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In the past, I've absolutely loved Lyndsay Sands novels, especially the Argeneau Vampire series but the heroine in this story, Annabelle, frustrated me to the point I skipped page after page because she's quite stupid, if kind-hearted and caring. I understand she was raised in a nunnery but she disobeyed her husband when he was trying to protect her from an attacker and she repeatedly endangered herself. And why would she trust her venomous sister to help her? I figured out early on who was behind the attacks and why so I was disappointed that Annabelle even let that wretched woman stay in the castle, especially after the vile things she did. It didn't make sense. The Laird, Ross, was a decent fellow but surely had the patience of a saint to keep rescuing his wife from her own follies. Some of the supporting characters were great but Annabelle's family was horrible and there wasn't a satisfactory explanation as to why they'd treat their children so badly. Overall, the book seemed less light-headed than I expected from Ms. Sands. I won't continue with this series.


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An English Bride in Scotland Highland Brides The Highland Brides Lynsay Sands 9780061963117 Books Reviews

The plot was really horrible and uninteresting, which became very boring and tedious, not to mention redundant. The story was about a heroine who was a novice, and was short, overweight, and very stupid, and had breasts too big for any gown to fit her, which reminded me of a cow or a gnome. The hero's's character was extremely underdeveloped. The year or era of the read was not mentioned, which really annoyed me. This was a really really bad read and I wish I had not not put the time and money into, I really regret h/h, having done so with so many good medeival romance books I could have chosen from. I do not want to go any further on this review because I feel this book wasted enough of my time. I give it 1/2 of a star, and would not recommend this read!!!!
I loved An English Bride in Scotland. Ross and Annabel are a very loving, romantic and sexy, sensual couple. Annabel has been retrieved from the Abby where she is about to take her vows as a Nun. Her mother has come to take her home to marry a Scottish Laird in place of her older sister Kate. I think Annabel's naivety was believable. She was neither shy nor knowledgeable about the marriage bed. She really didn't have a clue, so she did what seem to be the right thing to please her husband Ross and enjoyed it herself.. Annabel has been at the Abby since she was 7 years old so she was a blank slate and was Not damaged from any morals or lack of morals from the world or her environment. She had been at the Abbey for 14 year. A real innocent!! I just loved her. She is intelligent and kind and willing to learn from anyone who would teach her. The servants loved her. Ross was an excellent husband and grew to love her immediately although Ross new that Annabel had been replaced by her older sister to marry him. Ross didn't know right away that she had been in training to become a Nun He was very grateful he got her. After you read the story and I Highly Recommend you Do you will understand what I mean. Annabel's older sister Kate was a real B----H!! Jealous and downright evil.

The story is very fasted paced a real page turner. I know some reviewer think Annabel was to knowledgeable for a Abbess but I saw it as her copying behavior from what she saw others do and learning from that. especially her husband. She did know right from wrong but if the behavior was reasonable and probable she copied it. This a really good story with twist and turns along the way. It was everything I love in a Historical Romance!! I loved bk 3 The Highlander Takes a Bride also,. I read it first because I didn't know it was in a series. Now I am off to read bk2 To Marry a Scottish Laird and I really hope it is another 5 star book in the series.
4 1/2 stars

"An English Bride in Scotland" begins with Annabel being summoned by her parents from the English abbey where she has lived for 14 years as her older sister has eloped with a the stable boy and left them in the lurch on a marriage contract. The arrangement was forged many years ago wherein their first born daughter would marry Ross McKay, the clan laird residing in the highlands. Annabel has been trained to take the veil, and she has no idea how to run a household, especially one as large as the MacKay's, but her parents insist that she take her sister's place so that they do not have to forfeit the gains they received as a result of the match.

Ross MacKay has known he was betrothed to the eldest daughter of an Englishman, but he never knew her name. He reluctantly agrees to make good on the arrangement, and he marries Annabel virtually sight unseen, though he does discover the truth of her birth order before he says his vows. Though her parents encourage Annabel to be deceitful, she decides to be as truthful as possible with her new husband, and thus earns her new husband's trust quickly. They seem to be a good match, though Annabel lacks self-confidence as she was sent away and always told that her sister was much more beautiful than she, but Ross works diligently to show her that he finds her more attractive and enticing than any woman he has ever known. But as the newlyweds grow closer, they are unaware that there are forces at play against them threatening to rip them apart.

What I liked
--- Ross and Annabel were both very likeable as the MCs of the story
--- Oh the steamy goodness!
--- The twists were fun and less predictable than I usually find
--- The "villain" was believably bad (sometimes they are too over the top)

What I didn't like
--- I really wanted Annabel to grow a backbone already (she finally - mostly - did, but it took longer than I felt it should have)

Overall, a strong start to a promising series of hunky highlanders with plenty of steam and some twists along the way to keep the plot moving and the reader glued to the pages!

Plot --- 5/5
Main Characters --- 4.5/5
Supporting Cast --- 4.5/5
Steam Level --- 3.5/5
Violence --- some but none domestic or gory
Language --- minimal
POV --- 3rd
In the past, I've absolutely loved Lyndsay Sands novels, especially the Argeneau Vampire series but the heroine in this story, Annabelle, frustrated me to the point I skipped page after page because she's quite stupid, if kind-hearted and caring. I understand she was raised in a nunnery but she disobeyed her husband when he was trying to protect her from an attacker and she repeatedly endangered herself. And why would she trust her venomous sister to help her? I figured out early on who was behind the attacks and why so I was disappointed that Annabelle even let that wretched woman stay in the castle, especially after the vile things she did. It didn't make sense. The Laird, Ross, was a decent fellow but surely had the patience of a saint to keep rescuing his wife from her own follies. Some of the supporting characters were great but Annabelle's family was horrible and there wasn't a satisfactory explanation as to why they'd treat their children so badly. Overall, the book seemed less light-headed than I expected from Ms. Sands. I won't continue with this series.