Review: True Romance Novel
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2012
4.5 StarsAs soon as I read the synopsis for Love Is A Battlefield by Tamara Morgan, I knew it was a must read for me. Coming from a Scottish ancestry, I love the Highland games and attend them every year when they come into my town. There is just something about men in kilts throwing a caber or a hammer....whew! While I admit I'm not a big fan of Jane Austen that didn't stop me from wanting to read this book.This book is a true romance novel filled with sexual tension so thick that you can cut it with a knife if you can stop laughing long enough to do it. Yep, it's true...there is such clever banter that I didn't even mind that our hero and heroine don't actually "do the deed" until three fourths of the way through the book!Julian Wallace although not born a Scotsman takes his Highland games seriously. In charge of planning the games this year he knows it's important to do a good job. Not only for the men he trains with but for a coveted sponsorship he is hoping to win. He vows that nothing will get in the way of his goals, not even an enchanting woman.Kate Simmons was born in the wrong time. She is a proud member of the Jane Austen Regency Re-Enactment Society and truly wishes she could find a man with the same attributes as the men in the books she loves. When she first meets Julian, she sees some of those qualities but then he shows her a different side and the true battle begins.Both Julian and Kate want the same venue for their respective events, problem is their events are scheduled for the same weekend. What ensues is a funny and flirtatious romp of epic proportions. This book was thoroughly enjoyable and at times had me wondering if these two would wind up together. Ms. Morgan is a new to me author but after reading this well written story, I have no doubts she'll be on my must buy list from here on out. In addition to our hero and heroine, there is a full and rich cast of supporting characters and I am thrilled that a second book in this series is due to release in June. I'm also pleased to tell you that at [...] there is an interactive Julian Wallace paper doll! How fun is that?