the woman was at least 8inches taller&as flat as a boy." u just insulted girls with small boobs. good job.
"hair mussed from digging in the trunk." how would ur hair get mussed then?
it started out humorous but soon turned gross when they got trapped in the room while two people were having sex.i didnt see that coming.i thought reginald would come in&that would be it.&then it was even grosser that they didnt seem grossed out.&they got turned on.&who has sex in someone's house that isnt yours?!
he says the only reason he wants her there is to look for the deed&jewels &because he likes sleeping with her.so she tells us she's thankful he's a generous &skillfull lover&that she doesnt want marriage w/o passion.usually love is the main thing you want.he,of course,talks&she responds like normal,completely forgetting to be upset.he,of course,then kisses her.&then they make love.ur supposed to want to stop! unless you just like being used.
"lost its color&flavor." that sounds modern.
he knows she was a virgin&yet keeps getting with her w/no regard to possible children or for her reputation.i was glad when his sister brought it up.
what does the curse have to do w/having a future with her?!
it was kind of stupid that she said he was prob.looking out the window @the ruined garden &then several pages later we had to hear in dougals own words that he indeed looked out the window.
"bumpkin" seems too modern also.
im not sure where the "old nora" quotes come from at every chapter.i think it was in To Scotland, with Love,too.
"certainly racier." thats so modern!
she didnt have to kiss reginald.i hate stuff like that.
the stories been going nowhere &all of a sudden we're at his sisters house&there's a theif &her grandpa's there.
"lips folded." i can honestly say i've never heard that before.
it was so completely random that reginald was asked to marry her.then dougal steps forward. then randomly,we hear from red&the earl about them not feeling like good husbands.that was honestly stupid.i dont like how this is happening at all.
the ending was a lil sudden &random.we're thinking theres a theif &that we gotta take time to find who it is.im thinking theres some serious stuff going on here.the next thing i know,there was no theif.&her gpa was there.that reginald had sent for him.&suddenly they're engaged.
the speeches between dougal&sophia were corny &sappy.just a few pgs back,he barely admitted he loved sophia.now he's all in love &gung-ho to marry her.
i also dont like that the speeches were made in front of other people.i wish that &the end had happened when they were alone.
dougal rlly thought she cheated when she won the deed &she told him a couple times that she didn't but idt they discussed the card games fully.she should have told him she only cheated for his kiss.
she acts like shes embarrassed to act like a slut with renigald, but i didnt believe it.
i'm confused as to why the book is called to catch a highlander, when dougal didn't even seem scottish. he had grew up there,but he had no scottish accent whatsoever.in fact, it didn't even feel like the book was in scotland at all.
why did sophia keep correcting her dad when he said "ye" instead of "you."
when her ®inald were talking&said the storm was getting worse, i thought it meant that dougal was outside seeing them &was getting mad.i was disappointed when that wasnt the case.
"my home is with you,inside your heart." gag.i hate stuff like that.
i waited the whole book to find out how exactly his youngest brothers temper killed him, but they never said. dougal even said some storm was his fault which confused me.they never explained that either.i cant stand when authors leave loose ends in their books.
March 2, 2020
Are you reading this for historical accuracy? No. Are you reading this for complex character-driven plots? No. Are you reading this for detailed descriptions to improve your love life? No. You're reading this to find out how the 27-year-old of this book gets it on with the hot guy (See chapters 14 and 17).
Good dumb fun for when you're tired of reading about ideas.
-1 star for the overuse of the words masculine and writhing.
Good dumb fun for when you're tired of reading about ideas.
-1 star for the overuse of the words masculine and writhing.
January 27, 2012
The 3rd book of the series on the MacLean Curse is great fun, entertaining and full of charming trickery and romance.
Sophia, learns that her Dad, on her way to selling some family jewels to get some money to do some of the fixing her home needs, lost everything including the house, that her mother had so lovingly fixed and left for them, in a game of cards. In order to keep her house she comes up with a plan, but little did she know that when she was working on the final touches of her plan, Dougal had overheard her trying to con him out of the house he won. Dougal is one of the brothers MacLean, cursed to affect weather whenever their temper got the best of them. In the case of Dougal, rain and storms are the results and when he is around Sophia they are bound to happen every time. Once she learns that he found out, she tries to seduce him into playing it all in a game of cards, and uses her virtue as the trade for payment if she lost. What they did not see coming, was that deeper feelings and their attraction will be intense enough to blurred their reactions and smarts. Dougal, because of the curse, feels he’s doomed to be alone and leaves. He vowed long ago, that he will never be in a position where he will lose control with the storms created that once before did terrible damage to a village, and with Sophia he feels he can’t control himself. Sophia doesn’t give up and looks him up at his sister house, where she intents to prove to him that he is her life and that the home is no longer of importance to her if it means to be without him. His sister helps by showing him that without Sophia, he will never be in control, that she was his catalyst and he needs her.
If laughing and having a good time with a book is what you like, this one is definitely the one to read.
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Sophia, learns that her Dad, on her way to selling some family jewels to get some money to do some of the fixing her home needs, lost everything including the house, that her mother had so lovingly fixed and left for them, in a game of cards. In order to keep her house she comes up with a plan, but little did she know that when she was working on the final touches of her plan, Dougal had overheard her trying to con him out of the house he won. Dougal is one of the brothers MacLean, cursed to affect weather whenever their temper got the best of them. In the case of Dougal, rain and storms are the results and when he is around Sophia they are bound to happen every time. Once she learns that he found out, she tries to seduce him into playing it all in a game of cards, and uses her virtue as the trade for payment if she lost. What they did not see coming, was that deeper feelings and their attraction will be intense enough to blurred their reactions and smarts. Dougal, because of the curse, feels he’s doomed to be alone and leaves. He vowed long ago, that he will never be in a position where he will lose control with the storms created that once before did terrible damage to a village, and with Sophia he feels he can’t control himself. Sophia doesn’t give up and looks him up at his sister house, where she intents to prove to him that he is her life and that the home is no longer of importance to her if it means to be without him. His sister helps by showing him that without Sophia, he will never be in control, that she was his catalyst and he needs her.
If laughing and having a good time with a book is what you like, this one is definitely the one to read.
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April 26, 2012
Posted at Oh My Books!
It has been a while since I read a highlander romance, and I'm really happy I read To Catch a Highlander because I practically loved it.
Dougal is the typical alpha male. He won a house from Sophia's father at a gambling game and is decided to claim it. But Sophia and her father are doing everything to make him leave and leave their house alone.
Sophia is a beauty, and her life is basically spending time with her father. She's not happy when learning her father lost not only their house, but also her mother's jewels. But she has a plan, trick Dougal into a gambling game where she can win the house...and maybe a few kisses.
I love these kind of romance where the sexual tension of the protagonists is everything. Dougal and Sophia were attracted since the moment they met and they did anything to spend time alone and do naughty things. I wasn't expecting to find Dougal's sister and her husband in this story, but it was a nice addition.
Overall, To Catch a Highlander is one of my favorites books of the MacLean Curse series. It's the perfect romance to read in just one afternoon, I liked both protagonists and they always managed to trick themselves in naughty situations.
It has been a while since I read a highlander romance, and I'm really happy I read To Catch a Highlander because I practically loved it.
Dougal is the typical alpha male. He won a house from Sophia's father at a gambling game and is decided to claim it. But Sophia and her father are doing everything to make him leave and leave their house alone.
Sophia is a beauty, and her life is basically spending time with her father. She's not happy when learning her father lost not only their house, but also her mother's jewels. But she has a plan, trick Dougal into a gambling game where she can win the house...and maybe a few kisses.
I love these kind of romance where the sexual tension of the protagonists is everything. Dougal and Sophia were attracted since the moment they met and they did anything to spend time alone and do naughty things. I wasn't expecting to find Dougal's sister and her husband in this story, but it was a nice addition.
Overall, To Catch a Highlander is one of my favorites books of the MacLean Curse series. It's the perfect romance to read in just one afternoon, I liked both protagonists and they always managed to trick themselves in naughty situations.
January 8, 2012
I liked this for what it was. There wasn't much atmospheric, Scottish content except at the beginning. It was more about real estate than the usual swords and clan wars, but it did the job.
The characters were suitably sneaky and smart, and I appreciated the pragmatism they both showed. There was no single kiss where they immediately both thought "uh-oh, I am in love!" They had sex, but everything was wrapped around gambling for the house and jewelry.
The secondary cast was the usual set of helpful, familiar household staff members who didn't mind adding their two cents, and a professional gambler father who seemed legitimately sorry for the trouble he'd caused.
There was a paranormal element that was glossed over, and used mainly as a reason to force people inside out of the rain or to delay leaving. It wasn't a bad inclusion, but I suspect the rest of the series is necessary to get any real depth from that aspect. Good book for entertainment, nice sex scenes and nothing offensive in the treatment of characters - but I won't track more by the author because it played out a little too simply for my tastes.
The characters were suitably sneaky and smart, and I appreciated the pragmatism they both showed. There was no single kiss where they immediately both thought "uh-oh, I am in love!" They had sex, but everything was wrapped around gambling for the house and jewelry.
The secondary cast was the usual set of helpful, familiar household staff members who didn't mind adding their two cents, and a professional gambler father who seemed legitimately sorry for the trouble he'd caused.
There was a paranormal element that was glossed over, and used mainly as a reason to force people inside out of the rain or to delay leaving. It wasn't a bad inclusion, but I suspect the rest of the series is necessary to get any real depth from that aspect. Good book for entertainment, nice sex scenes and nothing offensive in the treatment of characters - but I won't track more by the author because it played out a little too simply for my tastes.
August 15, 2013
finished it at 2 am. this third book is better than the previous two. more amusing, although the push and pull romance between the characters made me want to throw the pillow.
I looveeeeee Sophia's charachter. strong, independent, smart, and subtle.
while Dougal Maclean, the typical of the gentlemen in the 19th Century, arogant, playfull, smart, remarkably handsome and incredibly stubborn, with a determination wouldn't ever fall in love, would never give his heart to anyone, blah blah blah, that made me want to strangle him in the last parts of the book.
the story was began when Shopia MacFarlane determined to reclaim her heritage home back from Dougal Maclean, who won it from the gambling game with Mr. Red MacFarlane.
Shopia working hard to 'destroy' the condition of the house which for years has been built with a hard work, so Maclean would reconsider the value of the house. but things become difficult when the shivers of desire and interest among them appeared, even from the first time they made eye contact.
I looveeeeee Sophia's charachter. strong, independent, smart, and subtle.
while Dougal Maclean, the typical of the gentlemen in the 19th Century, arogant, playfull, smart, remarkably handsome and incredibly stubborn, with a determination wouldn't ever fall in love, would never give his heart to anyone, blah blah blah, that made me want to strangle him in the last parts of the book.
the story was began when Shopia MacFarlane determined to reclaim her heritage home back from Dougal Maclean, who won it from the gambling game with Mr. Red MacFarlane.
Shopia working hard to 'destroy' the condition of the house which for years has been built with a hard work, so Maclean would reconsider the value of the house. but things become difficult when the shivers of desire and interest among them appeared, even from the first time they made eye contact.
March 28, 2011
Yet another delightful read by Karen Hawkins. The lightness of this series is all the more reason for me to love it.
In this book, the stylish MacLean brother finds himself trapped in a series of card games, not mention also a battle of wills, with the non-traditional, determined Sophia.
I really enjoyed this book. Just like the previous one, this one had a nice comedy feel to it. Especially towards the end. There were more than a few occasions where I laughed out loud at what was happening. And the colorful characters surely added to the fun.
I liked both the hero and the heroine, and the chemistry they had. They were both stubborn people, not willing to give up on what they wanted. I loved the parts with the card games, and I absolutely loved the little mystery towards the end where our protagonists found themselves in all kinds of funny situations.
What a treat! :D
In this book, the stylish MacLean brother finds himself trapped in a series of card games, not mention also a battle of wills, with the non-traditional, determined Sophia.
I really enjoyed this book. Just like the previous one, this one had a nice comedy feel to it. Especially towards the end. There were more than a few occasions where I laughed out loud at what was happening. And the colorful characters surely added to the fun.
I liked both the hero and the heroine, and the chemistry they had. They were both stubborn people, not willing to give up on what they wanted. I loved the parts with the card games, and I absolutely loved the little mystery towards the end where our protagonists found themselves in all kinds of funny situations.
What a treat! :D
July 7, 2010
Dougal and Sophia. Went into this book with high hopes; Sophia's father wants her to marry Dougal. But the only things "highlander" about this book is the title and the character names. No description ties it to Scotland. It's more of general historical romance book that lacks setting. It's okay but not really a highlander romance.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 21, 2008
I foolishly bought another Karen Hawkins book and am kicking myself again. They are exceedingly silly with preposterous story lines and stupid characters. The only redeeming feature of this book was a chuckle here and there. Not worth the time!
April 14, 2008
It might seem easy to write a romance novel, but from the very small number of good ones, I'm guessing it's not.
August 15, 2011
Another fantastic chapter to the MacLean books.
April 30, 2013
haha seru deh taruhannya, lucu pula dialognya. but emosinya kurang tergali. jadi cukup 3 bintang saja karena secara keseluruhan cwritanya enghibur
September 30, 2016
3.5 stars.
September 18, 2024
September Readathon
It's not really a regency and it's not really a highlander tale either. It's just a Scot who has certain regency qualities and mostly takes place in a house that's removed from all of society and everything else.
The best parts of this were the leads, and the well-drawn secondary characters. Light prose, plenty of action to keep the leads involved and without the hindrance of contrived conflict, and the book is fast-paced.
The rest is thin and thinner trappings that almost hang together in a good story. I think it suffers from being one of many in a series (and I suffer from not having read any of them) -- by this book, the author is obviously tired of going over the deeper meanings and background, and just wants to tell this somewhat lightly-treated romance.
And lightly-treated is a bit strange for it, as the hero is brooding and filled with guilt and conflict, but he's won over by the heroine. Who doesn't change him, so much as make him admit they're made for each other -- in a very abruptly reached ending after a sparring set-up, a fake farce, and then everyone else coming together to reveal truths that are accepted very easily and moved on from as quickly as the book ends.
The ending felt particularly rushed as the heroine does some ~charming~ trickery to a secondary character and it's discovered by the hero, and then two pages later, he's proposing in front of everyone. We didn't need the ~charming~ for it to work at all, particularly as everything was revealed by all the newcomers moments later. I think Hawkins just wanted to let the hero deck someone -- but giving in to that whim really cheapened the emotions to that point and the shifting emotions that were supposed to lift the ending.
And then the heroine's father; he's pivotal and something of a cad, actually. But in somewhat predictable form, the heroine is his sympathizer and champion, and angry at the hero about events. I *am* glad the heroine was allowed some wins--literal and figurative--because the hero and how this was going along I worried he'd always outwit her, and she deserved more than that.
The curse and its apparent truth intrigues me! I'm not sure if it does enough to have me wanting to read the other books, particularly if Hawkins writes to a "type" and I'd get this story/romance dynamic again and again. I'm open to it if I ever found one, but not seeking I don't think.
It's not really a regency and it's not really a highlander tale either. It's just a Scot who has certain regency qualities and mostly takes place in a house that's removed from all of society and everything else.
The best parts of this were the leads, and the well-drawn secondary characters. Light prose, plenty of action to keep the leads involved and without the hindrance of contrived conflict, and the book is fast-paced.
The rest is thin and thinner trappings that almost hang together in a good story. I think it suffers from being one of many in a series (and I suffer from not having read any of them) -- by this book, the author is obviously tired of going over the deeper meanings and background, and just wants to tell this somewhat lightly-treated romance.
And lightly-treated is a bit strange for it, as the hero is brooding and filled with guilt and conflict, but he's won over by the heroine. Who doesn't change him, so much as make him admit they're made for each other -- in a very abruptly reached ending after a sparring set-up, a fake farce, and then everyone else coming together to reveal truths that are accepted very easily and moved on from as quickly as the book ends.
The ending felt particularly rushed as the heroine does some ~charming~ trickery to a secondary character and it's discovered by the hero, and then two pages later, he's proposing in front of everyone. We didn't need the ~charming~ for it to work at all, particularly as everything was revealed by all the newcomers moments later. I think Hawkins just wanted to let the hero deck someone -- but giving in to that whim really cheapened the emotions to that point and the shifting emotions that were supposed to lift the ending.
And then the heroine's father; he's pivotal and something of a cad, actually. But in somewhat predictable form, the heroine is his sympathizer and champion, and angry at the hero about events. I *am* glad the heroine was allowed some wins--literal and figurative--because the hero and how this was going along I worried he'd always outwit her, and she deserved more than that.
The curse and its apparent truth intrigues me! I'm not sure if it does enough to have me wanting to read the other books, particularly if Hawkins writes to a "type" and I'd get this story/romance dynamic again and again. I'm open to it if I ever found one, but not seeking I don't think.
January 18, 2024
3.5 stars...
A little better than book 2 but not as fun as book 1. To Catch a Highlander starts with what feels like it could be a fun hijinks but lacks in maturity of character and plot in a way I wasn't able to get over. Red gambles away the deed to their house and his daughter Sophia loves the house dearly. When dandy Dougal MacLean comes round to check out his winnings, Red and Sophia brick up chimneys, stuff mattresses with straw, and hide thr good furniture in hopes that Dougal won't want to keep the property. Unfortunately for Sophia, Dougal overhears the plan...and yet still plays along with it, suffering bad food, smoky rooms, and no sleep in exchange to get to know the daring and gorgeous Sophia.
The characters in this series are older-ish MCs. Sophia is 28...but acts 18. Dougal is maybe 30-something and acts a bit like a spoiled lord, even though he's a middle son and has no title. In premise the book could be fun, but in execution, i found myself annoyed that Sophia thought her plan was clever and Dougal thought he was cleverer.
That said, it has an excellent stepback featuring cards and diamonds, and the thrill of gambling runs in Sophia's blood.
A little better than book 2 but not as fun as book 1. To Catch a Highlander starts with what feels like it could be a fun hijinks but lacks in maturity of character and plot in a way I wasn't able to get over. Red gambles away the deed to their house and his daughter Sophia loves the house dearly. When dandy Dougal MacLean comes round to check out his winnings, Red and Sophia brick up chimneys, stuff mattresses with straw, and hide thr good furniture in hopes that Dougal won't want to keep the property. Unfortunately for Sophia, Dougal overhears the plan...and yet still plays along with it, suffering bad food, smoky rooms, and no sleep in exchange to get to know the daring and gorgeous Sophia.
The characters in this series are older-ish MCs. Sophia is 28...but acts 18. Dougal is maybe 30-something and acts a bit like a spoiled lord, even though he's a middle son and has no title. In premise the book could be fun, but in execution, i found myself annoyed that Sophia thought her plan was clever and Dougal thought he was cleverer.
That said, it has an excellent stepback featuring cards and diamonds, and the thrill of gambling runs in Sophia's blood.
February 8, 2021
I was hooked from chapter 1 because I absolutely loved Sophia. She was not the normal simpering miss and didn’t have troubles taking on Douglas to win her house back from him. I liked their fights and it made me laugh out loud when Douglas pretended everything was alright even when the bed was hard, the food was horrible and how Sophia made life difficult for him. I do love her reactions when he told her he finds his stay enjoyable. It was hilarious.
As much as I enjoyed reading about Sophia. I did not like Douglas that much.
I don’t like how he’s always ogling Sophia and lusted over her. I was tired of reading how beautiful Sophia was and how much he wanted to take her to bed. But the sex was great. Loved it.
I liked the plot well enough and the pace was good but the ending was abrupt. I felt more could have been explained about the curse and why storms always appear when Douglas is angry.
Will read more of this author’s books.
As much as I enjoyed reading about Sophia. I did not like Douglas that much.
I don’t like how he’s always ogling Sophia and lusted over her. I was tired of reading how beautiful Sophia was and how much he wanted to take her to bed. But the sex was great. Loved it.
I liked the plot well enough and the pace was good but the ending was abrupt. I felt more could have been explained about the curse and why storms always appear when Douglas is angry.
Will read more of this author’s books.
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