What do you think?
Rate this book
Sweet Revenge
Her brother's near mortal wounding hadn't done it. Fleeing to the rolling hills of the Highlands had failed as well. And while being captured by the most dangerous-looking Scotsmen she'd ever imagined had come close, it was staring up at two of the thickest, most well-muscled thighs she'd ever seen that drove Kyla over the edge. But the madness that overwhelmed her felt strangely like desire. It warmed places she'd never known existed. Nit, even should the handsome Galen MacDonald sweep her up and marry her, she would still be sworn to return and destroy her enemies. Yet if she could enlist the fierce warrior's aid? The Scottish laird had claimed that the sweetest dish of all was never served cold… tonight she'd see if he was right.
400 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2000
339 people are currently reading
2210 people want to read
About the author
Lynsay Sands
124 books12.2k followersLYNSAY SANDS is the nationally bestselling author who is known for her hysterical historicals as well as the popular Argeneau/Rogue Hunter vampire series. With her witty and charming personality, Sands describes books as, “Waking dreams or stories, tales to amuse, entertain and distract us from everyday life.” She’s been writing stories since grade school and considers herself incredibly lucky to be able to make a career out of it. Her hope is that readers can get away from their everyday stress through her stories, and if there are occasional uncontrollable fits of laughter, that’s just a big bonus. Visit her official website at www.lynsaysands.net.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 216 reviews
dnf
June 16, 2019DNF 13%
This probably isn't a terrible book or anything, and the characters (as far as I could tell) seemed just fine.
But.
This thing happened. And it's a personal peeve of mine, so after I read it I knew it had basically killed off any lady-boner I would be getting over the story. At that point, you might as well shut the book, you know?
Ok. In case you were wondering, here's what did me in:
The old making out with a sick person trope.
Dude. Sick people aren't hot. No, not even naked sick people. They're sick!
Ew. Just...ew!
And in Kyle's case, she was not only on the verge of brain damage because of her insanely high fever, but she also had a MASSIVE infected wound all across her back from getting sliced with a sword. So when Galen just couldn't resist sipping at her sweet lips (<--gross!) while she mindlessly clawed to get out of the cold water they had her in to bring down the above-mentioned fever?
Yeah, not only did my eyes roll all the way out of my head and bounce off the floor, but I was skeeved out enough to just kinda go NOPE and shut my Kindle.
But if that's something you can overlook (and I'm not judging, btw!) then, by all means, give this one a try. Like I said, before the deathbed make-out session, I was enjoying this one.
This probably isn't a terrible book or anything, and the characters (as far as I could tell) seemed just fine.
But.
This thing happened. And it's a personal peeve of mine, so after I read it I knew it had basically killed off any lady-boner I would be getting over the story. At that point, you might as well shut the book, you know?
Ok. In case you were wondering, here's what did me in:
The old making out with a sick person trope.
Dude. Sick people aren't hot. No, not even naked sick people. They're sick!
Ew. Just...ew!
And in Kyle's case, she was not only on the verge of brain damage because of her insanely high fever, but she also had a MASSIVE infected wound all across her back from getting sliced with a sword. So when Galen just couldn't resist sipping at her sweet lips (<--gross!) while she mindlessly clawed to get out of the cold water they had her in to bring down the above-mentioned fever?
Yeah, not only did my eyes roll all the way out of my head and bounce off the floor, but I was skeeved out enough to just kinda go NOPE and shut my Kindle.
But if that's something you can overlook (and I'm not judging, btw!) then, by all means, give this one a try. Like I said, before the deathbed make-out session, I was enjoying this one.
February 10, 2020
4 1/2 fast-moving, steamy (if not quite historically accurate) stars
Galen MacDonald is out for revenge for the deaths of his wife and unborn child, and he believes the best way to get it is to take from his enemy what was taken from him. He receives information that Thomas MacGregor's bride is en route from England to Scotland, and Galen plans to intercept her and marry her himself so that she will be his wife and bear his heirs. And the woman should be willing enough as the MacGregor chieftain is known to be a sadistic man with unconventional bedroom proclivities, and it is rumored that he murdered his last wife. But when he descends upon the caravan to steal away the lady being carted to the MacGregor lands, he is unprepared for what he finds.
Kyla Forsythe has been near death since she saved her brother Johnny from being brutally murdered by his new, devious wife Catriona. She encountered the couple in an isolated glen on her childhood property in time to see her brother attacked by men dressed as bandits. He had been cut down and the perpetrator was about to strike the killing blow to his head when Kyla threw herself across his body and took a deep sword slash from her shoulder across her back down to her opposite side hip. But before she fell, she saw Catriona hand off payment to the other bandit. While Johnny lingered near death, Catriona quickly sends Kyla off marry the nefarious MacGregor before her plot to kill her husband can be revealed. Thus, Kyla now finds herself under siege by the largest men she has ever encountered. Though she is barely conscious at the time they are attacked, she jumps to the defense of her lady's maid (who was previously her nanny and is very dear to her) and attempts to keep the highlanders at bay - she even succeeds in stabbing the largest of the men and knocking him out with a large tree branch. But before she can flee, she is surrounded and tossed back into the wagon on her back where she passes out from the intense pain as her raw wound is re-opened.
Galen is not sure what to think of his new bride, but when her lady's maid tells him that she is likely going mad (the maid did so in order to protect Kyla and perhaps buy her more time), he fears it may be true and is disappointed as while she has been ill, she has told her life story in delirious ramblings, and he finds her intelligent, brave, and interesting. He also finds her incredibly beautiful. Despite what he believes to be a major shortcoming, he weds her immediately upon returning to the MacDonald castle as he cannot leave any room for error knowing that the MacGregor may yet try to steal her away. When Kyla finally awakens, she has no idea where she is and very little memory of much after she was forced to travel to the MacGregor holdings. When she learns she is the new lady of the clan, she is equal parts angered and bewildered, and she is adamant that she return to her brother's side to save him from his wife's murderous intentions. But her husband is intent on keeping her safe as he has come to care for her more than he ever believed possible and now that he has her, he refuses to let her go. What will happen when Catriona advances her plans to rid herself of her husband and his sister? Will Kyla ever be safe from the MacGregor's tireless efforts to reclaim his intended? And can Galen keep Kyla safe from all of the plots that seem to be against her?
What I liked:
--- For me, this is a peak Sands HR - it has all the ingredients I enjoy in a romance novel: interesting plot, action, steamy goodness, and likeable main characters
What I didn't like as much:
--- I don't love unnecessary angst, and there was a little in this one with respect to Kyla where she was out of character
--- This is something that would not bother most people, but I am a direct descendant of the Clan Gregor, so I didn't love that one of the main villains of the story was as completely despicable as he was in this story. MacGregors were cattle thieves that lived in the Loch Lomond area and stuck to that area pretty exclusively (which is nowhere near the borderlands with England). There was never a Gregor laird of English decent (the one in this story was half-English); further, the Gregor clan was constantly feuding with the Campbells - there is no evidence that there was ever a direct conflict with the Clan Donald, mostly because they were not geographically situated near enough to each other for that to be an issue. Obviously, it is the authors prerogative to create the villainous character in whatever form he or she chooses, but most HRs are steeped in some historical fact (ex, which clans were enemies, etc.); this one does not appear to have been at all.
Overall, a fast-moving story line with intrigue, action, and a decent helping of steamy goodness that I would recommend to anyone who loves those elements in their HRs!
Plot --- 4.5/5
Main Characters --- 4.5/5
Supporting Cast --- 4.5/5
Steam Level* --- 4/5
Violence --- nothing graphic
Language --- not egregious
POV --- 3rd
*Note that steam level is not a rating so much as a how hot was it: 0/5 - clean; 1/5 - mild; 2/5 - sensual but nothing descriptive; 3/5 - now we're getting somewhere; 4/5 - yes please! ; 5/5 - they did EVERYTHING in this one, y'all
Galen MacDonald is out for revenge for the deaths of his wife and unborn child, and he believes the best way to get it is to take from his enemy what was taken from him. He receives information that Thomas MacGregor's bride is en route from England to Scotland, and Galen plans to intercept her and marry her himself so that she will be his wife and bear his heirs. And the woman should be willing enough as the MacGregor chieftain is known to be a sadistic man with unconventional bedroom proclivities, and it is rumored that he murdered his last wife. But when he descends upon the caravan to steal away the lady being carted to the MacGregor lands, he is unprepared for what he finds.
Kyla Forsythe has been near death since she saved her brother Johnny from being brutally murdered by his new, devious wife Catriona. She encountered the couple in an isolated glen on her childhood property in time to see her brother attacked by men dressed as bandits. He had been cut down and the perpetrator was about to strike the killing blow to his head when Kyla threw herself across his body and took a deep sword slash from her shoulder across her back down to her opposite side hip. But before she fell, she saw Catriona hand off payment to the other bandit. While Johnny lingered near death, Catriona quickly sends Kyla off marry the nefarious MacGregor before her plot to kill her husband can be revealed. Thus, Kyla now finds herself under siege by the largest men she has ever encountered. Though she is barely conscious at the time they are attacked, she jumps to the defense of her lady's maid (who was previously her nanny and is very dear to her) and attempts to keep the highlanders at bay - she even succeeds in stabbing the largest of the men and knocking him out with a large tree branch. But before she can flee, she is surrounded and tossed back into the wagon on her back where she passes out from the intense pain as her raw wound is re-opened.
Galen is not sure what to think of his new bride, but when her lady's maid tells him that she is likely going mad (the maid did so in order to protect Kyla and perhaps buy her more time), he fears it may be true and is disappointed as while she has been ill, she has told her life story in delirious ramblings, and he finds her intelligent, brave, and interesting. He also finds her incredibly beautiful. Despite what he believes to be a major shortcoming, he weds her immediately upon returning to the MacDonald castle as he cannot leave any room for error knowing that the MacGregor may yet try to steal her away. When Kyla finally awakens, she has no idea where she is and very little memory of much after she was forced to travel to the MacGregor holdings. When she learns she is the new lady of the clan, she is equal parts angered and bewildered, and she is adamant that she return to her brother's side to save him from his wife's murderous intentions. But her husband is intent on keeping her safe as he has come to care for her more than he ever believed possible and now that he has her, he refuses to let her go. What will happen when Catriona advances her plans to rid herself of her husband and his sister? Will Kyla ever be safe from the MacGregor's tireless efforts to reclaim his intended? And can Galen keep Kyla safe from all of the plots that seem to be against her?
What I liked:
--- For me, this is a peak Sands HR - it has all the ingredients I enjoy in a romance novel: interesting plot, action, steamy goodness, and likeable main characters
What I didn't like as much:
--- I don't love unnecessary angst, and there was a little in this one with respect to Kyla where she was out of character
--- This is something that would not bother most people, but I am a direct descendant of the Clan Gregor, so I didn't love that one of the main villains of the story was as completely despicable as he was in this story. MacGregors were cattle thieves that lived in the Loch Lomond area and stuck to that area pretty exclusively (which is nowhere near the borderlands with England). There was never a Gregor laird of English decent (the one in this story was half-English); further, the Gregor clan was constantly feuding with the Campbells - there is no evidence that there was ever a direct conflict with the Clan Donald, mostly because they were not geographically situated near enough to each other for that to be an issue. Obviously, it is the authors prerogative to create the villainous character in whatever form he or she chooses, but most HRs are steeped in some historical fact (ex, which clans were enemies, etc.); this one does not appear to have been at all.
Overall, a fast-moving story line with intrigue, action, and a decent helping of steamy goodness that I would recommend to anyone who loves those elements in their HRs!
Plot --- 4.5/5
Main Characters --- 4.5/5
Supporting Cast --- 4.5/5
Steam Level* --- 4/5
Violence --- nothing graphic
Language --- not egregious
POV --- 3rd
*Note that steam level is not a rating so much as a how hot was it: 0/5 - clean; 1/5 - mild; 2/5 - sensual but nothing descriptive; 3/5 - now we're getting somewhere; 4/5 - yes please! ; 5/5 - they did EVERYTHING in this one, y'all
September 5, 2012
Okay, I know this book is considered old (published in 2000, twelve years? not old to my thinking) but I really enjoyed this humorous highlander story.
Our heroine (Kyla) is abducted by our hero (Galen) as he steals her from the man who killed his wife who happens to also be the man to whom Kyla is betrothed (against her wishes). This is his Sweet Revenge. The premis isn't new but the story is like a situation comedy, the misunderstanding between men who act like real men and the women who have to put up with them.
Kyla suffers from a wound she received while trying to safe her brother (happens before the book begins). After Galen abducts her (she shows herself well in that battle), she turns feverish and talks a great deal about her life giving Galen enough information about her to know she will make a good wife. Even the men who escort her to the Laird's home fall in love with her bravery and spirit.
To try and stop Galen from marrying Kyla right away, her nurse tells Galen that Kyla is crazy, a condition passed onto the women but not the men. Despite the warning (male heirs won't become crazy and girls are wel...?) Galen has the wedding right away with the entire clan as witnesses. Kyla is so feverish, she doesn't remember saying I do or signing her name to the wedding register.
By the time Kyla wakes from her fever, everyone in the clan has heard the rumor that she's crazy. But she has no idea that she's married or to whom, (doesn't even know her husband's first name), or that people think she's crazy even though she is the Lady of the clan. Quite frankly, the behavoir of the people around make her nuts!
This is a light hearted romance, a good sorbet after reading so many current novels where the H and h are so often self-tortured by personal baggage.
Our heroine (Kyla) is abducted by our hero (Galen) as he steals her from the man who killed his wife who happens to also be the man to whom Kyla is betrothed (against her wishes). This is his Sweet Revenge. The premis isn't new but the story is like a situation comedy, the misunderstanding between men who act like real men and the women who have to put up with them.
Kyla suffers from a wound she received while trying to safe her brother (happens before the book begins). After Galen abducts her (she shows herself well in that battle), she turns feverish and talks a great deal about her life giving Galen enough information about her to know she will make a good wife. Even the men who escort her to the Laird's home fall in love with her bravery and spirit.
To try and stop Galen from marrying Kyla right away, her nurse tells Galen that Kyla is crazy, a condition passed onto the women but not the men. Despite the warning (male heirs won't become crazy and girls are wel...?) Galen has the wedding right away with the entire clan as witnesses. Kyla is so feverish, she doesn't remember saying I do or signing her name to the wedding register.
By the time Kyla wakes from her fever, everyone in the clan has heard the rumor that she's crazy. But she has no idea that she's married or to whom, (doesn't even know her husband's first name), or that people think she's crazy even though she is the Lady of the clan. Quite frankly, the behavoir of the people around make her nuts!
This is a light hearted romance, a good sorbet after reading so many current novels where the H and h are so often self-tortured by personal baggage.
January 2, 2022
2.5
To save the heroine from marrying the hero, her servant lies to the hero and his clansmen that the heroine is mad. The hero's clansmen are a little skeptical because she was able to fight to protect herself and her servant when they were attacked by the hero's clansmen. Thus, they continuously watch her for signs that she is not mad. I didn't like that the heroine's brother believed his evil wife's words over his own sister. That was rather annoying. It wasn’t too bad but if you’ve read her Highland Brides series, you’ll see similarities. The last 30% kind of dragged and I was skimming a little by then.
To save the heroine from marrying the hero, her servant lies to the hero and his clansmen that the heroine is mad. The hero's clansmen are a little skeptical because she was able to fight to protect herself and her servant when they were attacked by the hero's clansmen. Thus, they continuously watch her for signs that she is not mad. I didn't like that the heroine's brother believed his evil wife's words over his own sister. That was rather annoying. It wasn’t too bad but if you’ve read her Highland Brides series, you’ll see similarities. The last 30% kind of dragged and I was skimming a little by then.
February 20, 2025
Лейди Кайла и Гейлън МакДоналд
📣🚨🛑РЕВЮ СЪДЪРЖАЩО СПОЙЛЕРИ🛑🚨📣
Лейди Кайла, заедно с камериерката си и огромна охрана пътува през Шотландия към земите на леърд МакГрегър, за който трябва да се омъжи, когато биват нападнати от група шотландци. Битката е ужесточена, но скоро новопристигналите побеждават взимайки в плен Кайла и камериерката й.
Гейлън МакДоналд иска да отмъсти на МакГрегър за смъртта на съпругата си и нероденото си дете. Най-удачният начин за това му се вижда да отвлече бъдещата съпруга на врага си и на свой ред да се ожени за нея. Това, което обаче не е очаквал е младата дама да е тежко ранена, както и камериерката й, и че ще му се наложи да се грижи за нея по обратния път към дома. Не е и очаквал да се привърже към остроумната и интересна жена, докато тя бълнува в плен на треската по време на пътуването. Той е решен, без значение дали Кайла е в съзнание, щом стъпи на своя земя да я направи своя съпруга. По тази причина, камериерката й решава да излъже всички, че Кайла е луда и в семейството лудостта се разпространява при жените. Гейлън обаче е твърдо решен да предпази Кайла от МакГрегър, дори това да значи за цял живот да бъде обвързан с една луда... все пак, лудостта се предава по женска линия, и дори жена му и дъщерите му да бъдат малко луди, все пак синовете му няма да са, нали?
След тежко боледуване, Кайла се събужда в непознат дома. Всички я гледат някак странно, но тя е доволна, тъй като не се намира при леърд МакГрегър и смята, че след кратка визита в дома на МакДоналд ще може да се прибере у дома и да каже на брат си, че жена му иска да убие и двама им. Разбира се спокойствието й се изпарява, когато научава, че докато е била болна, измъчвана от треска и почти в безсъзнания, красивият, но мълчалив леърд на МакДоналд се е венчал за нея.
В книгата имаше доста екшън. Битки, преследвания, бягства и конфронтации. Когато Кайла се правеше на луда, за да попречи на Гейлан да направи така, че да консумират брака си, беше хем забавно, хем дразнещо, защото тя се дърпаше по грешните причини (защото той е взел решението за брака без нея, а не защото не искаше да е с него) и от друга защото милия бе твърдо решен да се жертва и да се обвържи завинаги с една пълна кукувица. Отделно за мен лек дразнител беше желанието на Кайла постоянно да се измъква от стражите си, като си мислеше, че Гейлън преувеличава в желанието си да я защитава и да не й позволява да се скита сама. Заради упоритостта й, Кайла се забъркваше само в неприятности и си беше виновна сама за всичко.
Хареса ми второстепенната двойка в лицето на Роби и Едуина. Предполагам, че би било интересно да има книга за брата на Кийла, но вероятно няма как да стане, защото Иначе книгата беше приятна, и не натоварваща.
📣🚨🛑РЕВЮ СЪДЪРЖАЩО СПОЙЛЕРИ🛑🚨📣
Лейди Кайла, заедно с камериерката си и огромна охрана пътува през Шотландия към земите на леърд МакГрегър, за който трябва да се омъжи, когато биват нападнати от група шотландци. Битката е ужесточена, но скоро новопристигналите побеждават взимайки в плен Кайла и камериерката й.
Гейлън МакДоналд иска да отмъсти на МакГрегър за смъртта на съпругата си и нероденото си дете. Най-удачният начин за това му се вижда да отвлече бъдещата съпруга на врага си и на свой ред да се ожени за нея. Това, което обаче не е очаквал е младата дама да е тежко ранена, както и камериерката й, и че ще му се наложи да се грижи за нея по обратния път към дома. Не е и очаквал да се привърже към остроумната и интересна жена, докато тя бълнува в плен на треската по време на пътуването. Той е решен, без значение дали Кайла е в съзнание, щом стъпи на своя земя да я направи своя съпруга. По тази причина, камериерката й решава да излъже всички, че Кайла е луда и в семейството лудостта се разпространява при жените. Гейлън обаче е твърдо решен да предпази Кайла от МакГрегър, дори това да значи за цял живот да бъде обвързан с една луда... все пак, лудостта се предава по женска линия, и дори жена му и дъщерите му да бъдат малко луди, все пак синовете му няма да са, нали?
След тежко боледуване, Кайла се събужда в непознат дома. Всички я гледат някак странно, но тя е доволна, тъй като не се намира при леърд МакГрегър и смята, че след кратка визита в дома на МакДоналд ще може да се прибере у дома и да каже на брат си, че жена му иска да убие и двама им. Разбира се спокойствието й се изпарява, когато научава, че докато е била болна, измъчвана от треска и почти в безсъзнания, красивият, но мълчалив леърд на МакДоналд се е венчал за нея.
В книгата имаше доста екшън. Битки, преследвания, бягства и конфронтации. Когато Кайла се правеше на луда, за да попречи на Гейлан да направи така, че да консумират брака си, беше хем забавно, хем дразнещо, защото тя се дърпаше по грешните причини (защото той е взел решението за брака без нея, а не защото не искаше да е с него) и от друга защото милия бе твърдо решен да се жертва и да се обвържи завинаги с една пълна кукувица. Отделно за мен лек дразнител беше желанието на Кайла постоянно да се измъква от стражите си, като си мислеше, че Гейлън преувеличава в желанието си да я защитава и да не й позволява да се скита сама. Заради упоритостта й, Кайла се забъркваше само в неприятности и си беше виновна сама за всичко.
Хареса ми второстепенната двойка в лицето на Роби и Едуина. Предполагам, че би било интересно да има книга за брата на Кийла, но вероятно няма как да стане, защото Иначе книгата беше приятна, и не натоварваща.
September 11, 2021
4.5 stars Kayla and Galen's love story. Some of my fav scenes were the beginning escape scenes. Also, the scene where the heroine meets a new friend at the beach and the guys spying on her to keep her from escaping are thinking that they are gossiping....cue to the actual conversations and they are having a debate about chess. hehe
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 9, 2017
2.5 stars
This book is pretty repetitive. Kyla slips her guard four separate times and is kidnapped three times for example, which is kind of excessive. The relationship between Kyla and Galen isn't based on any real connection - they barely even talk to each other. I am not sure what it says about Galen that he thought Kyla was crazy at one point because she was pretending to talk to people who weren't there but he still wanted to marry her and get her pregnant because he was assured by someone else that any male heirs at least wouldn't be at risk for developing Kyla's mental illness. Actually, I do know what that says, it says that Galen has some messed up views on sexual consent by the mentally disabled and he also has a complete lack of concern for the life of any female heirs that would be destined to be mentally ill, as long as he got his nice normal male heir. I know this is a historical novel, so their views are supposed to be archaic and chauvinistic to a certain degree, but this still rubbed me the wrong way.
This book is pretty repetitive. Kyla slips her guard four separate times and is kidnapped three times for example, which is kind of excessive. The relationship between Kyla and Galen isn't based on any real connection - they barely even talk to each other. I am not sure what it says about Galen that he thought Kyla was crazy at one point because she was pretending to talk to people who weren't there but he still wanted to marry her and get her pregnant because he was assured by someone else that any male heirs at least wouldn't be at risk for developing Kyla's mental illness. Actually, I do know what that says, it says that Galen has some messed up views on sexual consent by the mentally disabled and he also has a complete lack of concern for the life of any female heirs that would be destined to be mentally ill, as long as he got his nice normal male heir. I know this is a historical novel, so their views are supposed to be archaic and chauvinistic to a certain degree, but this still rubbed me the wrong way.
August 17, 2020
I’m always trying to find good highlander romance and so find myself trying Sands over and over. I can’t help but notice she redoes the same story over and over. I have yet to read a book by her that doesn’t have secret passageways critical to the plot.
March 19, 2016
my second and last book from the author. Sands' heroines always seem TSTL to me. I truly have trouble respecting the women in her books.
December 27, 2014
I didn't really find any likable characters in this book. They were either stupid or bitchy. I found Galen to be sweet sometimes but he is a bit on the dumb side. I found him overbearing. She, on the other hand was a bit harpy-ish. I thought she was a bit devoted to the wrong people and contrary to those who mean the best for her. I don't understand the need to sneak off instead of talking out how cabin crazy she feels. Instead, she evades her bodyguards and runs to the arms of her enemy. This wasn't really an issue anymore after her supposed madness was straightened out.
Another thing I really disliked about this book is the non-existent plot. They spend half of the book and more just travelling to the keep or staying at the keep. It wasn't until very later that they actually straightened out her supposed betrayal. I thought it was pretty cheap of the author to create really flawed characters as obstacles. This rendered the villains to be flat out caricatures instead of having depth to them.
Even the main characters were lacking depth. He was supposed to be this big caretaker who shouldered the burdens of his clan. He came across as an oaf when it came to dealing with his wife. I found it hard to believe that a capable man expected someone who was new to navigate her way into his life as if she was born there. The heroine was lacking substance too. I found her to be entitled. I get that she didn't feel any sense of obligation to her husband. I get that she was placed in a situation that she didn't choose. However, her later actions were very calculating and quite selfish in my opinion. What really grates is the amount of devotion she shows towards her brother, who thought she was the one who attempted his murder. What kind of relationship would inspire her to throw herself at a sword to protect him while he blames her for the attack? To me, it speaks that it is an undeserved affection , and quite stupid on her part. I would have chalked it up to her personality but the way she acted around Galen's men spoke otherwise. I found the right word, bratty. She was a brat and I found it hard to find anything likeable about her. I guess this would be more apparent if the hero was at least tolerable but I found him a good companion in that he mirrored her lack of charm.
I guess what bothers me most is for a romance novel, this wasn't romantic at all. The most emotion she showed was when she thought her brother still thought her guilty despite the scars on her back. I don't really buy into her affections towards Galen. They may connect in the bedroom but it doesn't really extend far from that.
I think the only redeeming part of this book was the misunderstanding over her madness. It was a bit funny how it worked out but the characters' personality could not support it. I thought the heroine would come out of her stupor and be amazing. Instead, she was a brat and he devolved into a dumb man.
Overall, I found the humour forced, the characters unlikeable, and the story to be almost non existent.
Story Brief:
Kyla is wounded. She is travelling to meet her future husband who is a brute. Galen attacked her travelling party and kidnapped her. He was to make her his wife in retaliation to his dead wife's murder. Kyla's intended was responsible for her death and so he seeks revenge. They discover that she is wounded and is sainted. The old woman told them of heroism and bravery when facing her wicked sister-in-law. She also tells them that she is addled to put off their plans to marry her to the laird. They go ahead anyway and she gets married while she is out of it. She wakes up thinking that they just saved her out of the goodness of their heart. People are wary of her, watching of signs that she might be soft in the head. This caused her to also treat them of wariness, with both parties assuming the other is a bit weird. Eventually, it comes out that she isn't really mad, in the stupidest way possible. They start their married life together. She starts evading the guards. She gets captured. She escapes MacGregor. They travelled back to England to prove her innocence. Her brother suspected her of the murder because if he died, she would receive the inheritance. On the way, they are attacked. They made it to her home safely. Catrionna tries to seduce Galen. Kyla visits her brother and shows her scar. He blames her at first but conveniently remembers what she did. Too late, she is captured and is about to be raped. MacGregor has a sadistic and masochistic sex with Catrionna. It turns out they had been long time lovers who plotted to get the money from Kyla's family through marriage and murder. Galen and his men saves the day just in time. Kyla comes home and demands to go to Scotland immediately Once her brother comes by and apologizes, she wants to have an extended stay. After that, she drags him to Scotland. As an aside, she confesses her love to Galen.
I originally rated it with two stars but after writing this review, I think it was one star too high.
Another thing I really disliked about this book is the non-existent plot. They spend half of the book and more just travelling to the keep or staying at the keep. It wasn't until very later that they actually straightened out her supposed betrayal. I thought it was pretty cheap of the author to create really flawed characters as obstacles. This rendered the villains to be flat out caricatures instead of having depth to them.
Even the main characters were lacking depth. He was supposed to be this big caretaker who shouldered the burdens of his clan. He came across as an oaf when it came to dealing with his wife. I found it hard to believe that a capable man expected someone who was new to navigate her way into his life as if she was born there. The heroine was lacking substance too. I found her to be entitled. I get that she didn't feel any sense of obligation to her husband. I get that she was placed in a situation that she didn't choose. However, her later actions were very calculating and quite selfish in my opinion. What really grates is the amount of devotion she shows towards her brother, who thought she was the one who attempted his murder. What kind of relationship would inspire her to throw herself at a sword to protect him while he blames her for the attack? To me, it speaks that it is an undeserved affection , and quite stupid on her part. I would have chalked it up to her personality but the way she acted around Galen's men spoke otherwise. I found the right word, bratty. She was a brat and I found it hard to find anything likeable about her. I guess this would be more apparent if the hero was at least tolerable but I found him a good companion in that he mirrored her lack of charm.
I guess what bothers me most is for a romance novel, this wasn't romantic at all. The most emotion she showed was when she thought her brother still thought her guilty despite the scars on her back. I don't really buy into her affections towards Galen. They may connect in the bedroom but it doesn't really extend far from that.
I think the only redeeming part of this book was the misunderstanding over her madness. It was a bit funny how it worked out but the characters' personality could not support it. I thought the heroine would come out of her stupor and be amazing. Instead, she was a brat and he devolved into a dumb man.
Overall, I found the humour forced, the characters unlikeable, and the story to be almost non existent.
Story Brief:
Kyla is wounded. She is travelling to meet her future husband who is a brute. Galen attacked her travelling party and kidnapped her. He was to make her his wife in retaliation to his dead wife's murder. Kyla's intended was responsible for her death and so he seeks revenge. They discover that she is wounded and is sainted. The old woman told them of heroism and bravery when facing her wicked sister-in-law. She also tells them that she is addled to put off their plans to marry her to the laird. They go ahead anyway and she gets married while she is out of it. She wakes up thinking that they just saved her out of the goodness of their heart. People are wary of her, watching of signs that she might be soft in the head. This caused her to also treat them of wariness, with both parties assuming the other is a bit weird. Eventually, it comes out that she isn't really mad, in the stupidest way possible. They start their married life together. She starts evading the guards. She gets captured. She escapes MacGregor. They travelled back to England to prove her innocence. Her brother suspected her of the murder because if he died, she would receive the inheritance. On the way, they are attacked. They made it to her home safely. Catrionna tries to seduce Galen. Kyla visits her brother and shows her scar. He blames her at first but conveniently remembers what she did. Too late, she is captured and is about to be raped. MacGregor has a sadistic and masochistic sex with Catrionna. It turns out they had been long time lovers who plotted to get the money from Kyla's family through marriage and murder. Galen and his men saves the day just in time. Kyla comes home and demands to go to Scotland immediately Once her brother comes by and apologizes, she wants to have an extended stay. After that, she drags him to Scotland. As an aside, she confesses her love to Galen.
I originally rated it with two stars but after writing this review, I think it was one star too high.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 4, 2015
This was ok. I've been reading outside of my normal genres a bit lately and I was looking for something light hearted and romantic and that's pretty much what I got. It was just so formulaic that I found it kind of boring. It's hard to criticise the book for what it is supposed to be - it's supposed to be written to a formula, it's a romance for gods sake! It just felt like I have read this story a thousand times before. I've learned my lesson anyway! On to something else!
August 4, 2018
This may be the most disappointed I’ve ever been in a book. The opening was terrific. It was exciting, action-packed and our heroine proved herself to be smart, strong and brave. Unfortunately, everything changed after that and we were left with a slow-moving story that hinged entirely on dumb plot contrivances and ridiculously idiotic behavior on our heroine’s part. And there’s some REALLY disgusting behavior on the hero’s part. I mean, REALLY disgusting. But LS kept trying to bash us over the head with what a "nice guy" he was. I finally got so fed up with this book that I DNFed about halfway through.
August 25, 2024
Rating: 3.5 / 5
Yet another read by Lynsay Sands in what is definitely her signature style, complete with steamy love scenes, comedic misunderstandings, spunky heroines, overprotective heroes, and of course lots of dialogue to move the plot along at a solid pace.
In fact, the only thing that's really missing or different from this one is the murder mystery plot, as this time the enemy's pretty clear from start to finish, but that's okay!
_________
Our heroine this time is Kyla, a half-Scottish half-English lady who's en route to wed the MacGregor in the Scottish highlands. She's kidnapped, or rather rescued by Galen MacDonald, who marries Kyla instead, as revenge against MacGregor for killing his first wife. Since the MacGregor's a sadistic wife beater though, Kyla may just be thanking her lucky stars that it's the dashing Galen who's marrying her instead.
Or...at least, she would be thankful, if only she wasn't delirious with fever when the wedding takes place.
After that, it's more or less an ongoing misunderstanding for the first half of the book regarding Kyla's lack of sanity, as her maid lied to everyone and claimed that Kyla's insane, thinking that Galen would leave her alone and not marry her if he thought that. (It was kind of confused why the maid didn't just clear up the misunderstanding once she saw that her plan obviously hadn't worked, and also because she herself concludes early on that Galen would be a good husband for Kyla, so I wasn't sure what the point was of keeping up the pretense, and not to mention keeping poor Kyla in the dark.)
I suppose the above reason is part of why I've downgraded this two stars, despite my usually liking Lynsay Sands's romances very much. One star is definitely because the whole "people think Kyla is insane" plotline felt a bit contrived, and in my opinion just went on for too long. (SPOILER: And not to mention that it only really got resolved after she and Galen slept together, because I guess that good sex is enough to overcome any suspicions of madness and...pfft, yeah right!)
The other star kind of has to do with Kyla and Galen themselves as characters, because...yeah, as other reviews have been saying, there's not much that's really unique about them. In a lot of Lynsay Sand's other romances, I really did get a sense of both the heroes and heroines when reading--particularly my favourite couples from the Highland Brides series. In this romance though, while I did get a sense of Kyla as being more bold (i.e. especially in the bedroom), for Galen...yeah, he's not really around enough for me to get an opinion of him beyond his being very considerate towards Kyla and, of course, overprotective. But...that's what ALL the heroes in Sands's books are like, and I think I just would've liked something a bit different here, since the LOCATION (on an island) was really lovely and I feel that we really could've gotten more chemistry between Galen and Kyla if they'd only had a chance to spend more time together.
Ultimately, I DID like the book overall and I WILL be re-reading it again someday. But...alas, for a first-time read, I was just kind of bored by it by the halfway point and mostly skimmed towards the end.
Yet another read by Lynsay Sands in what is definitely her signature style, complete with steamy love scenes, comedic misunderstandings, spunky heroines, overprotective heroes, and of course lots of dialogue to move the plot along at a solid pace.
In fact, the only thing that's really missing or different from this one is the murder mystery plot, as this time the enemy's pretty clear from start to finish, but that's okay!
_________
Our heroine this time is Kyla, a half-Scottish half-English lady who's en route to wed the MacGregor in the Scottish highlands. She's kidnapped, or rather rescued by Galen MacDonald, who marries Kyla instead, as revenge against MacGregor for killing his first wife. Since the MacGregor's a sadistic wife beater though, Kyla may just be thanking her lucky stars that it's the dashing Galen who's marrying her instead.
Or...at least, she would be thankful, if only she wasn't delirious with fever when the wedding takes place.
After that, it's more or less an ongoing misunderstanding for the first half of the book regarding Kyla's lack of sanity, as her maid lied to everyone and claimed that Kyla's insane, thinking that Galen would leave her alone and not marry her if he thought that. (It was kind of confused why the maid didn't just clear up the misunderstanding once she saw that her plan obviously hadn't worked, and also because she herself concludes early on that Galen would be a good husband for Kyla, so I wasn't sure what the point was of keeping up the pretense, and not to mention keeping poor Kyla in the dark.)
I suppose the above reason is part of why I've downgraded this two stars, despite my usually liking Lynsay Sands's romances very much. One star is definitely because the whole "people think Kyla is insane" plotline felt a bit contrived, and in my opinion just went on for too long. (SPOILER: And not to mention that it only really got resolved after she and Galen slept together, because I guess that good sex is enough to overcome any suspicions of madness and...pfft, yeah right!)
The other star kind of has to do with Kyla and Galen themselves as characters, because...yeah, as other reviews have been saying, there's not much that's really unique about them. In a lot of Lynsay Sand's other romances, I really did get a sense of both the heroes and heroines when reading--particularly my favourite couples from the Highland Brides series. In this romance though, while I did get a sense of Kyla as being more bold (i.e. especially in the bedroom), for Galen...yeah, he's not really around enough for me to get an opinion of him beyond his being very considerate towards Kyla and, of course, overprotective. But...that's what ALL the heroes in Sands's books are like, and I think I just would've liked something a bit different here, since the LOCATION (on an island) was really lovely and I feel that we really could've gotten more chemistry between Galen and Kyla if they'd only had a chance to spend more time together.
Ultimately, I DID like the book overall and I WILL be re-reading it again someday. But...alas, for a first-time read, I was just kind of bored by it by the halfway point and mostly skimmed towards the end.
June 29, 2021
I kind of forgot about this book, to be honest. I read it in a day and I remember that I enjoyed it, especially the plot, it was interesting and funny. I enjoyed the character and the writing was so endearing.
It is a good, fast-paced, and steamy romance book, it is full of intrigue, funny moments, and likable characters. I would recommend this book if you want something quick, fun, and light-hearted as I did. The only complaint that I have was that the ending felt a little flat, I was expecting an ending with more emotions and feelings, but it wasn't the worst. I was expecting something wholesome and sweet, funny and endearing, but I felt like it was rushed, and dull. Overall I enjoyed it, as I said, the ending was lacking emotion for me, comparing to the rest of the book.
It is a good, fast-paced, and steamy romance book, it is full of intrigue, funny moments, and likable characters. I would recommend this book if you want something quick, fun, and light-hearted as I did. The only complaint that I have was that the ending felt a little flat, I was expecting an ending with more emotions and feelings, but it wasn't the worst. I was expecting something wholesome and sweet, funny and endearing, but I felt like it was rushed, and dull. Overall I enjoyed it, as I said, the ending was lacking emotion for me, comparing to the rest of the book.
July 26, 2016
Sweet Revenge
The Characters:
Galen MacDonald
Kyla
The Story:
I’m honestly too lazy to write the kind of review this book deserves. It was fun, funny, adventurous and very entertaining. I always love Ms Sands characters. The names of these seem familiar from her newer Highlander series but perhaps I just listen to too many books and I’m getting confused.
Over all this is a solid listen. The narrator is great and the material is also.
The Random Thoughts:
4 Stars
The Characters:
Galen MacDonald
Kyla
The Story:
I’m honestly too lazy to write the kind of review this book deserves. It was fun, funny, adventurous and very entertaining. I always love Ms Sands characters. The names of these seem familiar from her newer Highlander series but perhaps I just listen to too many books and I’m getting confused.
Over all this is a solid listen. The narrator is great and the material is also.
The Random Thoughts:
4 Stars
April 21, 2016
Some of my most favorite historical romances to read are the ones set in the Highlands. I also tend to favor the lighthearted romances. Sweet Revenge by Lynsay Sands is a hilarious romp, and I really did enjoy it, although it isn't particularly memorable.
Kyla is on her way to be married, when her travelling party is attacked and Laird Galen MacDonald kidnaps her and marries her himself as revenge against his enemy (Kyla's intended). This is actually a good thing, as the man Kyla is supposed to marry is not a nice guy. If you've ever read The Wedding by Julie Garwood, this set up probably sounds familiar.
When Galen meets Kyla, she is injured and suffering greatly with fever. Kyla's maid, in an attempt to protect Kyla, tells Galen that Kyla is bit touched in the head, and so a lot of the initial humor has to do with Galen and his clan believe Kyla doesn't have all her marbles. And Kyla, who doesn't know that they believe she is mad, can't correct them. The situations are quite funny, but I was ready for the misconception to end much early than it did (around halfway through the book).
I really did like both Galen and Kyla, and I was rooting for them to make everything work out. There was this one scene that I found particularly hilarious. Kyla is chatting with another woman in the clan, and Galen and some of his soldiers are watching them from a distance. The men wonder what the women are talking about and decide they must be gossipping. But we learn that they are actually discussing chess, and the best moves to make, and I thought was hilarious, and, honestly, quite truthful in how many men think of women.
As I mentioned above, I do adore the more lighthearted stories, but Sweet Revenge might be a bit too lighthearted for my tastes. I never felt like there was any substance to ground the story, and once I finished it, I forgot most of the details. Even so, if you're looking for a fun, Highland Romance, Sweet Revenge by Lynsay Sands might be for you.This review was originally posted on Quinn's Book Nook
Kyla is on her way to be married, when her travelling party is attacked and Laird Galen MacDonald kidnaps her and marries her himself as revenge against his enemy (Kyla's intended). This is actually a good thing, as the man Kyla is supposed to marry is not a nice guy. If you've ever read The Wedding by Julie Garwood, this set up probably sounds familiar.
When Galen meets Kyla, she is injured and suffering greatly with fever. Kyla's maid, in an attempt to protect Kyla, tells Galen that Kyla is bit touched in the head, and so a lot of the initial humor has to do with Galen and his clan believe Kyla doesn't have all her marbles. And Kyla, who doesn't know that they believe she is mad, can't correct them. The situations are quite funny, but I was ready for the misconception to end much early than it did (around halfway through the book).
I really did like both Galen and Kyla, and I was rooting for them to make everything work out. There was this one scene that I found particularly hilarious. Kyla is chatting with another woman in the clan, and Galen and some of his soldiers are watching them from a distance. The men wonder what the women are talking about and decide they must be gossipping. But we learn that they are actually discussing chess, and the best moves to make, and I thought was hilarious, and, honestly, quite truthful in how many men think of women.
As I mentioned above, I do adore the more lighthearted stories, but Sweet Revenge might be a bit too lighthearted for my tastes. I never felt like there was any substance to ground the story, and once I finished it, I forgot most of the details. Even so, if you're looking for a fun, Highland Romance, Sweet Revenge by Lynsay Sands might be for you.This review was originally posted on Quinn's Book Nook
September 16, 2010
Annoying and unenjoyable.
Kyla was married to Galen who cared for her and treated her well. Someone wanted to kill Kyla, so she was being guarded for her own protection but she continued to escape her guards and put herself at risk. She acted like a rebellious teenager sneaking out and causing trouble. She was almost killed twice because of this. I was too annoyed with her actions to be able to enjoy the story.
CAUTION SPOILER:
I was also annoyed with the author creating a conflict between Kyla and her brother by a simple misunderstanding of words. Kyla showed him her scar. He said "Fool. Lies. All lies." He was thinking about the evil person who caused the scar but Kyla erroneously thought he was thinking of her, so she fled. This is one of my pet peeves, separation due to inaccurate assumptions about each other, when a brief conversation would have solved the problem. It was an uninteresting and uncreative way to create a conflict.
DATA:
Sexual content: not evaluated. I read this book before I began counting sex scenes and describing the language. As I recall it was moderate. Setting: unknown time, possibly 1200s Scotland. Copyright: 2000. Genre: historical romance.
OTHER BOOKS:
For a list of my reviews of other Lynsay Sands books, see my 5 star review of “Love is Blind” posted 1/22/07.
Kyla was married to Galen who cared for her and treated her well. Someone wanted to kill Kyla, so she was being guarded for her own protection but she continued to escape her guards and put herself at risk. She acted like a rebellious teenager sneaking out and causing trouble. She was almost killed twice because of this. I was too annoyed with her actions to be able to enjoy the story.
CAUTION SPOILER:
I was also annoyed with the author creating a conflict between Kyla and her brother by a simple misunderstanding of words. Kyla showed him her scar. He said "Fool. Lies. All lies." He was thinking about the evil person who caused the scar but Kyla erroneously thought he was thinking of her, so she fled. This is one of my pet peeves, separation due to inaccurate assumptions about each other, when a brief conversation would have solved the problem. It was an uninteresting and uncreative way to create a conflict.
DATA:
Sexual content: not evaluated. I read this book before I began counting sex scenes and describing the language. As I recall it was moderate. Setting: unknown time, possibly 1200s Scotland. Copyright: 2000. Genre: historical romance.
OTHER BOOKS:
For a list of my reviews of other Lynsay Sands books, see my 5 star review of “Love is Blind” posted 1/22/07.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 22, 2016
I read the preview to this book and it sounded SO good that I bought it for full price even though it wasn't a new release. The beginning of the book IS great. I love our hero, Galen. Kayla is brave and likeable but makes unreasonably stupid decisions, which is annoying.
The book has very funny moments and was an enjoyable read. Unfortunately, it did not maintain the the 5* review I would have given if the whole book was as good as the beginning. For example, Kayla tries to trick Galen out of consummating the marriage, but it's not addressed by Galen when the truth becomes evident. This would have been a really funny scene. And we don't find out what happens to one of the main the villians.
And I HATE when the cover doesn't match the description given in the book. The hero has brilliant red hair. How hard is it for the illustrator to ask the author for a description?
The book has very funny moments and was an enjoyable read. Unfortunately, it did not maintain the the 5* review I would have given if the whole book was as good as the beginning. For example, Kayla tries to trick Galen out of consummating the marriage, but it's not addressed by Galen when the truth becomes evident. This would have been a really funny scene. And we don't find out what happens to one of the main the villians.
And I HATE when the cover doesn't match the description given in the book. The hero has brilliant red hair. How hard is it for the illustrator to ask the author for a description?
August 12, 2011
I really liked this book, and loved the author's use of humor and wit. I would def recommend this book to other readers.
March 25, 2013
One of the characters loses height throughout the story. First she is barely 5 feet tall, then four and a half, then just a little over 4 feet. Fairly entertaining, otherwise.
July 18, 2018
I won this from Goodreads.
I read it in one night because I just couldn’t put it down. This book had me laughing out loud. Kyla is now one my favorite characters.
I read it in one night because I just couldn’t put it down. This book had me laughing out loud. Kyla is now one my favorite characters.
March 13, 2023
**Read due to a pact made with friends**
This book was somehow better and also worse than I was expecting. Better because it was actually readable but worse because of a laundry list of things. First off, the whole situation of how Kyla and Galen came to be married was wholly nonconsensual and she did not get nearly mad enough when she found out! We got two seconds of her being upset and then nothing! Also the first third of this book is all miscommunication. Stupid miscommunication too, I thought my eyeballs were going to fall out it was so frustrating.
Secondly, the plot just kept going circles. Somewhat entertaining circles, but circles nonetheless. Most of the time spent in Scotland went as such: Galen tells Kyla she has to stay inside, Kyla is bored/cooped up so she goes outside, the guards/Galen's men are flabbergasted she managed to escape them, Kyla is returned in one way or another, Galen gets mad, shampoo, rinse, repeat. This happens at least four different times.
The redeeming aspects of this story was Galen's band of himbos (what can I say, I love a man-obsessed trope) and the wild ending that contained a human shish kebob. Overall, I do not recommend if you're looking for a book with substance, but this was funny and ridiculous so I had a good time.
This book was somehow better and also worse than I was expecting. Better because it was actually readable but worse because of a laundry list of things. First off, the whole situation of how Kyla and Galen came to be married was wholly nonconsensual and she did not get nearly mad enough when she found out! We got two seconds of her being upset and then nothing! Also the first third of this book is all miscommunication. Stupid miscommunication too, I thought my eyeballs were going to fall out it was so frustrating.
Secondly, the plot just kept going circles. Somewhat entertaining circles, but circles nonetheless. Most of the time spent in Scotland went as such: Galen tells Kyla she has to stay inside, Kyla is bored/cooped up so she goes outside, the guards/Galen's men are flabbergasted she managed to escape them, Kyla is returned in one way or another, Galen gets mad, shampoo, rinse, repeat. This happens at least four different times.
The redeeming aspects of this story was Galen's band of himbos (what can I say, I love a man-obsessed trope) and the wild ending that contained a human shish kebob. Overall, I do not recommend if you're looking for a book with substance, but this was funny and ridiculous so I had a good time.
November 10, 2021
She is dumb and reckless. Almost every conflict could have been avoided if there was ANY type of communication between these people. No one talked. No one explained anything to each other. Ugh. No, thank you.
December 8, 2022
I continually rely on Lynsay Sands for the perfect head empty, no thoughts historical romance, but Sweet Revenge certainly takes the cake for the most vacant of craniums. This book made zero sense and the heroine was an absolute loon beginning to end. I've noticed that Sands go-to conflict is a heroine covered in bruises, a murder attempt, and a naughty kilt flapping in the Scottish wind. We certainly hit a triple in Sweet Revenge, but at what cost? Just by looking at the cover I knew I was in for a hootenanny. The hero has a tiny little ribboned braid a la Pippi Longstocking and had the dumbest expression on his face. The book opened up inside a wagon filled with a hay and that just confirmed the ludicrous nature in store for me. From what I recall, the story was all over the place and the heroine at one point genuinely pretended to be mentally handicapped to stave off the hero's interest. That felt incredibly tacky, regardless of the time period. I lost immediate respect for her and skimmed the rest of the novel. I'll continue to read the author for her constant stream of Highlander hunks, but there's no need to fake your intelligence quotient for a hero that you're already halfway enamored with, dummy!
March 14, 2019
Hoy traigo una reseña que tengo desde hace mucho tiempo pendiente y por fin me he decidido a subirla.
Confieso que es un libro precioso y me ha encantado. Pero no sabia como hacer esta reseña puede que me quede corta o muy extensa, todavía no lo se.
Os pongo un poquito en situación. Lo primero que nos encontramos es a Kyla, una joven que se encuentra gravemente herida por su hermano. Tiene un corte enorme en la espalda que le esta produciendo una fiebre muy alta. La herida podría ser mortal.
Por si fuera poco la pobre, va en esas condiciones en un carro para casarse con un hombre que ni siquiera conoce. La acompaña su fiel nana.
Una cosa me hace gracia de este libro es el primer capitulo, que es de lo que os voy haciendo el resumen, porque donde veis a Kayla sabe que algo va mal e intenta ponerse en pie y defender a la anciana. Lo que me hace gracia es que desde donde esta lo que ve son unas musculosas piernas masculinas, las mas fabulosas que había visto nunca.
Y así es como entra en escena Galen. El ve como Kayla estando como esta ha sido capaz de tirar al suelo a varios de sus hombres. Cosa que le sorprende muchísimo viendo que tiene mucha fiebre y se ve que esta muy mal. Ese es un detalle que me encanta de ella. Es una mujer muy fuerte cosa que luego demostrara de nuevo ante el clan.
Galen va a por ella por otro motivo. El Laird con el que se va a casar ha ofendido tantas veces que ha decidido vengarse. Lo único con lo que no contaba era con la gravedad de la situación de Kayla.
Y podría contaros mas pero entonces os contaría el libro entero porque tengo comentario para casi todo (para que engañarnos). Pero voy a dejaros con las ganas.
La verdad es que los personajes me han gustado mucho. Kayla me parece muy fuerte y decidida. A pesar de su situación ella intenta luchar por sus ideales. Y Dunkan es un hombre de cuerpo perfecto un tanto cabezota, que no piensa en ella como una esposa si no como un arma para hacer daño.
La verdad es que me gusta mucho la relación entre los dos, a pesar de no entenderse en un principio su relación evoluciona a través de las páginas, algo que me gusta es que no lo hacen de manera apresurada si no que deja que se conozcan. A pesar de la situación en la que están.
La pluma de la escritora me gusta mucho. Los diálogos tiene un toque simpático en muchas ocasiones y la manera de describir los lugares y las situaciones me parece simplemente genial.
Confieso que es un libro precioso y me ha encantado. Pero no sabia como hacer esta reseña puede que me quede corta o muy extensa, todavía no lo se.
Os pongo un poquito en situación. Lo primero que nos encontramos es a Kyla, una joven que se encuentra gravemente herida por su hermano. Tiene un corte enorme en la espalda que le esta produciendo una fiebre muy alta. La herida podría ser mortal.
Por si fuera poco la pobre, va en esas condiciones en un carro para casarse con un hombre que ni siquiera conoce. La acompaña su fiel nana.
Una cosa me hace gracia de este libro es el primer capitulo, que es de lo que os voy haciendo el resumen, porque donde veis a Kayla sabe que algo va mal e intenta ponerse en pie y defender a la anciana. Lo que me hace gracia es que desde donde esta lo que ve son unas musculosas piernas masculinas, las mas fabulosas que había visto nunca.
Y así es como entra en escena Galen. El ve como Kayla estando como esta ha sido capaz de tirar al suelo a varios de sus hombres. Cosa que le sorprende muchísimo viendo que tiene mucha fiebre y se ve que esta muy mal. Ese es un detalle que me encanta de ella. Es una mujer muy fuerte cosa que luego demostrara de nuevo ante el clan.
Galen va a por ella por otro motivo. El Laird con el que se va a casar ha ofendido tantas veces que ha decidido vengarse. Lo único con lo que no contaba era con la gravedad de la situación de Kayla.
Y podría contaros mas pero entonces os contaría el libro entero porque tengo comentario para casi todo (para que engañarnos). Pero voy a dejaros con las ganas.
La verdad es que los personajes me han gustado mucho. Kayla me parece muy fuerte y decidida. A pesar de su situación ella intenta luchar por sus ideales. Y Dunkan es un hombre de cuerpo perfecto un tanto cabezota, que no piensa en ella como una esposa si no como un arma para hacer daño.
La verdad es que me gusta mucho la relación entre los dos, a pesar de no entenderse en un principio su relación evoluciona a través de las páginas, algo que me gusta es que no lo hacen de manera apresurada si no que deja que se conozcan. A pesar de la situación en la que están.
La pluma de la escritora me gusta mucho. Los diálogos tiene un toque simpático en muchas ocasiones y la manera de describir los lugares y las situaciones me parece simplemente genial.
February 15, 2017
This was a sweet, fluffy read - the mental equivalent of cotton candy. The story of Kyla - betrothed to marry the dastardly McGregor - who is kidnapped and married by Galen Mac Donald in revenge for the death of his wife seems a familiar one. Yet the author manages to keep it fresh and humorous. Kyla is no shrinking violet - she's strong and fiesty. Galen is a fun hero that you can't help rooting for. Together they've got chemistry. There's few surprises in this story, but it is fun and entertaining - and sometimes that's just fine.
February 28, 2022
I really enjoyed this story, and I thought the narrator was great except when she did a British accent. For some reason when she slipped into that accent for the English characters, her acting was bad. And the heroine was English, so that was kind of annoying. You could tell she was Scottish with the ease in which she spoke the words.
Galen kidnaps his enemies bride to be. But what he doesn’t expect after her brave fight against being captured, was to find out she is suffering from an injury that should have killed her. He takes her home and cares for her while her fever rages and when she wakes up she has a new reality to accept. A new husband and clan, but she still has to worry about what she left behind. Is her brother still in danger from his new wife? And will her former betrothed try to seek revenge on Galen and his clan?
Yes. To all that. It wouldn’t be a very interesting book if the answer was no. So while all this is happening, Galen and Kyla are learning to be together. Learning to be a team. Galen falls for Kyla pretty quickly as he grows protective of her and tries to keep her from harm. This is also the the root of some of their problems. Not him wanting to protect her but him believing he’s not doing a good enough job at it. There were funny parts and Galen could say some harsh things, but I found he was easy to forgive because those words came from a place of love for her and frustration at himself.
Galen kidnaps his enemies bride to be. But what he doesn’t expect after her brave fight against being captured, was to find out she is suffering from an injury that should have killed her. He takes her home and cares for her while her fever rages and when she wakes up she has a new reality to accept. A new husband and clan, but she still has to worry about what she left behind. Is her brother still in danger from his new wife? And will her former betrothed try to seek revenge on Galen and his clan?
Yes. To all that. It wouldn’t be a very interesting book if the answer was no. So while all this is happening, Galen and Kyla are learning to be together. Learning to be a team. Galen falls for Kyla pretty quickly as he grows protective of her and tries to keep her from harm. This is also the the root of some of their problems. Not him wanting to protect her but him believing he’s not doing a good enough job at it. There were funny parts and Galen could say some harsh things, but I found he was easy to forgive because those words came from a place of love for her and frustration at himself.
February 4, 2015
I truly really wanted to like this book. I have read many of Lynsay Sands books and have enjoyed many of them. This one seemed to start out pretty good and it had the ability to have been a four star read for me however it fell short somewhere after the 10th chapter. I didn't feel the love connection between Galen and Kayla. I didn't feel that he really was seeking revenge but more likely that he was bored. I didn't believe the reason behind the revenge knowing later on that he didn't really love his first wife warranted his drastic action. It also bothered me after Kayla escaped / ran away for the third time to walk and get fresh air. I think I could have slapped her. The fact that the Laird's men at arms really wanted to like her they were resulting to inventing reasons that she was clever, witty, strong willed when really she was everything they despised. Well kayla is at time witty and clever most of the time she is petulant, spoiled and just plain annoying and that to me is not attractive. Galen had all of the makings to be a leader and a sexy hero however I did not feel he was a powerful laird at all. I just found myself getting annoyed and skipping entire chapters breezing over page after page hoping it would get better and unfortunately it did not. I would suggest you skip this book and read one of Lindsay's standalone historicals instead.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 216 reviews