Read September 3, 2013
Romance: medieval. Traumatized English girl marries burly Scottish laird due to politics.
Read this one because it came up on the internet, and sounded so familiar to Warrior's Promise which I read just a bit earlier.
I don't read romances very often, but both of these
were quite readable. I like this time-period, and I don't know enough about
it to be bugged by the (inevitable) screw-ups of period and language and
action.
Comparing the two, I'd say that this is slightly
more realistic and interesting as a read, it has a more complete
secondary cast because it's in a single location, and is a bit more
serious than the other. Warrior's Promise is more of just a fun romp.
Plot:
Her first marriage was to an emotionally and physically abusive monster, and she's delighted to hear that he's dead, even though she doesn't quite believe it.
Despite her uncertainty, politics, and a certain bit of information regarding Prince John, has her shipped off to the highlands to marry a Laird trying to consolidate two different clans into one peaceful settlement.
He thinks she's delicate and needs to be protected.
She thinks that she's going to die of boredom if she doesn't get to do something soon.
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