Rosaline Johnstone believes she has been cursed by the faeries. Will it keep her from marrying the man she loves?Betrothed four times, none of her suitors have made it to the altar. This time she’s in love, but if she agrees to marry him, his death will be on her head.Walter de Ellerton, deeply religious and a fervent keeper of the chivalric code, has patiently sought the right lady to marry. He … sought the right lady to marry. He has at last found her, the woman of his dreams, and though she professes undying love, she refuses to marry him.
Caught between the machinations of a wily Scot, the ambitions of an English lord, a vengeful clan chieftain, and the mysterious works of the faeries of Eaglesfield Burn, Rosaline and Walter must break the curse Rosaline believes was settled upon her many years ago—or risk losing their chance to live happily ever after.
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The Cursed: De Wolfe Pack Connected World by Cathy MacRae 4.5 Stars.
This enemies to lovers trope is a character-driven romantic story between the daughter of a Scottish border lord and an English knight. The borderlands are a dangerous place to live with plenty of hate on both sides. The English had seized a Scottish Castle and sent a small party of knights to clan Johnstone’s to offer an alliance giving the run of the keep to one of Laird Johnstone’s sons. The canny Laird made the deal but noted that his heir was to inherit his keep so the other keep would fall to his youngest son who was only nine years old and has not been groomed for leading. Then the shrewd Laird couldn’t believe his good fortune when one of the knights offered to marry his eldest daughter who had been betrothed four times before and not one husband to be had lived to the wedding day. She was cursed and her father thought, “what a wonderful way to get rid of one more English!” This was a fun read that I enjoyed with great characters, a witty dialogue, and a plot that kept changing lanes! I enjoyed this historical romance and I recommend it to everyone who loves a hea.
Content Note: The romance only contained kissing throughout the book until the marriage night which appears at the end of the epilogue and there is only one explicit sexual reference on the second to the last sentence on the last page.
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Are there really fairies in Scotland? Aye there may well be and Rosaline Johnstone knows she is cursed because 3 of her bethothed have died! Her da was not glad to see her back after the 3rd but her younger brother Elliot definitely was.
Walter de Ellerton has been given the duty to go to the Johnstone stronghold in order to watch after the son of the Laird until he is ready to take over. But one beautiful woman he has not forgotten is there, Rosaline. Could he have a chance at her hand?
I truly loved this story so much. It held so many elements that grabbed my attention. A girl who wanted to marry but it seemed she was cursed, a belief in the fairies, a mean stepmother, a handsome Knight and a journey to happy ever after not soon forgotten!
The Cursed by Cathy MacRae is book three of her De Wolfe Connected World Series. Rosaline Johnstone is fervent that she will never marry. She has had three (well maybe four) betrothals and all of the men in question have died before meeting her at the altar. Walter de Ellerton is not convinced that anything will happen to him. She is the woman of his dreams, and he will marry her. Her father is not happy to see her home again after the latest death. Another mouth to feed. Her stepmother is even less happy to see her…competition for her own daughters, mayhap? Her half-brother, Elliot, happy she’s home, but no one likes him either. He comes up with a plan to send them both off, and get something for himself in the doing. It gets complicated, suffice to say, the curse on Rosaline is broken, and Elliot is not the weakling his father believes him to be.
There are lots of good characters in the book. Elliot is a very interesting young man, never having been a favorite of his fathers, he has developed a fine mind and many useful skills while he was hiding away. Elliot also has medical skills which he uses mainly on birds and animals, but become increasingly useful. Some people are better away from their parents and on their own. Elliot is one of them. Her father believes so strongly in the curse on his daughter, that he seeks to turn it to his benefit and betroth her to someone he wants dead. Very clever. Things turn to the good and everything works out but it is a interesting journey to get there. An enjoyable read. I recommend it.
I received a free ARC of The Cursed from Wolfbane, an imprint of Dragonblade and part of the de Wolfe connected world. All opinions and interpretations contained herein are solely my own.