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The Highlander
Against her desire, Sophie D'Alembert is on her way to England to marry the Duke of Rockingham. To escape this unwanted marriage, her loyal servants help her escape her escort and she finds herself on a ship bound for Norway instead. When a storm arises, Sophie and the crew are shipwrecked off the coast of Scotland, and Sophie is taken to Monleigh castle, the home of James Graham. To avoid being sent south to the dreaded English duke, she pretends to have lost her memory and seeks sanctuary in the arms of the only man who can help her--the Highlander.
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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About the author
Elaine Coffman
63 books117 followersBarbara Elaine Gunter was born in San Diego, California, to William Samuel Gunter, Jr., a naval officer and Edna Marie (née Davidson) Gunter, a homemaker. From the age of three she lived in Midland, Texas and graduated from Midland High School. After she received a degree in elementary education from North Texas State University, she taught elementary school in Midland, Texas, while working on her Master’s Degree and certification for Language and Learning Disabilities at Texas Tech in Lubbock.
Elaine currently resides in Austin, Texas, where her son, Chuck, also lives. She has two daughters, Lesley who resides in Raleigh, N.C. and Ashley, who lives in San Diego, California.
Elaine Coffman is a New York Times bestselling author with a large international following. She has penned novels in both the historical romance genre and suspense. A lover of history, she has penned several novels set in Scotland, Regency England, Italy and the American West. To date, she is the author of nineteen novels and five novellas.
While writing her first novel, My Enemy, My Love, she found herself inspired by a letter her great-great grandmother, Susannah Jane Dowell Shacklett wrote in 1920, telling about her journey from Brandeburg, Kentucky to San Antonio, Texas, and then going with an army escort to El Paso, Texas, where her brother, Ben Dowell, a veteran of the Mexican War, was El Paso's first mayor.
Elaine continued to write best-selling, award-winning books until the publication of her eleventh novel, If You Loved Me, which was the last book of her beloved Mackinnon series and her first book to hit the New York Times bestseller list.
Her first suspense novel, Alone in the Dark, was published by Pocket books in 2006.
Elaine currently resides in Austin, Texas, where her son, Chuck, also lives. She has two daughters, Lesley who resides in Raleigh, N.C. and Ashley, who lives in San Diego, California.
Elaine Coffman is a New York Times bestselling author with a large international following. She has penned novels in both the historical romance genre and suspense. A lover of history, she has penned several novels set in Scotland, Regency England, Italy and the American West. To date, she is the author of nineteen novels and five novellas.
While writing her first novel, My Enemy, My Love, she found herself inspired by a letter her great-great grandmother, Susannah Jane Dowell Shacklett wrote in 1920, telling about her journey from Brandeburg, Kentucky to San Antonio, Texas, and then going with an army escort to El Paso, Texas, where her brother, Ben Dowell, a veteran of the Mexican War, was El Paso's first mayor.
Elaine continued to write best-selling, award-winning books until the publication of her eleventh novel, If You Loved Me, which was the last book of her beloved Mackinnon series and her first book to hit the New York Times bestseller list.
Her first suspense novel, Alone in the Dark, was published by Pocket books in 2006.
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December 24, 2021
Gotta love those Highlanders
This was a very good book with a great hero and a strong heroine. I don't blame her for sleeping with him so soon or any of the choices she made. He was extremely sensual. Gillian, the wannabe fiance, was a horrible person. But Rockingham took the cake as a true villain. He was vile and I am glad at the resolution that was presented. I wonder if she wrote any books about the brothers, especially Tavish. This book is safe and free in KU!
This was a very good book with a great hero and a strong heroine. I don't blame her for sleeping with him so soon or any of the choices she made. He was extremely sensual. Gillian, the wannabe fiance, was a horrible person. But Rockingham took the cake as a true villain. He was vile and I am glad at the resolution that was presented. I wonder if she wrote any books about the brothers, especially Tavish. This book is safe and free in KU!
September 14, 2008
This book was just OK. It had a great premise, but the hero was so forgiving and accepting of the heroine even after he found out her secret. I mean, he loved her before he even knew it. He did lust for her pretty strongly at the beginning. This book had some great vocabulary and lines. My fave phrase was "somniferous calmative". My fave line--uttered by the hero (who was a horny toad) --"I came here to give us both something and I willna be leaving without the doing of it."
January 5, 2014
Sophie is the granddaughter of Louis XIV. After her father dies, her cousin forces her to become betrothed to a man that is ruthless and the last man she would ever marry. So she escapes on a ship headed toward Norway, but then the ship sinks and she ends up being washed on shore, where Tavish Graham comes upon her. Tavish then takes her to his brothers home, James who is the Earl of Monleigh. Sophie, even though knowing he is Scottish, doesn't know who she can trust. So she claims that she has lost her memory, but James doubts her honesty. But he allows her to stay in his home for a time, letting her heal, and a fierce attraction builds. James is betrothed to another woman knowing it is time to have a heir. Then he meets Sophie and his blood boils, and so he endeavors to seduce her hoping to make her his mistress, even knowing in his heart he would rather have her as his wife, but responsibility stand in his way. Will James and Sophie be able to find a common ground and trust in their love for each other.
The Highlander is the first in the Graham series, and the first chance I have been able to read from this author. Elaine Coffman has been on my watch for list for quite some time, but I haven't been able to take the time to read her, and now after reading Highlander I am so grateful that I took the risk. The Highlander starts a bit slow I will admit, and I wondered if I would really get into it. But by a third of the way through the book, I was hooked. There was definitely a strong emotional vibe that is vivid throughout all of the story. Once you are completely drawn into the story, its impossible to put this one down. I found myself being captivated by this story, and the heart wrenching emotion between this couple. A intensity is displayed in the plot, and the characters were so captivating, you just ache for them and the situation they are both in.
A stirring and riveting romance that stuns the reader, and is more compelling that imagined. A story which sweeps you away in a world of history, romance and a fierce desire!! COMPELLING TILL THE VERY END!!
The Highlander is the first in the Graham series, and the first chance I have been able to read from this author. Elaine Coffman has been on my watch for list for quite some time, but I haven't been able to take the time to read her, and now after reading Highlander I am so grateful that I took the risk. The Highlander starts a bit slow I will admit, and I wondered if I would really get into it. But by a third of the way through the book, I was hooked. There was definitely a strong emotional vibe that is vivid throughout all of the story. Once you are completely drawn into the story, its impossible to put this one down. I found myself being captivated by this story, and the heart wrenching emotion between this couple. A intensity is displayed in the plot, and the characters were so captivating, you just ache for them and the situation they are both in.
A stirring and riveting romance that stuns the reader, and is more compelling that imagined. A story which sweeps you away in a world of history, romance and a fierce desire!! COMPELLING TILL THE VERY END!!
January 14, 2012
WOW..I could not stop reading this one. I loved it.
April 5, 2021
dnf 53%
June 11, 2014
Jamie Graham and Sophie D'Alembert
1704, Scotland
Somehow this book slipped through the cracks in my Goodreads record keeping because I hadn't recorded that I had read it already. But as soon as I started reading it last night, I definitely felt it was familiar. Since I couldn't remember all the story or how I felt about it, I decided to finish it again anyway. I kind of wish I hadn't. There is nothing particularly bad about the writing per se. It's just that I hate stories where the heroine allows herself to be treated like dirt by the hero, even if we are supposed to believe that this is in keeping with the historical context.
In this novel, Jamie is an oversexed earl who just cannot keep his hands off of Sophie. Even in the beginning pages, there were a few bad warning signs about him when he thought to himself that there was no problem if he bedded Sophie even if she was a virgin because he was an earl and she was likely a nobody. It is his birthright, you see, to just take whatever he wants without regard to anyone else's feelings or any sense of honor. Strike one. As the book goes on, Jamie and Sophie become more and more involved sexually as he continually tells her that he will never marry her and in fact has his perfect bride of convenience waiting for him. Throughout the book, Sophie is a second class citizen yet in the end it is she who grovels to Jamie for forgiveness for her one fault and praises him for his supposed care of her. Blech.
1704, Scotland
Somehow this book slipped through the cracks in my Goodreads record keeping because I hadn't recorded that I had read it already. But as soon as I started reading it last night, I definitely felt it was familiar. Since I couldn't remember all the story or how I felt about it, I decided to finish it again anyway. I kind of wish I hadn't. There is nothing particularly bad about the writing per se. It's just that I hate stories where the heroine allows herself to be treated like dirt by the hero, even if we are supposed to believe that this is in keeping with the historical context.
In this novel, Jamie is an oversexed earl who just cannot keep his hands off of Sophie. Even in the beginning pages, there were a few bad warning signs about him when he thought to himself that there was no problem if he bedded Sophie even if she was a virgin because he was an earl and she was likely a nobody. It is his birthright, you see, to just take whatever he wants without regard to anyone else's feelings or any sense of honor. Strike one. As the book goes on, Jamie and Sophie become more and more involved sexually as he continually tells her that he will never marry her and in fact has his perfect bride of convenience waiting for him. Throughout the book, Sophie is a second class citizen yet in the end it is she who grovels to Jamie for forgiveness for her one fault and praises him for his supposed care of her. Blech.
February 25, 2016
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did-not-finish
March 25, 2024DNF at 32% Page 146. This book almost put me into a reading slump. I was only able to read a couple of pages before I had to put it down because I didn’t want to read anymore. The premise kept me picking it up but after weeks of only reading a few pages every couple of days and finishing multiple books instead, I’m officially giving this up. I really did not like the hero - it felt like borderline sexual assault sometimes but was written to be sexy ?!?!? No thanks. I have plenty of other historical fiction mass markets to try out.
November 22, 2021
1st read: 2015 (3*)
2nd read: 2021 (3-1/2*)
This one turned out okay for me, but there were moments in the first third of the book where some of the conversations seemed rushed, corny, cringe-worthy, and unbelievable for the amount of time these two knew each other. It was awkward at times. Another factor that bothered me a little but I let it go because it didn't happen all that often and the personalities of the characters were very different, was there were striking similarities to Gabaldon's Outlander series: the main character is named Jamie, he gets his left hand crushed by a mallet in prison, there's an evil English dude who captures the heroine, there's a lot of talk of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Jacobite cause, etc. It was distracting because this book was published after the other very successful book series, so similarities seem more glaring. Coffman did a good job tying up the pieces at the end and finished the story off strong.
2nd read: 2021 (3-1/2*)
This one turned out okay for me, but there were moments in the first third of the book where some of the conversations seemed rushed, corny, cringe-worthy, and unbelievable for the amount of time these two knew each other. It was awkward at times. Another factor that bothered me a little but I let it go because it didn't happen all that often and the personalities of the characters were very different, was there were striking similarities to Gabaldon's Outlander series: the main character is named Jamie, he gets his left hand crushed by a mallet in prison, there's an evil English dude who captures the heroine, there's a lot of talk of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Jacobite cause, etc. It was distracting because this book was published after the other very successful book series, so similarities seem more glaring. Coffman did a good job tying up the pieces at the end and finished the story off strong.
February 5, 2013
I got to page 160 and can't seem to shake the ennui. The main characters are good, the premise is good but I feel like I'm driving a car that moves ahead then stalls, moves ahead then stalls. Again and again. I tend not to like set up situations of deception and that might be what is keeping me from enjoying this book. She is the granddaughter of Louis XIV and is keeping that a secret. Keeping the secret means the story keeps stalling because nothing can be resolved.
March 25, 2015
This was the first romance novel I ever read and I was hooked. Found it in my mother's home shortly after she passed and decided what the heck, Ive never been interested in romance novels but I'll give it a try. I couldnt put the book down, Ive reread it I dont know how many times and will probably reread it again. Love this book.
January 17, 2017
Sweet story
This was an easy read with interesting characters and a tiny plot twist. Overall, this story was good especially the attention to the beautiful speech pattern of the Scots.
This was an easy read with interesting characters and a tiny plot twist. Overall, this story was good especially the attention to the beautiful speech pattern of the Scots.
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October 4, 2021Note to self.
Dnf.
I like fast-paced events and slow-paced romance.
This was opposite.
Dnf.
I like fast-paced events and slow-paced romance.
This was opposite.
May 27, 2021
Oggi vi parlo di un romanzo che, pur presentando tutte le premesse per conquistarmi, mi ha lasciato piuttosto fredda. Quando si parla di Scozia del 1700, di giacobiti, di giubbe rosse, di spie francesi, di tartan, di kilt e di amori appassionati, il mio cuore si apre pronto ad amare chiunque voglia regalarmi qualche sfumatura in più, qualche stralcio di storia, qualche colore più accesso, un semplice dettaglio che possa arricchire il quadro che si è formato nella mia mente e nel mio spirito.
Confesso che in fondo, anche prima che la Gabaldon entrasse nella mia vita con la saga di OUTLANDER, ero già in qualche modo affascinata da questa parte di mondo, per colpa di Mel Gibson e del suo Braveheart, e anche per il fascinoso Christopher Lambert e del suo HIGHLANDER, L'ultimo immortale. Se vado indietro con la mente posso risalire fino al principe della collina di Pony di Candy Candy, a testimonianza di un amore di lunga data. Quindi se si parla di Scozia è facile che mi lasci trasportare. Elaine Coffman, invece, è riuscita nell'ardua impresa di farmi andare avanti con una certa fatica, per niente affascinata.
LA DAMA DEL MISTERO ha in verità tutti gli elementi per attirare l'attenzione e per entrare prepotente nelle simpatie dei lettori che amano questo genere. L'epoca in cui la storia è ambientata è turbolenta e difficile. Culloden è alle porte. Nel giro di pochi anni il bel Principe Charles cercherà di conquistare il trono inglese sottraendolo agli Hannover, e gli inglesi temono ogni movimento, cercando di scovare i simpatizzanti giacobiti. In questo clima di sospetto, Tavish Graham, splendido e vivace fratello minore del laird, trova sulle rive del mare una donna bellissima priva di sensi.
Il giovane sta partendo per Edimburgo, ma decide di salvare la ragazza, congelata e priva di memoria, portandola al castello del fratello maggiore, il brusco e passionale Jamie. La donna dichiara di non ricordare nulla del suo passato, tranne il suo nome, Sofia, ma qualcosa nel suo modo di parlare e nelle sue reticenze, inducono Jamie a sospettare di lei fin dal principio.
Sofia, infatti, non ha perso la memoria, ma cerca di nascondere la sua vera identità aristocratica, per non essere ritrovata dal futuro marito, il Duca di Rockingham, a cui è stata destinata. Tra i due scoppia subito la passione che interverrà a complicare le cose, soprattutto quando lui scoprirà la sua vera identità ed i suoi legami con la casa reale francese.
Pur presentando un'ambientazione fascinosa, offrendoci la cornice di un'epoca interessante e piena di spunti, ho faticato molto a lasciarmi conquistare per una forma di insofferenza nei confronti dello stile nebuloso dell'autrice. Una storia per conquistarmi deve avere un minimo di credibilità, questo vale anche per il fantasy che deve essere sempre verosimile, mai assurdo ed improbabile. La Coffman ha uno stile che non riesce a fare presa sul mio gusto, troppo distaccata dalla realtà e dai sentimenti reali. Basti pensare alle scene iniziali, dove l'attrazione viene presentata in maniera eccessivamente improvvisa e scollegata dal contesto.
Una giovane donna recuperata dalla riva del mare viene portata nel castello del Laird che pur essendo un aristocratico si comporta come un rozzo soldato. Rendendosi conto che la donna è francese, passa dall'insulto alle citazioni del Dottor Faust di Marlowe con la stessa rapidità con cui si scoprono attratti l'uno dall'altro, ma sono frasi e parole che rispecchiano solo il desiderio dell'autrice di fare sfoggio della sua cultura letteraria, piuttosto che ben contestualizzati o sinceri. A volte è meglio raccontare con umiltà che con pretese poetiche dal dubbio risultato.
LA DAMA DEL MISTERO è stato il primo libro della Coffman che ho letto, primo della saga dedicata al Clan Graham, ma probabilmente non ne leggerà altri, visto che pur presentando una trama accattivante, lo stile dell'autrice non riesce proprio a convincermi, incapace di penetrare sotto la superficie e di creare una forma di empatia tra il lettore ed i suoi personaggi. Romanzo in definitiva piuttosto freddo.
Confesso che in fondo, anche prima che la Gabaldon entrasse nella mia vita con la saga di OUTLANDER, ero già in qualche modo affascinata da questa parte di mondo, per colpa di Mel Gibson e del suo Braveheart, e anche per il fascinoso Christopher Lambert e del suo HIGHLANDER, L'ultimo immortale. Se vado indietro con la mente posso risalire fino al principe della collina di Pony di Candy Candy, a testimonianza di un amore di lunga data. Quindi se si parla di Scozia è facile che mi lasci trasportare. Elaine Coffman, invece, è riuscita nell'ardua impresa di farmi andare avanti con una certa fatica, per niente affascinata.
LA DAMA DEL MISTERO ha in verità tutti gli elementi per attirare l'attenzione e per entrare prepotente nelle simpatie dei lettori che amano questo genere. L'epoca in cui la storia è ambientata è turbolenta e difficile. Culloden è alle porte. Nel giro di pochi anni il bel Principe Charles cercherà di conquistare il trono inglese sottraendolo agli Hannover, e gli inglesi temono ogni movimento, cercando di scovare i simpatizzanti giacobiti. In questo clima di sospetto, Tavish Graham, splendido e vivace fratello minore del laird, trova sulle rive del mare una donna bellissima priva di sensi.
Il giovane sta partendo per Edimburgo, ma decide di salvare la ragazza, congelata e priva di memoria, portandola al castello del fratello maggiore, il brusco e passionale Jamie. La donna dichiara di non ricordare nulla del suo passato, tranne il suo nome, Sofia, ma qualcosa nel suo modo di parlare e nelle sue reticenze, inducono Jamie a sospettare di lei fin dal principio.
Sofia, infatti, non ha perso la memoria, ma cerca di nascondere la sua vera identità aristocratica, per non essere ritrovata dal futuro marito, il Duca di Rockingham, a cui è stata destinata. Tra i due scoppia subito la passione che interverrà a complicare le cose, soprattutto quando lui scoprirà la sua vera identità ed i suoi legami con la casa reale francese.
Pur presentando un'ambientazione fascinosa, offrendoci la cornice di un'epoca interessante e piena di spunti, ho faticato molto a lasciarmi conquistare per una forma di insofferenza nei confronti dello stile nebuloso dell'autrice. Una storia per conquistarmi deve avere un minimo di credibilità, questo vale anche per il fantasy che deve essere sempre verosimile, mai assurdo ed improbabile. La Coffman ha uno stile che non riesce a fare presa sul mio gusto, troppo distaccata dalla realtà e dai sentimenti reali. Basti pensare alle scene iniziali, dove l'attrazione viene presentata in maniera eccessivamente improvvisa e scollegata dal contesto.
Una giovane donna recuperata dalla riva del mare viene portata nel castello del Laird che pur essendo un aristocratico si comporta come un rozzo soldato. Rendendosi conto che la donna è francese, passa dall'insulto alle citazioni del Dottor Faust di Marlowe con la stessa rapidità con cui si scoprono attratti l'uno dall'altro, ma sono frasi e parole che rispecchiano solo il desiderio dell'autrice di fare sfoggio della sua cultura letteraria, piuttosto che ben contestualizzati o sinceri. A volte è meglio raccontare con umiltà che con pretese poetiche dal dubbio risultato.
LA DAMA DEL MISTERO è stato il primo libro della Coffman che ho letto, primo della saga dedicata al Clan Graham, ma probabilmente non ne leggerà altri, visto che pur presentando una trama accattivante, lo stile dell'autrice non riesce proprio a convincermi, incapace di penetrare sotto la superficie e di creare una forma di empatia tra il lettore ed i suoi personaggi. Romanzo in definitiva piuttosto freddo.
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November 9, 2018
First let me say I did finish the book, thinking it would get better. It didn't. The problem I have with the book is that I did not like the lead male character one bit! I thought at first Sophie would be with his charming, funny brother. Now THAT would have been a good book! Instead, she gets her brother, sigh... What would she see in him? He is arrogant, rude, totally lust crazed and we get to hear many of his male chauvinist "You'll do what I say no matter what" comments. It disgusted me that even when he was the cruelest to her and she was so hurt, it still didn't stop him from going in and having sex with her. There was no love here, only lust, arrogance and pride. Therefore, while at first I thought of the female lead as a strong independent woman, towards the end of the book I now considered weak. This was my first book by this author so I don't think I'll be reading any more of hers.
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September 22, 2020
I picked up this historical because its been sitting in my collection for a while.
I know this one was published in 2003 and it was a good book, but there was some consent issues for me. It kind of made me a bit uncomfortable.
Overall it was a nice highlander romance.
I know this one was published in 2003 and it was a good book, but there was some consent issues for me. It kind of made me a bit uncomfortable.
Overall it was a nice highlander romance.
December 26, 2017
The book's blurb truly did not do it justice.
February 21, 2018
I thought the writing very good, and so it was surprising when parts of the plot felt hurried/cheap.
May 29, 2018
Interesting historical love story. Will read more from this author.
January 21, 2021
Sophie ❤️ Jamie
September 12, 2024
This was good! A small Highlander book and I realized I read it faster than I realized.
December 5, 2024
I loved it!
October 3, 2016
It was good, but the time period was later than I prefer.
November 18, 2010
It was actually a 4.5. It was really good, surprisingly. Not many people left reviews, so I wondered.
Granddaughter of a dead king betrothed to a guy her dad's age, because of politics, by her king cousin, who would sacrifice her life for a cause. She tries to run away to Norway, and her boat sinks. She's the lone survivor. Rescued on the shores of a cold Scotland by the young brother on his way to college. He takes her to his older brother to take care of, who falls in love etc. Bad guys trying to find her, and she won't tell anyone who she is, claiming she can't remember. It grows from there.
The romance was plenty & not erotic/graphic. I just couldn't get past her saying 'prick' it lost it's.... hmmm... well... she was trying to be serious, and it just bumped you out of the serious part. I would have said a full 5 if not for her terms.
Great action, great highlander, different perspective with the spy thing happening, which was probably more true to the times. Something was always happening. Ended with an end. I did not feel like I was hanging and trying to figure my own end.
Because something was always happening, and there were no true breaks in the book, it mad it really hard to put down. This was one of the better Highlander books I've read. It was over 400 pages, and it kept my attention to be done with it in about 7 hours RT. I was late, getting to where I needed to be, because I kept pushing it, and not wanting to put it down. That makes a good book!
Granddaughter of a dead king betrothed to a guy her dad's age, because of politics, by her king cousin, who would sacrifice her life for a cause. She tries to run away to Norway, and her boat sinks. She's the lone survivor. Rescued on the shores of a cold Scotland by the young brother on his way to college. He takes her to his older brother to take care of, who falls in love etc. Bad guys trying to find her, and she won't tell anyone who she is, claiming she can't remember. It grows from there.
The romance was plenty & not erotic/graphic. I just couldn't get past her saying 'prick' it lost it's.... hmmm... well... she was trying to be serious, and it just bumped you out of the serious part. I would have said a full 5 if not for her terms.
Great action, great highlander, different perspective with the spy thing happening, which was probably more true to the times. Something was always happening. Ended with an end. I did not feel like I was hanging and trying to figure my own end.
Because something was always happening, and there were no true breaks in the book, it mad it really hard to put down. This was one of the better Highlander books I've read. It was over 400 pages, and it kept my attention to be done with it in about 7 hours RT. I was late, getting to where I needed to be, because I kept pushing it, and not wanting to put it down. That makes a good book!
September 4, 2015
Well This book was truly amazing. Of course there was certian scenes in here. But all in all it was a great book one of my favoriest from the great Elaine Coffman. She is one of my favorite authors. The way she can pull her reading into the story as if you where right there watching everything. Being a part of the story the adventure. I rather enjoy when authors have the gift to oull readers into there world and show them another side of the world of stories. I am a great fan of historial books either there romances or not. I love that era to see and imagion all of the great lands gowns and how they once talk was truly amazing and i join it every well. Im sure all readers read books and cant help but either feel themselves in certain charaters or feel someone they know in the character and uou cant help but want to contiune reading and falling in love with the story more and more. I truly love how Elaine Coffman put so much into the story. How much you enjoy every character even the villian. However i didnt care of the villian i did want him to die i wont lie. But i enjoy how we got to see the great character have kids and see them follow the own path do that was such amazing and i do love that.
I love how we got to see how every character point of view which i love. And im sure that other readers will enjoy this book as much as i have. And of coure i loved it so much that i have shared this book with my sister and she enjoyed it as well.
Till next time
God bless
I love how we got to see how every character point of view which i love. And im sure that other readers will enjoy this book as much as i have. And of coure i loved it so much that i have shared this book with my sister and she enjoyed it as well.
Till next time
God bless
January 6, 2013
Sophia is trying to escape an arranged marriage to a powerful English Duke. Her plans go awry when her boat sinks and she is the only survivor. Lucky for her she is discovered near death on the rocks and is taken to a the private home of a Scottish Laird. The Laird James seems honest and fair but Sophia is afraid to confide in him. If he turns her over to her family she will be sent back to France or worse sent to her betrothed the powerful Duke and she cannot risk asking him to hide her. This is a historical romance so of course Sophia and James fall in love but it seems the world is conspiring against them.
This is one of those books where you completely suspend reality but while you do it is a grand ride. If you want to be technical the book barely holds its own plot and certainly does not fit the period. But I chose not to do that and I greatly enjoyed the blossoming romance between these two.
This is one of those books where you completely suspend reality but while you do it is a grand ride. If you want to be technical the book barely holds its own plot and certainly does not fit the period. But I chose not to do that and I greatly enjoyed the blossoming romance between these two.
August 2, 2016
5/5 stars. I loved everything about this book. It's very similar to Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, but it's also very different. I loved the romance between Sophie and Jamie, they truly cared for one another even though Sophie lied to Jamie about who she really was. The Duke of Rockingham reminded me of the Duke of Sandringham (both are asses and are detestable). The ending was satisfying and made me happy for the two main characters. Jamie made a plan to get Sophie away from the Duke's house and I loved how he sneaked into his house and then bravely confronted the Duke, talk about bravery. Gillian (Jamie's ex-fiancé) was a total bitch and she got what she deserved, to be alone and a spinster forever. Moral of the story is don't betray anyone and expect to get away with it. Also, I loved to learn about the Leicester House, and about clan Graham. Overall, this book is a favorite and a definite reread, I would highly recommend it and will be picking up more books by this author very soon.
February 17, 2014
I read another book by this author and had to struggle through it. I found some of that still present in this story. There is something that becomes "boring" about this authors style. I just couldn't mantain interest in the character's and I love stories about the Highlands. The premise of being a Kings granddaughter was a bit much. Not much to explain this Love between the hero and heroine...more lust than love. Just kept waiting for the story to take fire and it never did. Won't read this author again, unless the book just falls in my lap. I am a disabled USAF veteran and I get given books sometimes...which is where this one game from...and when I work thru the stack...there is always one left, I kept putting off reading....which this one was....and if I have nothing else I'll read it....which I did with this one. Would not recommend this book or writer.
June 13, 2010
I wasn't disappointed with this book as I first thought I'd be. Some romance novels are silly and a waste of time.
Sophie was captured by the evil Rockingham, who he was using to gain influence and importance because of her relation to Lousi XIV. Sophie found some plans to put Rockingham on the throne of England. James comes to rescue her. James then walks into a meeting taking place between Rockingham and some English men. The English had no idea that Rockingham was attempting to steal the throne. Sophie and James walk away.
Sophie was captured by the evil Rockingham, who he was using to gain influence and importance because of her relation to Lousi XIV. Sophie found some plans to put Rockingham on the throne of England. James comes to rescue her. James then walks into a meeting taking place between Rockingham and some English men. The English had no idea that Rockingham was attempting to steal the throne. Sophie and James walk away.
October 27, 2007
Okay, I know I read another of this series but it seems I left it off this list. This is about Sophie, a French woman who is running from a betrothal with a horrible man. She is found, almost dead, by the brother of a man she falls for. Turns out, she is the granddaughter of King Louis XIV, the Sun King. This is the first in the series.
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