Some brides like it wilder…A single lady of birth, beauty, and large fortune should not have this much trouble making a match. Yet after two failed betrothals, Lady Juliana Bernard is in a bind. She must find a husband at once or lose guardianship of her beloved niece. Her childhood friend the Duke of Blackmore is her last, best hope, but once she tracks him down in Scotland, she receives … she tracks him down in Scotland, she receives startling news.
First,the duke is already engaged. Second, it’s his brother Logan’s fault Juliana is now lacking a bridegroom. So, what’s a lady to do when she’s lost her betrothed?Marry his scandalous brother, the Laird of Clan Kinross.
Wooing does not go well at first. But just as Juliana begins to welcome the boisterous but tenderhearted Scot into her life (and her bed), secrets come between themonce more. And it will take a determined husband indeed to ensure that a marriage begun in haste leads not to heartache…but to love.
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I enjoyed this romance. I did like Logan and Juliana as a couple and how the storyline brought them toogether. It was fun to see their relationship evolve and feelings begin to grow between them. That being said, I did think that there were way too many misunderstandings and a lack of communication between these two. I feel trust should grow right alongside of deepening feelings and it really should get easier to actually talk to someone once you know them better. In spite of these things, I genuinely liked the book.
I was very excited at the beginning of this story. Juliana was a strong, feisty English woman in the wilds of Scotland. Then she goes back to England. Juliana was in the previous story and I really enjoyed reading about her in that book. For over half of this book I was uncaring about Juliana. I thought she was narcissistic. I know she only wanted to look out for Grace, but she did it to the detriment of everyone else, especially Logan, who I loved by the way (even though he is not the alpha Scot we all like to read about). I thought he was brave and loyal and did everything he could to protect.
Also, I had to go back and read all of the synopsis from Ms. Bradley’s other stories because I could not remember a story of Fitzwilliam and Emilia (and I could not find one). It is like we were dropped into their story without any background. That is another thing I found distracting in the book – not enough background or there were scenes where we heard about the end result but never saw what happened. For example, Logan visits Cowden on several occasions but we only read what happens on one occasion. I felt that was a huge plot point and should have been expanded.
I love everything Ms. Bradley has written but this one was just not my cup of tea. I also am not sure why this fits into the Ramsey story except Juliana was in the last book. Just my opinion.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley.
A stormy romance with an happy ending.
by sewsummore
I just love a good Scottish romance and this one is one I enjoyed very much. Julianna must marry before her father dies to keep the guardianship of her niece. When she discovers that the man she expected to marry has become betrothed to another woman she becomes desperate. Without any other prospects available she ends up marrying his brother instead. I loved Julianna’s take charge attitude and her determination to fight for her niece. Logan had never intended to wed an English lass but his honor demanded he do so. The fact that she was a red headed termagant he could not get out of his mind had nothing to do with him agreeing but agree he did. This was classic story of enemies becoming lovers and man who fell in love with the last woman he expected to love, theirs was a stormy romance with an happy ending.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Enjoyed it
This is my first book by Anna Bradley.
What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Part of a series: Besotted Scots
Standalone
HEA
Epilogue
I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC from NetGalley.