Review: A Short Bedding, But A Worthwhile One
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2013
Left as an infant in enemy clan territory, Bridie has grown up as a castle servant. Shy, yet brightly engaging, she enjoys a special bond with the Laird, Alasdair: they chat each morningwhen she brings his meal, she brings him little gifts, and he educates her with information about nature and her various other interests.But their relationship is shattered by a brutal attack that leaves Bridie's spirit broken and her body with child. Alasdair proceeds to help Bridie fight back against her torments, but he knows he must wed a woman of status to better his people. When Bridie is forced to marry a man Alasdair fears will mistreat her, will it be enough to galvanize him to action?I enjoyed this story and it clipped along briskly, with likeable main and supporting characters. But it's a very short story and events blew past so rapidly that the reader (Well, okay, ME!) felt slightly detached. I liked Bridie's sweet spirit, and Alasdair was very chivalrous and caring...except for a weird spanking scene that dropped in outta the clear blue. I thought all the plot elements were good, I just wished the events had been fleshed out into a full-length novel, sans weird spanking scene! I would certainly purchase another book by this author.