Review: review of highland legacy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2014
This is the first book that I have read from Ms. BJ Scott the historical romance author and will not be my last.  I was a bit surprised before purchasing this book that there are actually three authors with the same name and am glad that I didn’t get the same sex erotica not that I am opposed to it but I haven’t purchased or read any of that genre as of late but I digress.I liked this story from the start Cailin Macmillan the young innocent strong-willed obstinate but beautiful heroine is 18 years old fighting with her father over a forced marriage proposal to sealing an alliance between her clan and her betrothed who is three times older than her.  Cailin has dreams to marry for love and decides to meet one of the villagers in a secret place outside of her keep to plan to run away.  While waiting Cailin is attacked by an English soldier attempting to cause her harm and rape her fortunately Cailin is saved by the handsome strong, duty-bound, brusque at times hero Connor.  Connor ends up killing one of the soldiers but sparing one of their lives.  Connor immediately has a strong physical lustful attraction to Cailin but returns her home.  When an English lord visits accuses Cailin of murder since it is his brother that Connor has killed.  A Cailin run away disguised as a lad with Connor’s help and protection to find sanctuary and clemency from the Scottish king but instead falls in love with Connor and Connor falls for her.  The story is fairly action-packed with lots of political intrigue and I just loved the humorous interactions and the camaraderie between all the Fraser brothers Alasdair and Bryce which kept me laughing and smiling throughout the book.I just liked Cailin’s spirit and strong personality.  Yes a few times she did get on my nerves but then again she is only 18 years old and acts as any nave 18 year old would with the likes of Connor.  As the book progressed Cailin grows up and handles herself well despite how Connor treats her.  So in a sense I don’t blame her but Connor irritated me on so many levels.  Okay Connor does a great job of protecting Cailin at first but then acts like he can’t stand her even though he loves her already hoping that she will get annoyed by him so he will want her less despite the fact she is following him around for protection and like a love-sick puppy.  Connor then sleeps with her while pretending to be married to her decides it was a big mistake to be intimate with her early on and not be married to her asking Robert the Bruce to break the engagement but decides he wants her after all?  Wow, for being so duty and honor bound to his cause saying he will never get married tied to any woman and fall in love he sure is very indecisive on a lot of things.  Plus, Connor should have been upon arrival to his cousin’s keep up-front and honest to Cailin about Jenna, the king’s and his cousin’s decision as opposed to leaving her to their machinations and decisions that they know what is best for him.  I can’t understand how a battle-hardened warrior would not tell his cousin the truth I can forgive him for not telling the king but what he can’t stand up for himself against a mere woman even after all the times he has known her and despite who her family is until Cailin actually witness it and calls him on it?  I just wanted Cailin at that point to leave Connor and maybe go for Bryce because at least he treated her with much more respect and caring than Connor could.  Despite all these things mentioned I still liked the story rated it four stars and have even purchased the next book in the Fraser brothers trilogy.