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Highland Heroes #3
The Judge (Highland Heroes Series)
When her father betrothed her to a duke, Isobel didn't worry because Alasdair swore he'd save her. But he didn't. Then word came her true love had succumbed to the plague. So, she married, and life became a living hell. Now she's on the run to protect her son from his father and she discovers Alasdair alive and well, and begging for the chance to keep the promise he made so long ago. Alasdair Cameron is now the successful solicitor of two powerful Highland clans. A respected Scottish gentleman, his comfortable estate in Edinburgh has all a man could ever want. Except one thing. Life is cold and empty without his Isobel. He's resigned himself to a life alone until his brother Ian talks him into a visit to Edinburgh's gentleman's club, and the hostess answering the door is his precious Isobel. Duchess Isobel Cuthbarten never forgot her dear Alasdair's I'll never let another take ye. The precious promise burned like salt in an open wound every time her abusive husband forced himself upon her. Now she's escaped with her son, determined to make a new life. With any luck, she can soon save enough to escape to the Highlands. But then Alasdair walks through the door. Contains mature themes.
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First published May 18, 2020
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Maeve Greyson
61 books644 followersMaeve Greyson is a USA TODAY bestselling author, Amazon Top 100 bestseller, Amazon All Star, multiple RONE Award winner, and a multiple HOLT Medallion Finalist.
Her mantra is this: No one has the power to shatter your dreams unless you give it to them.
She and her husband of over forty-five years traveled around the world while in the U.S. Air Force. Now they're settled in rural Kentucky where Maeve writes about her courageous heroes and the fearless women who tame them. Sometimes her stories are historical romances, time travel romances, or escapist romantasies, but the one thing they always have in common is a satisfying happily ever after. When she’s not plotting the perfect snare, she can be found herding cats, grandchildren, and her husband—not necessarily in that order.
To learn more about Maeve visit: https://linktr.ee/maevegreyson
Her mantra is this: No one has the power to shatter your dreams unless you give it to them.
She and her husband of over forty-five years traveled around the world while in the U.S. Air Force. Now they're settled in rural Kentucky where Maeve writes about her courageous heroes and the fearless women who tame them. Sometimes her stories are historical romances, time travel romances, or escapist romantasies, but the one thing they always have in common is a satisfying happily ever after. When she’s not plotting the perfect snare, she can be found herding cats, grandchildren, and her husband—not necessarily in that order.
To learn more about Maeve visit: https://linktr.ee/maevegreyson
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May 18, 2020
Amazing. A highly charged, masterfully written story filled with everything I love about historical romance! Maeve Greyson pulls you into the beautiful Scottish Highlands, with characters that will steal your heart, but also some that make you beg they get their due. Lies, secrets, angst, a love that never will die with a hero to make you believe and a heroine who is strong beyond words.. and determined.
Alasdair and Isobel were always meant to be and the pull between them is unbreakable, until deception pulls them apart. But fate or the universe rights itself and they are brought back together. If only they can escape the depraved villain who will try to get her and her son back at any cost.
Prepare to not be able to move once you start the first page because this story will literally leave you breathless!
Alasdair and Isobel were always meant to be and the pull between them is unbreakable, until deception pulls them apart. But fate or the universe rights itself and they are brought back together. If only they can escape the depraved villain who will try to get her and her son back at any cost.
Prepare to not be able to move once you start the first page because this story will literally leave you breathless!
September 1, 2020
“The Judge” is the third in the Highland Hero series. It is exciting to see Alasdair and Ian Cameron again.
Read full review in the 2020 September issue of InD'tale Magazine.
Read full review in the 2020 September issue of InD'tale Magazine.
May 14, 2020
Alasdair Cameron is a well respected solicitor working in Edinburgh. The only thing missing in his life is the only woman he ever loved. She was married off by her father years before. Our hero appears to be a civilised gentleman but is a Highland warrior at heart.
Duchess Isobel Cuthbarton has managed to escape at last from her brutal husband. With her aging auntie and five year old son she's now trying to get as far into Scotland as she can in the hope that he will never find them. That means having to earn money occasionally. Our heroine might be a Duchess now but she's also a feisty Highland lass.
This book is full of twists and turns. There is a lot of danger for everyone involved and a powerful villain. It will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way through.
This is part of a series so you will meet characters from the previous books but can easily read this or any of them on it's own.
Very exciting.
Duchess Isobel Cuthbarton has managed to escape at last from her brutal husband. With her aging auntie and five year old son she's now trying to get as far into Scotland as she can in the hope that he will never find them. That means having to earn money occasionally. Our heroine might be a Duchess now but she's also a feisty Highland lass.
This book is full of twists and turns. There is a lot of danger for everyone involved and a powerful villain. It will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way through.
This is part of a series so you will meet characters from the previous books but can easily read this or any of them on it's own.
Very exciting.
July 8, 2020
When she was betrothed to a duke by her selfish father, Isobel had no worries because of her unwavering faith that her true love, Alasdair Cameron, would save her. But he didn’t and she soon learned he’d died when the plague swept his clan, leaving her in a hellish, abusive marriage. Now she’s on the run with her son and aging aunt in an effort to keep the boy away from his cruel father. Her efforts bring her to Edinburgh where she finds Alasdair alive and begging to uphold his years’ old promises to save her now.
Alasdair Cameron has made a name for himself as a solicitor to two powerful Highland clans, but despite his wealth and sizeable estate, he is cold and lonely without the only woman he’s ever loved. Alasdair arrived too late to save her from marriage to another, then sacrificed his own happiness for hers when he saw how content she seemed with her new husband. But when his brother discovers the new hostess working at a neighboring brothel is none other than Isobel, Alasdair cannot stay away.
Isobel’s only hope of keeping her son safe is to reach the Highlands and she reluctantly accepts Alasdair’s help in doing so, all the while telling him and herself they can never be more than friends, even as she wishes for more.
This book was heavy on action and adventure and a bit light on the romance. Alasdair and Isobel had so much working against them and at times it was just too much, especially when brought on by rash decision-making, but it was nice to see them finally get their happy ending together. This was a very emotional story and at times hard to read because of it, but the characters were endearing, although I did struggle to like Isobel at first; she was ridiculously nasty to poor Alasdair, even after learning the truth, and still reluctant for him to help her. He had to apologize and put up with a lot from her that he in no way deserved. Also, I’m not sure I really buy how quickly Isobel encouraged Alasdair’s physical attentions given her history with abuse, but I suppose things are different with him and I can overlook it because her shrewish behavior toward him in the beginning was tedious. Honestly the amount of times Alasdair, Isobel, and their companions found themselves in danger got a bit old and repetitive after a while just from the sheer number of situations and the anxiety they induced. Nonetheless, this was a solid story and I’d like to read more about this family.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Alasdair Cameron has made a name for himself as a solicitor to two powerful Highland clans, but despite his wealth and sizeable estate, he is cold and lonely without the only woman he’s ever loved. Alasdair arrived too late to save her from marriage to another, then sacrificed his own happiness for hers when he saw how content she seemed with her new husband. But when his brother discovers the new hostess working at a neighboring brothel is none other than Isobel, Alasdair cannot stay away.
Isobel’s only hope of keeping her son safe is to reach the Highlands and she reluctantly accepts Alasdair’s help in doing so, all the while telling him and herself they can never be more than friends, even as she wishes for more.
This book was heavy on action and adventure and a bit light on the romance. Alasdair and Isobel had so much working against them and at times it was just too much, especially when brought on by rash decision-making, but it was nice to see them finally get their happy ending together. This was a very emotional story and at times hard to read because of it, but the characters were endearing, although I did struggle to like Isobel at first; she was ridiculously nasty to poor Alasdair, even after learning the truth, and still reluctant for him to help her. He had to apologize and put up with a lot from her that he in no way deserved. Also, I’m not sure I really buy how quickly Isobel encouraged Alasdair’s physical attentions given her history with abuse, but I suppose things are different with him and I can overlook it because her shrewish behavior toward him in the beginning was tedious. Honestly the amount of times Alasdair, Isobel, and their companions found themselves in danger got a bit old and repetitive after a while just from the sheer number of situations and the anxiety they induced. Nonetheless, this was a solid story and I’d like to read more about this family.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
May 26, 2020
Book: THE JUDGE
by Maeve Greyson
Series: Highland, Book # 3
Reviewed by: Barb Massabrook of
1. Tartan Book Reviews
2. Purple Tulip Book Reviews
3. Celtic World of Historical Book Reviews
4.Celtic Barb’s Tartan Book Review Blog
Overall Rating: 5 Stars and 5 Kilts
Edinburgh, Scotland 1698
Alasdair Cameron in the past ten years he’d conquered his past and overcome that had twisted him. Due to his MacCoinnich cousins, he had become one of the most respected solicitors in Edinburgh, working for two
powerful clans. Yet it has not been easy in the least as there was the massacre of Glencoe ‘where the butchering blackguard Campbell clan slaughtered many of his Cameron clan. This included his brother Ian’s wife who had been pregnant with his child. His brother was so distraught he feared he might take his very own life. Next came the throat disease that nearly wiped out the entire Cameron Clan, both he and his brother were deathly sick. The dreaded Campbell clan took over what was left. Both he and his brother both barely survived but it caused Alasdair to break a promise and lose the love of his his life!
Now ten years later this one thing missing from his life if love. As he had never gotten over the love of his life Isobel Cuthbarten who now was the Duchess of Temsworth. As her father sold her like an animal to the highest bidder, an abusive Sassenach Duke! He had promised Isobel that she didn’t need to worry as he would steal her away before the marriage ever took place. Yet he never came because he was sick from the throat sickness which is known as the plague. Though after he was healed he did travel to London to steal her away. Yet he saw Isobel and her new husband, taking a walk in their garden laughing with love in their eyes. It shattered Alasdair’s heart but at the time he had nothing not even a clan. He walked away broken hearted assuming Isobel was in love and happy with Archibald Cuthbarten, Duke of Temsworth. He had no idea it was a perverted game the Duke played, so others would assume Isobel and he were happy and had the perfect marriage! So no one would suspect him of physically and mentally abusing his wife! This gave Isobel a decade of horrible abuse, she believed Alasdair was dead, not coming to save her and hearing of his clans sickness disease. As her husband knew she loved Alasdair always tormenting her that he and everyone she loved was dead. That nobody was alive that cared about her and she was his prisoner forever.
His brother found life again at a brothel Château Delatate, that some call an elite gentleman’s club. He found happiness with a prostitute named Lettie. Lettie, who could be Ian’s deceased wife twin, as they looked exactly alike. Now his brother just claimed his beloved was living in a whore house! Just hearing Isobel’s name brought Alasdair to his knees bringing back all the heartache again. As he had loved her since they were children. Learning his beloved is hiding out and on the run from her vicious barbarous husband Archibald Cuthbarten, the Duke of Temsworth. This Duke was was very affluent among his peers who did not know about his insane perversions. Though Madam Georgianna and her business partner Fanny McGraw, the owners of Château Delatate were very aware of this Duke’s violence and perversion. As he had ruined one of her harlots who was never the same again so he was banned from their establishment forever. Why her German twin bodyguards Einrich and Delatate were here for added protection. Now Alasdair finds out Isobel, her Aunt and 5 year old son were on the run and in hiding from the vicious Duke. A man who wants to kill Isobel and find his only heir.
So now Isobel who refuses to see Alasdair finds out he didn’t keep his oath and and feels betrayed in the worst way! She blames him for forcing her to go through a decade of abuse from her sadistic husband. Alasdair discovers Isobel had only been acting as a hostess, as Georgianna and Fanny knew the type of monster the Duke is. They have been protecting her but now because she needs more money qiuckly to get to the highlands she asks to become one of her working girls. They try to talk her out of it after all she is a Duchess but only a mother trying to protect her son. Due to Alasdair helping the brothel owners in the past as a solicitor they reveal her plans. He tells them he will be her one and only customer forever! Will Isobel receive him as a lover or even a friend as she can’t forgive him, even though logically she knows Alasdair being that ill would not of been capable to aid her. When she hears he did see her when the Duke played his sick little games will it open her heart even a little? Can Alasdair convince her they are destined to be together forever? Will he accept another man’s son? Especially one as cruel as Archibald Cuthbarten? Read and find out if this couple has a HEA or is it more darkness and despair.
Again Maeve Greyson pens another, riveting, historical, action-packed, romantic adventure that is awe-inspiring, fast-paced, page turner. This ‘book includes all the elements historical ‘romance readers love! The plotting was amazing, as it had so many twists and turns too which was absolutely exhilarating too! The setting was beautiful, with amazing dialogue. The multi dimensional characters both good and bad. A book I highly recommend.
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy and an advance reader copy from Dragon Blade publishers. I voluntarily agreed to do a fair review and blog through netgalley. All thoughts, ideas and words are my own.
https://www.amazon.com/Judge-Highland...
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by Maeve Greyson
Series: Highland, Book # 3
Reviewed by: Barb Massabrook of
1. Tartan Book Reviews
2. Purple Tulip Book Reviews
3. Celtic World of Historical Book Reviews
4.Celtic Barb’s Tartan Book Review Blog
Overall Rating: 5 Stars and 5 Kilts
Edinburgh, Scotland 1698
Alasdair Cameron in the past ten years he’d conquered his past and overcome that had twisted him. Due to his MacCoinnich cousins, he had become one of the most respected solicitors in Edinburgh, working for two
powerful clans. Yet it has not been easy in the least as there was the massacre of Glencoe ‘where the butchering blackguard Campbell clan slaughtered many of his Cameron clan. This included his brother Ian’s wife who had been pregnant with his child. His brother was so distraught he feared he might take his very own life. Next came the throat disease that nearly wiped out the entire Cameron Clan, both he and his brother were deathly sick. The dreaded Campbell clan took over what was left. Both he and his brother both barely survived but it caused Alasdair to break a promise and lose the love of his his life!
Now ten years later this one thing missing from his life if love. As he had never gotten over the love of his life Isobel Cuthbarten who now was the Duchess of Temsworth. As her father sold her like an animal to the highest bidder, an abusive Sassenach Duke! He had promised Isobel that she didn’t need to worry as he would steal her away before the marriage ever took place. Yet he never came because he was sick from the throat sickness which is known as the plague. Though after he was healed he did travel to London to steal her away. Yet he saw Isobel and her new husband, taking a walk in their garden laughing with love in their eyes. It shattered Alasdair’s heart but at the time he had nothing not even a clan. He walked away broken hearted assuming Isobel was in love and happy with Archibald Cuthbarten, Duke of Temsworth. He had no idea it was a perverted game the Duke played, so others would assume Isobel and he were happy and had the perfect marriage! So no one would suspect him of physically and mentally abusing his wife! This gave Isobel a decade of horrible abuse, she believed Alasdair was dead, not coming to save her and hearing of his clans sickness disease. As her husband knew she loved Alasdair always tormenting her that he and everyone she loved was dead. That nobody was alive that cared about her and she was his prisoner forever.
His brother found life again at a brothel Château Delatate, that some call an elite gentleman’s club. He found happiness with a prostitute named Lettie. Lettie, who could be Ian’s deceased wife twin, as they looked exactly alike. Now his brother just claimed his beloved was living in a whore house! Just hearing Isobel’s name brought Alasdair to his knees bringing back all the heartache again. As he had loved her since they were children. Learning his beloved is hiding out and on the run from her vicious barbarous husband Archibald Cuthbarten, the Duke of Temsworth. This Duke was was very affluent among his peers who did not know about his insane perversions. Though Madam Georgianna and her business partner Fanny McGraw, the owners of Château Delatate were very aware of this Duke’s violence and perversion. As he had ruined one of her harlots who was never the same again so he was banned from their establishment forever. Why her German twin bodyguards Einrich and Delatate were here for added protection. Now Alasdair finds out Isobel, her Aunt and 5 year old son were on the run and in hiding from the vicious Duke. A man who wants to kill Isobel and find his only heir.
So now Isobel who refuses to see Alasdair finds out he didn’t keep his oath and and feels betrayed in the worst way! She blames him for forcing her to go through a decade of abuse from her sadistic husband. Alasdair discovers Isobel had only been acting as a hostess, as Georgianna and Fanny knew the type of monster the Duke is. They have been protecting her but now because she needs more money qiuckly to get to the highlands she asks to become one of her working girls. They try to talk her out of it after all she is a Duchess but only a mother trying to protect her son. Due to Alasdair helping the brothel owners in the past as a solicitor they reveal her plans. He tells them he will be her one and only customer forever! Will Isobel receive him as a lover or even a friend as she can’t forgive him, even though logically she knows Alasdair being that ill would not of been capable to aid her. When she hears he did see her when the Duke played his sick little games will it open her heart even a little? Can Alasdair convince her they are destined to be together forever? Will he accept another man’s son? Especially one as cruel as Archibald Cuthbarten? Read and find out if this couple has a HEA or is it more darkness and despair.
Again Maeve Greyson pens another, riveting, historical, action-packed, romantic adventure that is awe-inspiring, fast-paced, page turner. This ‘book includes all the elements historical ‘romance readers love! The plotting was amazing, as it had so many twists and turns too which was absolutely exhilarating too! The setting was beautiful, with amazing dialogue. The multi dimensional characters both good and bad. A book I highly recommend.
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy and an advance reader copy from Dragon Blade publishers. I voluntarily agreed to do a fair review and blog through netgalley. All thoughts, ideas and words are my own.
https://www.amazon.com/Judge-Highland...
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May 11, 2020
The Judge
Highland Heroes #3
Maeve Greyson
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Isobel wasn't worried when her father betrothed her to a horrible Duke because Alasdair promised that he would save her. Then she got word that her love had perished due to the plague. So Isobel married the Duke and her life litterly became a living hell. Now she has left the Duke and she's on the run to protect her son from his sadistic father. Then she finds out that Alasdair is alive and well, and begging for the chance to keep that promise he made so many years before.
With help from his cousins Alasdair Cameron is now the successful solicitor of two powerful Highland clans. He is a respected man and has a comfortable estate in Edinburgh. He has everything he has ever wanted except her. His life is cold and empty without Isobel and he's loved her since they were children, but her father gave her to another, and he arrived too late to save her from the alter. Then his brother Ian talks him into visiting him at Chateau Delatate, Edinburgh's elite and secretive gentleman m's club and the hostess that answers the door is none other then Isobel.
Duchess Isobel Cuthbarten has never forgotten her dear Alastair's oath: I'll never let another take ye. They were such beautiful heartfelt words and she totally believed him. They were words if hope until she was told Alisdair was dead. Everytime her husband abused or forced himself on her the promise killed her from the inside. Now she's escaped and on the run with her son and she's determined to make a better life for them. By the time she reached Edinburgh she was out of money and had to secure employment as a hostess at Chateau Delatate. All of this due to the kindness and mercy of the big hearted madam. Thankfully Isobel doesn't have to recieve the men as a hostess she just has to make them feel comfortable in the smoking room until their lady becomes available.
This job is the only support she has and she's not complaining as it provides a roof, food, and a bit of money to set aside. With any luck it won't take long for her to save up so her son and herself can escape to the Highlands where he'll be safe from discovery. But then her life gets even more confusing after Alasdair walks through the door.
Maeve Greyson is a master storyteller in her own right. There is never a dull moment in this book. Isobel is one strong lady who deserves happiness. She was horribly abused by her husband and still came out fighting. Alasdair loves her so much and he doesn't want to lose her a second time. You know you have read a fabulous book when you go on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Yes there were times I may have had a tear or three, but there were also times where I wanted to punch someone in the nose. I really lost myself in this story and really enjoyed it. Ms. Greyson you have the perfect book here.
Highland Heroes #3
Maeve Greyson
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Isobel wasn't worried when her father betrothed her to a horrible Duke because Alasdair promised that he would save her. Then she got word that her love had perished due to the plague. So Isobel married the Duke and her life litterly became a living hell. Now she has left the Duke and she's on the run to protect her son from his sadistic father. Then she finds out that Alasdair is alive and well, and begging for the chance to keep that promise he made so many years before.
With help from his cousins Alasdair Cameron is now the successful solicitor of two powerful Highland clans. He is a respected man and has a comfortable estate in Edinburgh. He has everything he has ever wanted except her. His life is cold and empty without Isobel and he's loved her since they were children, but her father gave her to another, and he arrived too late to save her from the alter. Then his brother Ian talks him into visiting him at Chateau Delatate, Edinburgh's elite and secretive gentleman m's club and the hostess that answers the door is none other then Isobel.
Duchess Isobel Cuthbarten has never forgotten her dear Alastair's oath: I'll never let another take ye. They were such beautiful heartfelt words and she totally believed him. They were words if hope until she was told Alisdair was dead. Everytime her husband abused or forced himself on her the promise killed her from the inside. Now she's escaped and on the run with her son and she's determined to make a better life for them. By the time she reached Edinburgh she was out of money and had to secure employment as a hostess at Chateau Delatate. All of this due to the kindness and mercy of the big hearted madam. Thankfully Isobel doesn't have to recieve the men as a hostess she just has to make them feel comfortable in the smoking room until their lady becomes available.
This job is the only support she has and she's not complaining as it provides a roof, food, and a bit of money to set aside. With any luck it won't take long for her to save up so her son and herself can escape to the Highlands where he'll be safe from discovery. But then her life gets even more confusing after Alasdair walks through the door.
Maeve Greyson is a master storyteller in her own right. There is never a dull moment in this book. Isobel is one strong lady who deserves happiness. She was horribly abused by her husband and still came out fighting. Alasdair loves her so much and he doesn't want to lose her a second time. You know you have read a fabulous book when you go on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Yes there were times I may have had a tear or three, but there were also times where I wanted to punch someone in the nose. I really lost myself in this story and really enjoyed it. Ms. Greyson you have the perfect book here.
May 18, 2020
The Judge by Maeve Greyson was a wonderful example of what Greyson can do with a novel. The main characters are Alasdair Cameron, a judge in Edinburgh, and Isobel, the Duchess of Temsworth, his long-lost love. They had been childhood sweethearts and then her heartless father had married her off to a demon: Duke of Temsworth. He had promised to rescue her, but then his entire clan had been all but wiped out by the morbid sore throat that had raced through the clan. When he recovered he had followed her to London, vowing to rescue her, have her marriage annulled, and marry her himself. What he saw there stunned him: by all appearances a woman in love with her husband. So he returned home with a broken heart. Now his brother finds her in a brothel, right net door to his own estate, not working as one of the ladies, thank God, but refusing to see him. She has run from her husband, she, her aunt, and her small son.
This was a thrilling ride, sadly full of past cruelties and disappointments, plenty of rescues, both successful and not. Temsworth would not let his son go, he didn't care about Isobel. Isobel wouldn't let her son go: the tenacity of a mother in fear for her young. She was raw, courageous, and loving, in equal measure. Alasdair was a man thwarted and no longer. He was stubborn, prideful, and determined. He wanted nothing more than a life with Isobel and he would not be thwarted. He is the ideal Highlander. The plot was quite good, it kept us racing around Scotland but that's not a bad thing. The Judge is quintessential Highlander novel. A reader could not hope for more. I highly recommend it.
I received a free ARC of The Judge from Dragonblade, through Netgalley, in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions and interpretations contained herein are solely my own. #netgalley #dragonblade #thejudge
This was a thrilling ride, sadly full of past cruelties and disappointments, plenty of rescues, both successful and not. Temsworth would not let his son go, he didn't care about Isobel. Isobel wouldn't let her son go: the tenacity of a mother in fear for her young. She was raw, courageous, and loving, in equal measure. Alasdair was a man thwarted and no longer. He was stubborn, prideful, and determined. He wanted nothing more than a life with Isobel and he would not be thwarted. He is the ideal Highlander. The plot was quite good, it kept us racing around Scotland but that's not a bad thing. The Judge is quintessential Highlander novel. A reader could not hope for more. I highly recommend it.
I received a free ARC of The Judge from Dragonblade, through Netgalley, in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions and interpretations contained herein are solely my own. #netgalley #dragonblade #thejudge
May 19, 2020
Manipulation and misinformation dashed Isobel's dreams, forcing her to submit to the heinous deeds of her abusive husband. When her sweet son's life is under threat, Isobel manages to escape and takes refuge in the most unlikely place. Fortunately, there are people with generous hearts in this world, and Alasdair is made aware of Isobel's plight. Thus starts a fast-paced, dramatic, and suspenseful plot that keeps the reader totally enthralled. Alasdair is a wonderful hero, recognising all that Isobel has gone through and he maintains his distance until Isobel reaches the point that she can once more trust him. Although broken in spirit when she escapes her marriage, Isobel quickly regains some of her fight and her youthful exploits give her skills that become her saving grace. However, faced with her husband's power and determination as he draws on all his resources to track her down, it would appear that the noose is tightening and Isobel has nowhere to go. The romance between Alasdair and Isobel is gentle and heartwarming and Connor brings moments of levity to the plot, bringing light relief. The story is well written and kept my attention from beginning to end and comes to a happy conclusion. I received a copy of this book through NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.
May 11, 2020
Duchess Isobel Cuthbarten has taken her son and run away from her brutal abusive husband. She is now working at Château Delatate, Edinburgh’s elite and secretive gentleman’s club. Her husband delighted in telling her the love of her life Alasdair Cameron was dead from the throat plague that wiped out entire clans. Her whole family was gone she had nowhere to turn to for help. After Alasdair find out her father married her to the Duke Alasdair went to save her when he discovered she seemed happy with her new husband the Duke. His heart broken Alasdair, she didn’t really love him, she was beyond his reach he went on to be a successful solicitor of two powerful Highland clans. When he discovers she’s so close and has hidden her son he offers to help her. Can she ever forgive him for not keeping his promise to always protect her and love her? A captivating story of love and forgiveness between two people whose love never died. I love this second chance at love story with its twist and turns, a mother trying to save herself and her son while defying her husband and finding the love of her life. Both are strong and independent and for Isobel it’s hard to believe Alasdair and forgive him for not keeping his promises. I voluntarily reviewed it and the comments are my own.
May 9, 2020
Oh wow, where do I start with this story....brilliant does come to mind! There are so many facets to this story and I will say if one couple deserves a HEA, it's Alasdair and Isobel. I went through so many emotions while reading the pages, I smiled, I laughed, I cried, I gasped, I loved, I hated, I felt disgust, fear, anger, etc. Maeve Greyson sure knows how to write 'em!!!
Isobel is one of the strongest heroines I've "met", to think after what she went through and come out fighting, she's a woman to behold. Having endured torture and imprisonment from her cruel husband for years, she finally manages to escape his clutches with their son Connor. Now on the run, she encounters the love of her life, the man she'd thought dead for over 10 years! Alasdair now has a second chance to make right the misunderstandings of 10 years ago and so starts an adventure like no other.
I absolutely loved this story, it's one of the best I've read in a long time and it's very well researched. I definitely do recommend this book.
I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
Isobel is one of the strongest heroines I've "met", to think after what she went through and come out fighting, she's a woman to behold. Having endured torture and imprisonment from her cruel husband for years, she finally manages to escape his clutches with their son Connor. Now on the run, she encounters the love of her life, the man she'd thought dead for over 10 years! Alasdair now has a second chance to make right the misunderstandings of 10 years ago and so starts an adventure like no other.
I absolutely loved this story, it's one of the best I've read in a long time and it's very well researched. I definitely do recommend this book.
I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
May 18, 2020
I love to pick up historical romances that are full of action and adventure. This book had me turning pages to find out what would happen next. Everything that could go wrong did, but I liked how the characters pressed on and were strong in scary and impossible situations. Connor was a hilarious and well written 5 year old. The romance between Alasdair and Isobel was sweet, and Isobel was awesome in how she protected her son.
Alasdair and Isobel fell in love as children, but Isobel was married off to a duke and Alasdair was too late to save her.
For ten years Isobel was tortured by her husband, but she finally escaped with her five year old son Connor. She’s found work as a hostess in a brothel when Alasdair finds her again and does everything he can to help her.
Alasdair thought Isobel was happy in her marriage, but he still loves her and knows he’ll do anything to regain her trust and marry her.
The duke has put out that Isobel and Connor have been kidnapped and a reward is offered for their return. Isobel and Alasdair must get past English soldiers, bandits and bounty hunters to be together.
Alasdair and Isobel fell in love as children, but Isobel was married off to a duke and Alasdair was too late to save her.
For ten years Isobel was tortured by her husband, but she finally escaped with her five year old son Connor. She’s found work as a hostess in a brothel when Alasdair finds her again and does everything he can to help her.
Alasdair thought Isobel was happy in her marriage, but he still loves her and knows he’ll do anything to regain her trust and marry her.
The duke has put out that Isobel and Connor have been kidnapped and a reward is offered for their return. Isobel and Alasdair must get past English soldiers, bandits and bounty hunters to be together.
May 28, 2020
The Judge by Maeve Greyson is book Three in the Highland Heroes Series. This is the story of Alasdair and Isobel. I haven't yet read the previous books, so for me this was a standalone book. Isobel's father had married her off to an abusive husband who she finally was able to escape from along with her aunt and her 5 year old son. While on the run she ends up needing more money which leads her to be a hostess at Château Delatate. This is where Alasdair enters back into her life. Alasdair is now a respected solicitor who is still lost without Isobel. Alasdair had promised to save her from the arranged marriage but didn't and she thought he was dead. Can he save her now that she is on the run? Enjoyed their second chance at love story.
June 1, 2020
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Reviewed by Rinou
Review Copy from the Publisher
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
The Judge is the third volume in the Highland Heroes series but the characters from the previous volumes only appear briefly. We meet here Isobel who’s fleeing her abusive husband with her son and her aunt, and must begrudgingly accept help from Alasdair, her childhood love.
My biggest problem with this novel was the fact the heroine lived 10 years married with an abusive man, ten years being in turns beaten, humiliated, threatened, strangled to the point of fainting, forced to have sex in front of diverse people, but the only consequence on her is the fact she vaguely fears a punch when she goes up against the hero. That’s all. She’s even the one initiating sex with Alasdair only days after their reunion, without any negative thought. Frankly, I prefer less Scottish accent in the dialogs and more realism in the characters’ behavior.
At the beginning of the novel Isobel seems to be angry with everyone: her father for having organized her marriage, her husband for his brutal behavior, the hero for not keeping his promise to prevent her wedding. Even after learning it took months of convalescence for the few survivors of the epidemic that wiped out her clan and the hero’s clan, she’s mad at him that he left her with her husband when he saw her several months after her wedding, because the guy should have known her smile was only a front… Sigh… She’s even ready to become a prostitute rather than accept his help until her fear of her husband drives her to yield… After that she proves to be very irascible, she goes banana each time things don’t go as she wishes, like when she sleeps with the hero for the first time with the ulterior motive of convincing him not to go and confront her husband, and afterward Alasdair still says it’s the only way for them to be together. The poor guy regularly finds himself making apologies for an anger he doesn’t understand – and doesn’t deserve either.
Alasdair as for him is happy to have found her again; he blames himself when he learns what she went through, and a good point: he hasn’t passed these ten years sleeping with everything in a skirt, contrary to what we see too often in Romancelandia. Above all he has the patience of a saint with her. The only point on which he doesn’t yield is concerning her husband, he wants her to fill for a divorce while she says it will only incite the husband to seek revenge against him – and she turns out to be right. He’s also a bit intrepid, leaving with just his brother to face the husband who’s a duke and has the British army’s support… All the while Isobel leaves with her aunt, her son, and just one of Alasdair’s cousins, for a several days long journey to seek refuge in the north, when they know the husband has put everywhere wanted notices with a big reward for bringing them back. In both cases if you think it’s gonna get ugly you’re right…
Add to this several unlikely and/or incredible situations, the fact their feelings are still present as before without the ten years of separation and the compulsory changes of personality being taken into account, and a lack of understanding between the heroes concerning their desires for the future. Oh yes, if you make the effort of placing an Armenian secondary character – the aunt – in Scotland, why only use her as someone to scold the heroine without anyone else understanding, without explaining her presence?
All in all this novel still isn’t unpleasant in spite of these points I talked about, but it’s clear it won’t go down in history. And in spite of my curiosity I don’t think I’ll read the story of the hero’s brother who should be in the next volume.
Reviewed by Rinou
Review Copy from the Publisher
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
The Judge is the third volume in the Highland Heroes series but the characters from the previous volumes only appear briefly. We meet here Isobel who’s fleeing her abusive husband with her son and her aunt, and must begrudgingly accept help from Alasdair, her childhood love.
My biggest problem with this novel was the fact the heroine lived 10 years married with an abusive man, ten years being in turns beaten, humiliated, threatened, strangled to the point of fainting, forced to have sex in front of diverse people, but the only consequence on her is the fact she vaguely fears a punch when she goes up against the hero. That’s all. She’s even the one initiating sex with Alasdair only days after their reunion, without any negative thought. Frankly, I prefer less Scottish accent in the dialogs and more realism in the characters’ behavior.
At the beginning of the novel Isobel seems to be angry with everyone: her father for having organized her marriage, her husband for his brutal behavior, the hero for not keeping his promise to prevent her wedding. Even after learning it took months of convalescence for the few survivors of the epidemic that wiped out her clan and the hero’s clan, she’s mad at him that he left her with her husband when he saw her several months after her wedding, because the guy should have known her smile was only a front… Sigh… She’s even ready to become a prostitute rather than accept his help until her fear of her husband drives her to yield… After that she proves to be very irascible, she goes banana each time things don’t go as she wishes, like when she sleeps with the hero for the first time with the ulterior motive of convincing him not to go and confront her husband, and afterward Alasdair still says it’s the only way for them to be together. The poor guy regularly finds himself making apologies for an anger he doesn’t understand – and doesn’t deserve either.
Alasdair as for him is happy to have found her again; he blames himself when he learns what she went through, and a good point: he hasn’t passed these ten years sleeping with everything in a skirt, contrary to what we see too often in Romancelandia. Above all he has the patience of a saint with her. The only point on which he doesn’t yield is concerning her husband, he wants her to fill for a divorce while she says it will only incite the husband to seek revenge against him – and she turns out to be right. He’s also a bit intrepid, leaving with just his brother to face the husband who’s a duke and has the British army’s support… All the while Isobel leaves with her aunt, her son, and just one of Alasdair’s cousins, for a several days long journey to seek refuge in the north, when they know the husband has put everywhere wanted notices with a big reward for bringing them back. In both cases if you think it’s gonna get ugly you’re right…
Add to this several unlikely and/or incredible situations, the fact their feelings are still present as before without the ten years of separation and the compulsory changes of personality being taken into account, and a lack of understanding between the heroes concerning their desires for the future. Oh yes, if you make the effort of placing an Armenian secondary character – the aunt – in Scotland, why only use her as someone to scold the heroine without anyone else understanding, without explaining her presence?
All in all this novel still isn’t unpleasant in spite of these points I talked about, but it’s clear it won’t go down in history. And in spite of my curiosity I don’t think I’ll read the story of the hero’s brother who should be in the next volume.
May 19, 2020
Alasdair Cameron lost Isobel once and he has word that she is now working at a gentlemen’s club. Determined to find her and make her his but things don’t work out the way he hopes. Isobel is not the woman she used to be, escaping a abusive marriage to a Duke she is is in hiding with her son. Feeling he has failed her Alasdair vows he will do anything to protect her and her son. Isobel was shocked at seeing Alasdair thinking he died long ago. Now that he is alive Isobel is having to come to terms with the feeling that he abandoned her and broke his promise to her years ago when he promised to come for her and never did. Both Alasdair and Isobel have to overcome some great hurdles to be together. I enjoyed reading this book. Lots of emotions with this one. Definitely recommend reading this book!
May 9, 2020
This was an excellent book. The main characters Alasdair and Isobel are well written, and like-able. Isobel is as tough as nails and a devoted mother. Alasdair is a devoted and caring man. They’ve loved each other their whole lives but a misunderstanding kept them apart. It also left Isobel in the care of her vile and violent husband for 10 years thinking the man she really loved was dead. Alasdair’s devotion to both Isobel and her young son is very heartwarming throughout the book. The adventure following their reunion is riveting and the side characters are entertaining and interesting. I would read it again. I’m also interested in the next story in the series all about Alasdair’s brother Ian.
I received this ARC from Netgalley. I have reviewed it honestly and voluntarily.
I received this ARC from Netgalley. I have reviewed it honestly and voluntarily.
May 19, 2020
Alasdair, not sure he should believe his brother, has just been informed by Ian that he has seen her: Isobel. Of course, knowing that the said sighting was in a brothel makes him doubt that Ian was sober at the time. Isobel is in shock. She never thought to see Alasdair again.
They have a very tentative first meeting which doesn’t end well. Isobel is angry. Alasdair lied to her and betrayed her. As they work together to protect her son, Isobel’s anger and hurt decreases. Alasdair vows to protect them-will she trust him enough? Well written third book in this series!
They have a very tentative first meeting which doesn’t end well. Isobel is angry. Alasdair lied to her and betrayed her. As they work together to protect her son, Isobel’s anger and hurt decreases. Alasdair vows to protect them-will she trust him enough? Well written third book in this series!
June 7, 2020
I was thrilled to read Alasdair's book. I was wanting to read his book since he helped Duncan out. It was as exciting as I expected it to be. I enjoyed the characters. They were likable and make me want to read more about them. I love how the family is close and ventures back to Tor Ruadh. I like reading about how the previous characters are doing. After reading the excerpt, I am now wanting to read Ian's story. Waiting on Sutherland's as well.
June 8, 2020
This book was more than I expected!
This book had more twists, plots, unexpectedness , sadness, dark plots. And I loved it!! Alasdair and Isabel were cruelly keep apart for 10 long years. So much has changed. They have changed. A lot of baggage.
But they go thru alot. But in the end they get their HEA. This story was more than I expected in a good way.
I will be pre ordering Ian's story next. Hurry, Maeve!
This book had more twists, plots, unexpectedness , sadness, dark plots. And I loved it!! Alasdair and Isabel were cruelly keep apart for 10 long years. So much has changed. They have changed. A lot of baggage.
But they go thru alot. But in the end they get their HEA. This story was more than I expected in a good way.
I will be pre ordering Ian's story next. Hurry, Maeve!
May 22, 2020
A definite must-read!
I was heart-broken by the tragedy that Isobel had endured. And for ten years! I might have liked that timeline to be shorter. But Alisdair to the rescue! Ever the alpha highlander, he swoops in the rescue Isobel from her cruel husband. There’s never a dull moment for Alisdair and Isobel, that’s for sure.
I can’t wait for more from Alisdair’s brother, Ian.
5 stars!!
I was heart-broken by the tragedy that Isobel had endured. And for ten years! I might have liked that timeline to be shorter. But Alisdair to the rescue! Ever the alpha highlander, he swoops in the rescue Isobel from her cruel husband. There’s never a dull moment for Alisdair and Isobel, that’s for sure.
I can’t wait for more from Alisdair’s brother, Ian.
5 stars!!
May 31, 2020
A great addition to the series. I loved Isobel and Alasdair's story. Just as good as the previous 2 books. The author has definitely made my favorites list.
July 29, 2020
I was looking for good, fast paced historical Scottish romance. Well, I certainly found it in The Judge. Maeve Greyson is one of my favorite authors when looking for a Scot tale. After all, how can you top brawny men in kilts? This is her third book in the Highland Heroes series and fortunately for us readers, not the last. As with most series characters from previous books make an appearance and others get their HEA. That is one of the reasons why I love reading series, especially from my favorite authors. Alasdair Cameron gave up on love ten years ago when because of a sickness that swept through his clan, he could not get to his love in time to keep her from being married off by her father. Isobel was told he and his clan were dead. Alasdair thought Isobel was happily married, but in reality the Duke was a cruel, cruel man who imprisoned and tortured her and her five year old son. He threatens to take sweet Connor away and turn him into a monster like him. Isobel finds a way to escape, hiding away in Edinburgh with her elderly aunt and son. However, Alasdair also lives there so inevitably be fine into her. She not only thought he was dead, but on finding out he was alive, accused him of abandoning her to the evil that was her husband. After much quarreling, he finally gets to explain, but now the Duke has found them. While on the run, they discover their love never died. Will they be able to escape the Duke and his men? What about about when Alasdair becomes a wanted man, accused of kidnapping the Duchess and the heir or so the charges state. What follows is a run for their very lives, not just Alasdair but also Isobel after the Duke posts a bounty on their lives dead or alive. This is a fast paced story with danger, great characters, several very evil villains along with a few heroes. I couldn't read it fast enough to see what would happen. As I found from some other reads, an HEA is not always a given. Ms. Greyson keeps the reader in the dark until the very end. Ian is next, looking forward to reading his story. I received this eBook from NetGalley for an honest review.
July 15, 2020
The Judge by Maeve Greyson is the third book in the Highland Heroes series. It is the first book from the series that I've read.
I quite liked this book, it was formed in a way that was very different from other books in the genre. Normally, romances follow a certain path. Boy meets girl, they fall in love, something (normally silly feelings and stuff) pulls them apart before they finally come back together for a happily ever after. The Judge didn't take that path. The angst came at the beginning, the bond between the characters was unbreakable and the stakes were remarkably high.
This didn't always feel like a romance. It was written in dialect giving a real sense of the setting of the novel. In parts it was surprisingly brutal. There was a lot of violence and not all the characters made it to the end. The Judge is bold and brash. Maeve Greyson does not shy away from the violence of the time period, the last book I have read like that is Outlander which I read a good eight years ago.
Whilst this is a romance the story is very much about the characters especially Isobel who I really admired after a while. Her journey is one of strength and determination. It was nice to see a female character who didn't need saving, who was not afraid to get stuck into the fray and do whatever was needed to save her son Connor (who was so adorable). Alasdair is also great, he wasn't as well rounded as Isobel but he was still likeable. The romance was sweet but was not the main part of the story which I liked.
The Judge is a good historical romance for those who enjoy the genre.
I quite liked this book, it was formed in a way that was very different from other books in the genre. Normally, romances follow a certain path. Boy meets girl, they fall in love, something (normally silly feelings and stuff) pulls them apart before they finally come back together for a happily ever after. The Judge didn't take that path. The angst came at the beginning, the bond between the characters was unbreakable and the stakes were remarkably high.
This didn't always feel like a romance. It was written in dialect giving a real sense of the setting of the novel. In parts it was surprisingly brutal. There was a lot of violence and not all the characters made it to the end. The Judge is bold and brash. Maeve Greyson does not shy away from the violence of the time period, the last book I have read like that is Outlander which I read a good eight years ago.
Whilst this is a romance the story is very much about the characters especially Isobel who I really admired after a while. Her journey is one of strength and determination. It was nice to see a female character who didn't need saving, who was not afraid to get stuck into the fray and do whatever was needed to save her son Connor (who was so adorable). Alasdair is also great, he wasn't as well rounded as Isobel but he was still likeable. The romance was sweet but was not the main part of the story which I liked.
The Judge is a good historical romance for those who enjoy the genre.
September 14, 2020
Isobel cuthbertson is on the run from her cruel and sadistic husband of 10 years, she is determined to spirit away her son and her aunt from his evil clutches. Married off to a Duke against her will, she thought her true love Alistair Cameron would come for her before she was wed, unfortunately he didn’t, and she believes him dead of the plague. Alistair recovered from his illness, but too late to save Isobel, believing her lost to hi, he is a successful solicitor for his clan, with a prosperous and extensive estate. When he accompanies his kinsmen to the Chateau Delatate, he is amazed to find Isobel working as a hostess. This time Alistair is determined to save her, despite her stubborn refusal to rely on him. Soon they are working together to thwart the a Duke, can Alistair convince Isobel to give him a second chance to love and protect her.
This had an exciting plot, a very nefarious villain and lots of conflict and angst for the lovers to go through, which I always love.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book and all opinions are my own.
This had an exciting plot, a very nefarious villain and lots of conflict and angst for the lovers to go through, which I always love.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book and all opinions are my own.
January 21, 2022
Not betrayed
Whew so much to this story! Alasdair was summoned by messenger to a brothel that his brother frequents! Alasdair gets the shock of his life when he learns that Isobel works at the brothel! Not in the capacity one normally thinks of but Isobel is employed at the brothel!
Isobel is running out of places to hide the with her son and her Armenian grand mother! When she learns its Alasdair that was looking for she bolted and short beverage ever stops!
Isobel ex the Duke hunts them and has paid money to ensure everyone will turn against them for the gold promised! Ten years have gone by since Alasdair made a husband and wife vow to Isobel! Through circumstances beyond his control Alasdair almost died trying to get to her!
Surrounded by death Alasdair did go see Isobel who appears to be happy!? Alasdair didn't have a clue as to what kind of monster Isobel married! This man
tormented and used Isobel most terrible not a lot is said but enough so you get a gruesome picture!
Since the Duke fights dirty well Alasdair will to. He will not deny Himself a second chance with the woman he thought dead! Never ending action! Hold fast to your seat on this one!!
Whew so much to this story! Alasdair was summoned by messenger to a brothel that his brother frequents! Alasdair gets the shock of his life when he learns that Isobel works at the brothel! Not in the capacity one normally thinks of but Isobel is employed at the brothel!
Isobel is running out of places to hide the with her son and her Armenian grand mother! When she learns its Alasdair that was looking for she bolted and short beverage ever stops!
Isobel ex the Duke hunts them and has paid money to ensure everyone will turn against them for the gold promised! Ten years have gone by since Alasdair made a husband and wife vow to Isobel! Through circumstances beyond his control Alasdair almost died trying to get to her!
Surrounded by death Alasdair did go see Isobel who appears to be happy!? Alasdair didn't have a clue as to what kind of monster Isobel married! This man
tormented and used Isobel most terrible not a lot is said but enough so you get a gruesome picture!
Since the Duke fights dirty well Alasdair will to. He will not deny Himself a second chance with the woman he thought dead! Never ending action! Hold fast to your seat on this one!!
May 11, 2020
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I adore Maeve Grayson’s books , they have so much information and energy packed between the pages.
I’m always in awe of how the plots twist and turn , sometimes taking you far from your own thought out ending and throwing you through hoops before she leads you to her conclusion.
Absolutely brilliant!
Her characters have depth and passion and the chemistry is wonderful.
The Judge is a great book , the storyline leading on with characters from the MacCoinnich Clan who live in Scotland around the Ben Nevis area. Alasdair and Isobel are the stars in this story.
Stunning descriptions of the areas in the Scottish Highlands, add to the sometimes desperate description of the Dukes treatment of his Duchess and son, make this such a brilliant book.
One I would highly recommend to all who fancy loosing themselves for a few hours.
I received an Arc copy of this book and chose to post this review
💋💋
I adore Maeve Grayson’s books , they have so much information and energy packed between the pages.
I’m always in awe of how the plots twist and turn , sometimes taking you far from your own thought out ending and throwing you through hoops before she leads you to her conclusion.
Absolutely brilliant!
Her characters have depth and passion and the chemistry is wonderful.
The Judge is a great book , the storyline leading on with characters from the MacCoinnich Clan who live in Scotland around the Ben Nevis area. Alasdair and Isobel are the stars in this story.
Stunning descriptions of the areas in the Scottish Highlands, add to the sometimes desperate description of the Dukes treatment of his Duchess and son, make this such a brilliant book.
One I would highly recommend to all who fancy loosing themselves for a few hours.
I received an Arc copy of this book and chose to post this review
December 28, 2021
Childhood friends to lovers.
Alisdair has loved Isabel as long as he can remember. He made a promise that he would come for her before her wedding to another. He did not. He was struck with the morbid sore throat and did not get to her until weeks after she was wed. When he saw her with her husband he assumed she was happy and made the decision to put her happiness before his own. He was wrong. Ten years later he finds her when she escapes the terror of her marriage and his hiding out nearby. This story gets better from there and is well written and worth reading. It is a little slow getting started but then it is full of excitement.
Alisdair has loved Isabel as long as he can remember. He made a promise that he would come for her before her wedding to another. He did not. He was struck with the morbid sore throat and did not get to her until weeks after she was wed. When he saw her with her husband he assumed she was happy and made the decision to put her happiness before his own. He was wrong. Ten years later he finds her when she escapes the terror of her marriage and his hiding out nearby. This story gets better from there and is well written and worth reading. It is a little slow getting started but then it is full of excitement.
April 30, 2022
Another Content Warning, this time for domestic violence. The Judge by Maeve Greyson is book #3 in Highland Heroes. Alastair Cameron and Isobel have a second chance. Isobel is tricked into marrying the violent Duke of Temsworth. She endured 10 years of violent abuse and sexual assault, some off page and some on page. She is one tough woman. In fear for her 5 year old son, she escapes with her son.
In the HEA, Duncan MacCoinnach, the Warrior, mentions he has had enough adventure for a lifetime. A commenter mentioned the adventure in The Warrior, is OTT, over the top. In The Judge, the domestic violence is OTT, IMO.
In the HEA, Duncan MacCoinnach, the Warrior, mentions he has had enough adventure for a lifetime. A commenter mentioned the adventure in The Warrior, is OTT, over the top. In The Judge, the domestic violence is OTT, IMO.
June 1, 2020
Ça part mal dès le départ avec une héroïne qui a vécu 10 ans avec un mari violent et dont la seule séquelle c’est de vaguement craindre un coup quand elle énerve le héros. Ajoutez son caractère colérique, des situations et décisions parfois improbables, et trop d’accent écossais dans les dialogues, et on a un roman qui ne fera pas long feu dans ma mémoire.
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November 8, 2022
So Much Adventure!
This book was filled with twists and turns that I could not put it down. The romance was real, but I couldn’t wonder if the heroine had not taken more time to heal from her experience with the Duke. Though, returning to her true love was a boost to her healing. You must read this book to get a real feel for the times they we’re living in.
This book was filled with twists and turns that I could not put it down. The romance was real, but I couldn’t wonder if the heroine had not taken more time to heal from her experience with the Duke. Though, returning to her true love was a boost to her healing. You must read this book to get a real feel for the times they we’re living in.
May 21, 2024
Wonderful
The villain in this book was perfectly evil. I enjoyed disliking him immensely.Alesdair and Isabel deserved to finally be together after so many years of separation and loss. I enjoyed reading about their adventure and their story as they worked their way back to each other.
The villain in this book was perfectly evil. I enjoyed disliking him immensely.Alesdair and Isabel deserved to finally be together after so many years of separation and loss. I enjoyed reading about their adventure and their story as they worked their way back to each other.
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