Review: Meh....
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2014
I didn't like this book. Not at all. Of course Branan is to die for, uber Scottish beefcake that he is, but Englishwoman Catriona was vapid in contrast. Not only was Catriona vapid, she was also a weepy, unlikeable woman who came across  shallow and somewhat callus. Cold hearted even. Especially on the night of her wedding when her husband, Richard (an English knight) is killed. She just hops up on Branan's horse and rides back to his tower, leaving her dead husband (who actually loved her) lying in the bailey of his castle after their arch enemy Strickland sends his men and bastard son to attack him. No sooner than she washed her husband's blood off of her hands, she's doing the down and dirty in the bed with Branan on what was her wedding night to a man who had just been killed. The one positive note is that the final two chapters are the best, with plenty of action. Branan finally understands his true legacy from his parents, delivers justice to their murderer, reclaims his father's claymore and wardenship, and saves his ladylove. If I had to describe this book in one word, that one word would be: disappointing. Oh, AND it's only 186 pages. Save your money.