Jenny Hanson went to visit her good friend Mandy in Scotland, and while there she met Reade Ramsay, heir to the huge Catherwood estate. He followed her back to Houston where they fell in love.Now he’s brought her back to Scotland with him, but Reade’s father, the aging but still cruel Marquess of Catherwood, makes their life together difficult. He may be senile, but he’s still lord of the manor, … the manor, and he won’t hear of an engagement. To make matters worse, his two illegitimate sons have his protection and have turned Catherwood into a decadent playground. Reade has to hide his engagement to Jenny while protecting her from both his father and the sordidness that infects Catherwood.
How long will they have to wait until he’s free of his father’s control?
This is book two in the Catherwood series but can be read independently.
Publisher’s Note: This contemporary romance contains elements of mystery, power exchange, and adult themes. If any of these offend you, please do not purchase.
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CATHERWOOD IS A REAL SNAKE PIT, ISN’T IT?
The second story in this series, Catherwood, that is a spin-off from the previous series, The Earl’s Acceptance, is a great addition. While there will be characters from the previous series, like Mandy from Texas who is now married to Quinn, and Maisie, this is a new series and will focus on Mandy’s friend, Jenny Hanson, and Reade Ramsay. The stories in each series are best read in the order written because it is an ongoing saga.
Reade and Jenny have moved into Troop House on the Catherwood estate, because he needs to be near his father, keeping an eye on the estate, but keep Jenny safe. Things are happening on the estate, unethical behavior, and not only do they revolve around the Marquess, but his two illegitimate sons, Adair and Harold, by his mistress. With the Marquess mind failing, he will call for Reade and then belittle him and have moments where he doesn’t even know what year it is. You can’t help but have a deep respect for Reade for remaining polite no matter how cruel and distasteful his father can be.
“I don’t think you’re going because of niceness. You’re going because you were trained to. Daddy says run, you ask how far. Daddy says jump, you ask how high.”
Reade needs to keep Jenny safe, and that means away from his father, and for that matter, his half brothers. Getting her to understand that she cannot wander the estate, nor confront them, will be contention between them, and have him showing his displeasure with her disobedience by punishing her.
“She did sometimes simply stir the pot to see what floated to the top.” “I’m not going to argue about it,” he replied. “You know exactly why you’re getting spanked. You’re a game player, and today you lost.” “History’s naughtiest marchioness. That’s what you’re going to be.”
“I told you clearly quite recently that when I put things off-limits to you, it’s usually to protect you not simply to control you. Do you remember my saying that?”
The story has the good, the bad, and the ugly. For Reade, he must acquiesce to the demands of the Marquess, and jump through hoops. While there is no love between father and son, Reade is the rightful heir by law to inherit. The time is near for his death, and while Reade is an Earl, he is also well trained in proper protocol. His time is coming soon to be the next Marquess of Catherwood. He will have plenty of challenges with changing the unsavory reputation that has plaque the March under the rule of his father and bastard sons. With Jenny by his side, he has love and support—and soon, he will have her as his wife.
The story has flashback scenes to Reade’s childhood, the cruelty of his father, and the separation from his mother and sister after the divorce. You can understand why Reade has no love for his father, and his death will be a blessing. While the story does have several discipline scenes, the intimacy is only a passing mention without any details. Book three will have Reade gaining full control of Catherwood, but he will be facing battles against the Burton brothers.
Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters are interesting. Once I started I could not put the book down from start to finish you just could not get enough of Jenny and Reade. When Jenny went to Scotland to visit her friend, and while there she met Reade, when Jenny was going back to the States, Reade went with her. You had friends/friendship, passion/lust and love.
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The Mad Marquess Catherwood-Book Two “ By Laura Hart is a tale of one Jenny Hanson and one Reade Ramsay who met in Scotland when Jenny was on a trip to visit her old friend Mandy…and fell in love in Houston when Reade followed Jenny back to the states. Now returned to Scotland …and living at Catherwood….Reade’s father …The cruel and malevolent elderly Marquess…is making their lives miserable …and the huge estate reeks of the sordidness that has been allowed to fester there. Can Reade’s dominant love for Jenny be enough to shield her from the dangers and evil that swirl around them ?!? Read and See…in this second installment of The Calderwood Series. Much enjoyed and Highly Recommended. I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Copy of this book.
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Book two in the Catherwood series we continue with Jenny Hanson and Reade Ramsay, heir to the huge Catherwood estate’s story. Reade’s father is dying, and he has gone to be there. I want to read the next part of this story. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This book dealt with the difficult issues of dementia and abuse as the marquess became even more abusive to his son and others as his mental health declined. The story was wrought with conflict as Reade tried to protect Jenny and prepare to take over the estate. It was difficult for both of them, but most of all they wanted to be together. The book also explored the value of honesty and whether sometimes lying is the better choice. The plot really accentuated the differences in Jenny and Reade, the former being extremely naive when it came to the harsh reality of Reade’s life. Through all the conflict, Jenny somehow remained full of sass and consistently disobedient. Reade loved her all the more for it even as he punished her. Although not my favorite book, this part of the Catherwood story served as a gateway to what I’m hoping will be happy times for everyone. I am very much looking forward to the next book.
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A well written book with an interesting story line. The characters are strong and the story flows quickly and smoothly. I enjoyed reading this story.
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This is the first book I’ve read in the series and really enjoyed the writing and the characters. Reade and Jenny meet and fall madly in love. When Jenny goes back to Scotland, Read’s father, the Marquess is senile and crazy. He treats Reade like crap but protects his two illegitimate brothers. Reade is trying to watch over the estate as things are not what they should be but he has to do his duty but protect Jenny at the same time. His father forbids him to get engaged to Jenny and is doing all he can to destroy their relationship and make sure Jenny is never part of the family.
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Reade and Jenny are engaged. But, nothing is going to move forward until his father dies. They have lots of sex, there are a few spankings, but mostly they wait for Reade’s father’s death. I didn’t care for this book as much. I see Jenny as being childish. She deliberately does things that she knows will anger Reade and then he spanks her. There is a HFN and I look forward to reading book three. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.