Review: Fabulous book, lovely romance and great fun to read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2011
Those of you who have watchedRobin Hood: Prince of Thievesknow that Alan Rickman stole the show as the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. This book follows the theme and introduces us to Alister, the High Sheriff of Huntingdon. He is a evil, murdering, pillaging, drunken son of a witch and only interested in power and money...and maid with big boobs. In order to get his hands on a wood next to his property (to give to his witch mother), he marries Lady Elspeth. Elspeth has been a nun for the last 8 years and is non too pleased about being married to the sheriff, who is rumored to be the son of the devil. For all her disapproval and desire to get away from Alister, and return to the nunnery, she feels an overwhelming attraction to Alister. Meanwhile, Alister believes Elspeth is his destiny because of a prophecy that was made years ago - what he doesn't know yet is whether she is his soul mate or the cause of his death. Will Elspeth tame the uncontrollable Sheriff of Huntingdon, or will he end up like the Sheriff of Nottingham...dead?!I loved this story. It has romance (although a little rough around the edges), sex and most of all...humour. I thought the relationship between Elspeth and Alister was electric and very funny. I adored Alister who was very boorish but you can see through him. And I loved Elspeth who was an excellent match for him being that she was so feisty and unwilling to take any nonsense from Alister. My only complaint is that this book should have been longer...it could have been a full size book. And I didn't enjoy the abrupt ending...I would have liked to have heard a little more about their life once they came together as a couple, and seen evidence of how Elspeth had taken Alister in hand, or not as the case may have been. Highly recommended, and a keeper for me.