Review: A Highland Lord---who might as well have been English
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 2, 2013
I always LOVE to read books set in the Highlands.  Kilts, Lairds, MacGreggors....OH MY.  Unfortunately, even though the title would suggest otherwise, there's not much "Highland" in this story.  The hero dons a kilt for his wedding (and a memorable kilt-involved scene ensues), but the rest of the time the English-educated lord is just as stuffy and formal as his London counterparts.The daughter of an accused traitor lives a life as an English spy, hoping to someday clear her father of the wrongful charges.  One night she is mistaken for someone else and kidnapped by a Highlander.  Then the chaos begins.  It is fun to read about a heroine who is NOT a simpering miss.  She shoots, she spies, she skulks around in the dark with the best of them.I'm on the fence with this one, and actually give it 3 1/2 stars.  The plot and side stories confused me and I spent the greatest part of the book just trying to figure out who was who.  The romance, however, was magnificent.  There are moments of dialogue that literally brought tears to my eyes or a full-blown flush to my face.  One of my favorites:The hero tells his reluctant bride-to-be that he will court her and WILL eventually have her by saying:"Beware," he whispered, "this is but the courting.  When the seduction begins, you will be unable to resist."Ok, yes, thank you, I will take this hero.Although the Amazon description includes a notation that this title was edited by a professional, I will point out that if you are the type that is easily distracted by typos, missing sentence fragments, and misused words, you will want to pass on this one.  It wasn't frequent enough that it interfered with the story, but happened just enough to be a tad annoying.