Review: She's a mystery he yearned to uncover....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 1, 2012
This story was just so gosh darned fun!  I loved Lachlan in the previous "episode"...his mischievious smile and womanizing.  He loves ALL women and simply feels they're put on earth just for him to enjoy.  He's a loveable rascal in the first sense of the word.After saving the life of King James' favorite Courtier, Lachlan MacGrath is rewarded with Knighthood, the Title of Earl, Estates complete with a Chieftan (of Draughon Castle), AND a Bride!  But he's ready for a change in his life - - a new life of sorts...a whole new direction.  He needs a "sense of purpose" and he feels a need to settle down; so he welcomes marriage.  His Betrothed is more of a wasp than a butterfly, but Lachlan welcomes the challenge of subduing his new Bride, and seducing her.Lady Angelique Drummagan, Countess of Draughon is the only child and heir of her deceased parents.  She wants a weak husband...one she can control. Someone who will allow her to run her own Estates and leave her the hell alone!  She vows hers will be a marriage in name only.  No intimacy.  She's a hell-cat and a real spitfire.  Besides that, she is aware of Lachlans whore-man reputation and is disgusted with him.But King James chooses Lachlan MacGrath to be her husband.  Angelique has no real say in the matter (oh the King "goes through the motions" of giving her a choice of husband, but it's all for show).I found this story to be fun and delightful with womanizer Lachlan meeting his match with a woman who doesn't want him. This is "a first" for him.  And he's married to her!  Surprisingly he takes his marriage vows seriously.  Of course he's very attracted to his new Bride...(she's a woman after all) and he's ga-ga over wimmin!  His confusion at her refusal to respond to his charm is a crack up.  He's a spoiled, mischievious little boy in a mans body.I just loved Angeliques' character as well.  She's strong, stubborn, feisty and full of pluck.  She has a temper!  She's determined NOT to fall for Lachlans' charm or his seducing antics/tricks.  HAH!  Fat chance...  She begins to realize (the more she get's to know him) that he's sincere in his desire to remain faithful to her - - that his womanizing days are over.  She slowly begins to trust him.This story had all the elements of a solid Historical Romance with a bit of comic-relief (Dirk & Rebbie) on the side.  Simply hysterical dialogue at times.  It was well developed and this Author puts a lot of attention to detail.  Now onward to Dirks' story....