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Summary
“From New York Times bestselling author of The Husband Hunt, The Heiress, and other beloved historical romances, comes Lynsay Sands’s An English Bride in Scotland, the first book in a new series set in the wilds of the Highlands.
Annabel had planned to become a nun. But when her mother arrives at the Abbey to bring her home to marry a Scottish laird—her runaway sister’s intended husband—her life takes a decidedly different turn.
And though Annabel isn’t the wife he’d planned for, strong, sexy Ross McKay is taken with his shy, sweet bride.
Annabel knows nothing about being a wife, running a castle—or the marriage bed. But her handsome new husband makes her want to learn. When Annabel’s life is threatened, Ross vows to move the highlands itself to save her and preserve the passion that’s only beginning to bloom.”
– From Amazon.com
Review
This was one of those books that I started at book #4 or something and then realized it was a series. I have a habit of doing this with books, especially romance ones. But thankfully it wasn’t too confused to start in the middle and then later pick up book #1. I decided to read the whole series, or as much as I can.
Honestly, this book was super cute! Yes, it is an adult book because there is sex. Duh. I mean, I would hope you can tell from the cover.
It’s one of those books that you purchase for the beach or just to read with a glass of wine. Not really to analyze like you would a classic. It’s a very simple read and one you can just let your mind wander in. Relatively.
One thing which I REALLY loved about this book was the writing style. With the Scots, you were really able to get into their minds and mannerisms because their conversations and sentences were written in a Scottish style. So the words were abbreviated in the way it should be pronounced. It is a little confusing in the beginning if you’re not used to it or unfamiliar with how the Scots talk, however if you speak it out loud a few times, it gets it into your head and all makes perfect sense.
I really enjoyed the strong yet feminine women in the books. They were strong Scottish or British lasses so they didn’t take any BS from their partners or families, but they were still feminine and realistic for the time period that the book was set in, which I adore! If you’ve been here for a while, you know I love a strong female character who can handle herself well. Of course this book did have the male coming in and saving the lady many many times, as it is with these series, but I just loved it in general. Well done overall.
There honestly isn’t too much to say about these books without giving the book away because it’s simple.
Woman exists. Man meets woman. Man gets in a relationship with woman. Evil person shows up. Tries to either hurt man or woman. Someone saves the day. Happy ever after.
There’s a generic formula used for these books so while all the books in this series are relatively similar, there are unique twists and turns which makes each book unique.
Honestly, I really enjoyed it. For that, I will give it 4 out of 5 teacups!
Happy reading!
