Review: Sweeping, Majestic, Beautiful
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2013
Being a writer is both a boon and a bane. A boon because a writer can weave stories for people, to delight them. To entertain them. To make them fall in love with the characters they create and bring their readers to a whole new world where things are almost always possible. It can also be a bane because there is hardly any time to read, to have the chance to become immersed in the worlds that other writers create.Deborah Gafford's Highlander's Bride is a sweeping story of loyalty, fidelity, brotherhood, friendship, heartache, and love.Katherine Gordon has been forced to marry Alexander MacGregor, the next Laird of the Clan MacGregor. She doesn't want a marriage of convenience. She wants a marriage based on love and honesty. He doesn't want to get married to someone he hasn't met. The initial sparks that fly are not of the passionate kind until they get to know each other, like each other, and finally fall in love. But circumstances seem to thwart their every attempt to fall in love. Fiona is Alexander's childhood friend who causes Katherine's mistrust of Alex. She weaves lies about Katherine and Alex's brother that causes Alex to do the unthinkable. And when Alex decides to win Katherine back, a danger from her past threatens to destroy it all.Ms Gafford has placed a lot of detail in the book and the historical era she writes in is very well researched. I felt as though I was really in 16th century Scotland watching Alex and Kate's relationship unfold. I laughed, cried, rooted for Kate, wanted to kick Alex for what he did, then wanted him to save Kate immediately. Ms Gafford writes with such emotion especially the pain that's caused by so much misunderstanding between Alex and Kate. Absolutely sweeping and beautiful.I wish I had read this earlier because this is definitely a boon. I also hope that William, Alex's brother, has his own story as well. I look forward to reading more of Ms Gafford's stories soon.