The main characters are well drawn and act believably for their time. When her name was first mentioned to me, I thought, “Jan Cox Speas – who”? Now I think, “Jan Cox Speas – great author”! Everything about her writing is a joy.
Why I don't have the brainpower to blog.A great book is a always a welcome find but one recommended by a friend is even better.Agnes and the Hitman, Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer.
Her passion and intelligence matches his, so it's wonderful to see the two of them fight their way to love. All the characters are fabulous Alexander is the powerful and fiery Scot, whose domineering ways could have been irritating if Elspeth hadn't been perfectly able to stand up for herself. This is great historical fiction - it really captures the feeling of a different age and incorporates all the interesting historical details without feeling clunky. But what sort of dangers would they run if they defied Argyll and the English king?
Elspeth has no real power to object, but she has found in Alexander a man whose fiery temper matches her own. Some complicated political scheming goes on (here's where I'm forgetting), but basically, Argyl has arranged a marriage for Elspeth with a rich Englishman, a marriage that will bring him the connections and gold he needs to amass even greater power in Scotland. But she is soon kidnapped by Alexander MacHugh, The MacHugh (chief of the MacHugh clan). She travels there under the protection of her kinsman the Earl of Argyll, a powerful Scot who has strong ties to the king. As her mother lies dying, she makes Elspeth promise to go to Scotland and meet her father, Robert Lamond. Anyway.Įlspeth Lamond is Scottish by birth but has been raised in London as a ward of King James. "Her love was rebellion against family and rank, and his was a sword made reckless by desire!" (In gold foil, too! Wow.) It gives you a completely wrong impression of the book. But I refuse to post the cover blurb that's on the back of my edition because it is melodramatic idiocy. *sigh* So I'm going to do a synopsis, but it's going to be a bit vague because some of the details have already floated away from me. I loved this book and I wanted to do a really good review of it, but then life intruded and now it's been about a month since I read it. I love to find authors answering the question, "Who are your favorite authors?" Bride of the MacHugh is a favorite of author Susanna Kearsley, whose books I discovered recently and have really enjoyed. One of the places that I have found some of the best (and consistently good) recommendations is by finding out what books are some of my favorite authors' favorites. Getting book recommendations from people can be really hit-or-miss - a person's taste in books is so personal, that if you don't know the person very well, you can find yourself buying a book that may light their fire but does absolutely nothing for you.
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