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In The Heart Of The Highlander (2013)

by Maggie Robinson(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0425265803 (ISBN13: 9780425265802)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Berkley Sensation

series

Ladies Unlaced

review 1: I was really pleasantly surprised by this novel. I didn't have any expectations for it but the story, characters and writing style drew me in immediately and I was hooked reading it all night. I really liked the lead characters, particularly the heroine, and it was a nice change of pace for me to read something set in the Edwardian era as opposed to my normal Regency, Victorian or highlander reads. I actually would have given this five stars except I was a little disappointed in the denouement of the story and the last several chapters that occur once the hero and heroine leave the hotel. Up to that point, it was a fun, sexy read but the last few chapters seemed to dramatically change the hero by focusing on his issues from the past. He went from a charmer and a flirt (al... morebeit sometimes surly) to a deeply depressed guy. It seemed a little too broad of a shift for me. And his castle seemed so dreary and depressing and empty, so it dampened the previous mood that was set. I also thought the ending was a little far fetched and over the top. But even with critiques it was a thoroughly enjoyable read and I hope I can find more romances like this one with a modern heroine and a setting that doesn't rely on ballrooms and card parties.
review 2: This is the second book in the "Ladies Unlaced" series and we meet Mrs. Evensong again, proprietor of the Evensong agency. I thought Mrs. Evensong was a very mysterious character in the first book and glad to see she has her own story. We find out that she has a rather large secret. She's been posing like her elderly sickly aunt in full wig and spectacles. Her latest client is Lord Raeburn, a Scottish fellow who's been rumored to have killed his very young, but distant wife. Her task is to entrap the doctor Raeburn believed seduced his wife and played a part in her death. Mrs. Evensong, having lost most of her youth to working for her brother in his grocery store and an ardent babysitter to his kids, never went to ballrooms and was never courted, heck she's never had an adventure of her own. She decides to take this case for herself. She's to pose as a new patient of the doctor and uncover his deeds by being found in a compromising position. This will vindicate Raeburn and hopefully alleviate some of the alienation from society.Like the previous in the series, the heroine is a strong willed and doesn't pity herself. In fact, she becomes the seducer. She thinks that at 29 she'll never get married nor have a suitor. She proposes that after her mission is done Raeburn take her to his manor and thoroughly take her innocence so that she knows what's like, but without emotional entanglements (but we all know how that will be out). I liked the execution and pacing of this book than the first. I found the first one to be a weird mix of humor and seriousness like it wanted to have both, but didn't jive well. This one doesn't have the same hijinxs, but a different tone than the first.And I thought it ended a little abruptly. A little more of their HEA would of been nice. Oh well, I still liked it. After reading this one I wasn't too sure who the next book will be focused on. Maybe raeburn's brother? less

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