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Set in Scotland, 1808, the Highland laird Gordon Lachlan has lost much and he is desperate to rally the people to fight back against the English. He knows that if he can obtain the legendary Sword of the MacKenna – it would bring hope to his down-trodden people. In order to retrieve the sword he planned to kidnap Constance Cameron from her remote boarding school knowing that by her family ties to the Duke of Colster, would make him honor bound to exchange her for the sword. Constance Cameron hated England, Scotland and especially the strictures placed upon her by the headmistress of her school who tried to erase all of her American barbarianism and turn Constance into a lady. Constance was determined to run away and return to her beloved Ohio Valley in America, but on her way to freedom she was snatched up by Gordon Lachlan who dragged her deeper into the Highlands. Furious at having her plans thwarted, Constance was anything but the meek and compliant young miss Gordon was expecting did not appear. Instead, she was exactly what Gordon and his clan needed to bring harmony and order to his clan, and a passion long thought gone to this Highlander’s bed. *** Cathy Maxwell continues to churn out some very delectable historical romances, and though the kidnapped captive falls in love with her captor theme has been used over and over again, Maxwell’s descriptive writing, smart dialogs, and lovely characterizations keep you entertained throughout. Although the plot is common enough, the characters were brought wholly to life. In my opinion, Constance’s feisty and adventuresome, roll-with-the-punches attitude really dominated the story, once she became convinced and committed to Gordon’s cause. The dialogs were fresh and the chemistry between Gordon and Constance was well done. Gordon quickly saw that he had met his match in stubbornness, leadership and especially passion. There were many humorous moments interspersed within the adventure as well as poignant and emotionally drawn moments surrounding Gordon and Constance as they shared tragic events from their past that helped create a kinship between them. The healing relationship Constance facilitated with Gordon’s sister Fiona was extremely well done, as well as helping Grace, another woman of his clan, to build her self esteem. Maxwell reintroduces the sisters who were lead characters from her two previous titles in this series, Miranda Cameron from THE PRICE OF INDISCRETION, and Charlotte Cameron from IN THE BED OF A DUKE along with their spouses and let me say, these are all stand alone reads, although now that you know they are out there, you just might want to pick them up. Maxwell is still at the top of her game in the humorous Regency era historical romance genre, and if not on your auto-buy list yet she should be!
Marilyn Rondeau – Reviewers International Organization (RIO) |
In Her Highlander's Bed
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