The Protector
(Highland Brides)
Historical Romance
Series Book 1
Reading time: 3 hours – with interruptions
This book was provided to me at no charge from NetGalley in exchange for
an honest review. The opinions are 100% my own and 100% my own.
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The Scottish Highlands meet The Bachelorette in this new historical
romance from Allison Butler…
Heiress of clan Gordon, Mairi has been given a gift: the choice of her
husband. Her father has found three worthy suitors and each is coming to the
Keep. She will spend time with every man and make her decision. But love is not
a luxury Mairi allows herself: she is driven by duty, driven by the memory of
the failure eleven years earlier that cost her father everything. She will
choose a worthy husband, one who will serve the clan wisely, and take nothing
for herself – especially not the dark-haired stranger tasked with her
protection while she makes her decision.
Lowlander Duff may not know his origins, but he knows how to wield his
sword. Granted one year’s leave from his duties to the Elliot Clan, Duff
travels to the Highlands in search of his past. Instead he finds an arrogant
beauty in need of rescue. Impressing her father, the head of clan Gordon, he is
named her temporary protector and must keep her safe as she is courted by three
potential husbands. What Duff doesn’t expect is the low hum of jealousy and the
rising wave of attraction that makes protecting Mairi easy, but keeping his
distance impossible.
Allison Butler kicks off a brand new Scottish Historical series with brave
lowland warriors, spirited highland brides, and what exactly goes on underneath
those kilts.
Product
Details
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Print Length: 247 pages
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Publisher: Escape Publishing - Harlequin Enterprises, Australia
Pty Ltd (December 1, 2015)
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Publication Date: December 8, 2015
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Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
· ASIN:
B017SGBIXQ
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What I liked: Nothing really jumped out to me in this book as “wonderful –
I LOVE it.”
What I didn’t like: 1) Mairi was too
submissive with her father and far too stubborn with Duff.
2) Most of the book talks about something terrible that
happened that Mairi feels was all her fault, but we don’t find out what that
was until almost the end.
What bugged me: 1) A bit too much “runaround” with the feelings the main
characters have for one another.
2) Starting around the middle of the book and continuing to
the end, I had a feeling that I’ve read a very similar storyline somewhere
before.
Review: The storyline was ok. It wasn’t super-fast paced or
anything, but it did move enough to have me read the entire book in one
sitting. The main drama focused around a beginning of the book attack, the
mental wanting of each other of the main characters, and a couple of problems
in the end. So, not an entirely action packed book with anything major to try
to figure out.
I did, however, like Duff’s character. He was strong and had
a sense of honor (well, until almost the end lol – but you’ll have to read it
to find out for yourself). You don’t learn a whole lot about him, but I think
that’s what makes him all the more interesting.
Have I read the beginning
books in the series?: This is the first book in the series.
Will I read more in the
series?: Yes – I’d love to see the author grow and watch her work
improve.
Rating: ♥♥♥
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