NUMBER: 64TITLE: Highlander in Love
AUTHOR: Julia London
STARTED: September 19, 2005
FINISHED: September 23, 2005
PAGES: 367
GENRE: Romance
FIRST SENTENCE: My dear Miss Lockhart:
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] The Lockhart brothers' quest for an ancient family heirloom has proved fruitless...and an unpaid loan has left them indebted to their rival, Payton Douglas. With no recourse, the Lockharts offer Payton their most valuable commodity: their sister Mared's hand in marriage.
Raised to despise the Douglas name, Mared outwardly agrees to the marital bargain for the sake of her family; secretly, she concocts a plan to ensure Payton will not wish to marry her. Seeing the handsome, virile laird Payton face-to-face, however, threatens a centuries-long enmity - and awakens Mared's deepest desires. But she will not be swayed. Choosing to repay her family's debt by working as his housekeeper instead of wedding him, she finds herself inexorably drawn to the man she vowed to resist. Then a profound discovery changes everything. Now, no longer bound by a promise to her family, Mared must let her heart decide if the laird Payton is the enemy of past legend - or if he holds the key to a future filled with a passion beyond her wildest dreams.
REASON FOR READING: It was the conclusion to a trilogy I started earlier this summer.
THOUGHTS: This was by far my favorite book in the series. I actually felt like the characters came to live and reacted realistically to each other. I knew the romance between these two was coming from book 1 and it was fun to see how it all finally played out.
I actually liked how the quest for the beastie took a backseat in the story. This book was more character driven than the others and I think that's why I like it the most.
And the tension, my goodness, the tension. That's all that needs to be said. I think I'll go take a cold shower now.
MISCELLANEOUS: That kilt was so painted on.
KEEP/SHARE/CRINGE(?): This one's going to PBS.com.
RATING: 6/10 [Good]
CR: Camera Lucida by Roland Barthes
RN: Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann
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