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McTiernay Brothers #4
Tempting the Highlander
Of the seven bold brothers born to defend their Scottish Highlands, Crevan McTiernay is the most restrained. But that doesn't make him any less passionate...
It begins as a ploy...
When Raelynd Schellden and her sister are caught in the stables with the notorious McTiernay twins, her father sees not scandal, but opportunity. The future of his clan is uncertain, and a double engagement—even under false pretenses—will lend security to his people and protect his beloved daughters from power-mad fools.
And becomes a pleasure...
But Raelynd's designated intended interests her far less than his quietly powerful brother, Crevan, a man born to lead. Though bound by honor and committed to his sworn duty, Crevan cannot resist a taste of Raelynd's crimson lips when offered—and then another and another—until the unlikely couple is entangled in both a public deception and each other's hearts.
It begins as a ploy...
When Raelynd Schellden and her sister are caught in the stables with the notorious McTiernay twins, her father sees not scandal, but opportunity. The future of his clan is uncertain, and a double engagement—even under false pretenses—will lend security to his people and protect his beloved daughters from power-mad fools.
And becomes a pleasure...
But Raelynd's designated intended interests her far less than his quietly powerful brother, Crevan, a man born to lead. Though bound by honor and committed to his sworn duty, Crevan cannot resist a taste of Raelynd's crimson lips when offered—and then another and another—until the unlikely couple is entangled in both a public deception and each other's hearts.
343 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Michele Sinclair
24 books502 followersIn need of a creative outlet, I began writing novels after my second child was born. A voracious reader of romance books and a constant dreamer of romantic plots, I was encouraged to put my ideas to paper. I soon found out I loved it...all of it!
I am a member of the Romance Writers of America and of the Georgia Romance Writers.
In addition to writing historical romance novels, I also build large HO model trains, love to do huge cross-stitching pieces, relax by boating, and decorate everything I can during the Christmas season.
Besides romance I am a heavy science fiction reader and try to read at least two books a month—one science fiction and the other romance even when I am writing. I guess I just secretly desire to live in another place in time!
I am a member of the Romance Writers of America and of the Georgia Romance Writers.
In addition to writing historical romance novels, I also build large HO model trains, love to do huge cross-stitching pieces, relax by boating, and decorate everything I can during the Christmas season.
Besides romance I am a heavy science fiction reader and try to read at least two books a month—one science fiction and the other romance even when I am writing. I guess I just secretly desire to live in another place in time!
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May 23, 2021
I so love Michele Sinclair and this series so far is just delightful. I loved the banter between the characters as well as the growing attraction between them. There were laughable moments as well as serious. Totally enjoyed and can't wait to read Craig and Meriel's story.
January 22, 2016
HILLARIOUS MADCAP HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!
What do you get when you mix 2 sets of twins Craig and Crevan McTiernany and Raelynd and Meriel Shchellden. Add a reaching cousin Cyric and a shy plan but pretty cousin Rowena and all of them in love with the others betroth and trying to protect there siblings and cousins feelings. Then you add a conniving father determined to marry off his twin daughters with the help of the sister in law of the twin brothers and you have one crazy madcap historical romance. Oh I forgot all the meddling little children hehehehehe!! I could not stop laughing. The romance was ok and all the misunderstanding worked themselves out in the end. All but two of the couples got there HEA. I highly recommend Tempting the Highlander!!
What do you get when you mix 2 sets of twins Craig and Crevan McTiernany and Raelynd and Meriel Shchellden. Add a reaching cousin Cyric and a shy plan but pretty cousin Rowena and all of them in love with the others betroth and trying to protect there siblings and cousins feelings. Then you add a conniving father determined to marry off his twin daughters with the help of the sister in law of the twin brothers and you have one crazy madcap historical romance. Oh I forgot all the meddling little children hehehehehe!! I could not stop laughing. The romance was ok and all the misunderstanding worked themselves out in the end. All but two of the couples got there HEA. I highly recommend Tempting the Highlander!!
September 7, 2011
Sinclair is one of my guilty pleasures. I'm always sad when I read her latest offering in a single day. But it's too difficult to put down!
And she's done it again!
Craig & Crevan are twins - 2 of 7 McTierney men - and determined to remain bachelors, despite the happily-married status of their 3 eldest brothers: Conor, Colin, and Cole. The eldest 3 are not only cheiftans and leaders of various clans (Conor leads the McTierney clan. Colin a clan in the southern Highlands, and Cole has united several small northern Highland clans) but have found their soul-mates and are happily wed to lovely, intelligent, and feisty women.
When the king decides that the neighboring Shelledan clan needs the same sort of security, he sends a Shelledan cousin up to claim the hand of one of Rae Shelledan's twin daughters -- and thus, hopefully, to shore up the Shelledan clan and ensure a strong cheiftan. But the cousin, Cyric, is a sheltered southerner, not raised as a Highlander. And Rae Shelland isn't about to give away his clan and one of his spoiled his twin daughters to just any man. He wants to give Cyric time to prove himself or to slink away in shame.
So Rae devises a plan to put his daughters safely in McTierney land and care in the meantime. Which means that Rae has to convince Craig & Crevan to become betrothed to his daughters for at least a month -- without knowing what's really going on.
Of course, there's attraction between the sets of twins, but just who is really attracted to whom? And is there anything besides attraction and possibly, just possibly, friendship? Crevan and Raelynd seem to be mortal enemies, but is there something more to it than that?
Hold onto your hats and get ready for the sauna from the heat of desire and the flames of love...
And she's done it again!
Craig & Crevan are twins - 2 of 7 McTierney men - and determined to remain bachelors, despite the happily-married status of their 3 eldest brothers: Conor, Colin, and Cole. The eldest 3 are not only cheiftans and leaders of various clans (Conor leads the McTierney clan. Colin a clan in the southern Highlands, and Cole has united several small northern Highland clans) but have found their soul-mates and are happily wed to lovely, intelligent, and feisty women.
When the king decides that the neighboring Shelledan clan needs the same sort of security, he sends a Shelledan cousin up to claim the hand of one of Rae Shelledan's twin daughters -- and thus, hopefully, to shore up the Shelledan clan and ensure a strong cheiftan. But the cousin, Cyric, is a sheltered southerner, not raised as a Highlander. And Rae Shelland isn't about to give away his clan and one of his spoiled his twin daughters to just any man. He wants to give Cyric time to prove himself or to slink away in shame.
So Rae devises a plan to put his daughters safely in McTierney land and care in the meantime. Which means that Rae has to convince Craig & Crevan to become betrothed to his daughters for at least a month -- without knowing what's really going on.
Of course, there's attraction between the sets of twins, but just who is really attracted to whom? And is there anything besides attraction and possibly, just possibly, friendship? Crevan and Raelynd seem to be mortal enemies, but is there something more to it than that?
Hold onto your hats and get ready for the sauna from the heat of desire and the flames of love...
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November 5, 2012I confess... I have become a stalker of the McTiernay Clan. Well, not the real one, just the one that lives in the mind of Michele Sinclair. I have a piece of paper tucked in a safe place with the names of the brothers and a little check by their name when they get their HEA, and the name of their bride. I just can’t help myself. I also have a soft spot for a man who has been misunderstood or had great trauma, causing them great difficulties in their adulthood. So when Crevan McTiernay’s book came up, well, he fit right in to that category! He’s the 4th McTiernay son, the eldest twin, and he has a stutter that most think is a great impediment.
Raelynd Schellden and Crevan met when she was 16; she was hiding from the suitors her father was forcing on her. Craig McTiernay didn’t give her away; he talked haltingly of the stars. She was going to kiss him someday, that Craig McTiernay. Raelynd was wrong, not about the kissing, but about who was on the parapet. It wasn’t Craig. It was Crevan who evoked those strong feelings, she just didn’t know it.
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Raelynd Schellden and Crevan met when she was 16; she was hiding from the suitors her father was forcing on her. Craig McTiernay didn’t give her away; he talked haltingly of the stars. She was going to kiss him someday, that Craig McTiernay. Raelynd was wrong, not about the kissing, but about who was on the parapet. It wasn’t Craig. It was Crevan who evoked those strong feelings, she just didn’t know it.
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September 9, 2011
I did like this story. Not as much as the previous installments in the series, however. The style was different and I disliked the h and her sister and the story dragged in someareas due to their immaturity and petulance. I did like the secondary romance a lot and I am REALLY looking forward to Conan's story! I hope Craig's story does a little more with the main characters and the h grows up a little and we get more from Crevan and Raelynd... since their romance was watered down with all of the drama in this plot.
January 30, 2015
I love the McTiernays and I think Crevan nearly uprooted Colin from his spot as the most loved of the brothers. the only thing which kept that from happening was that we did not see as much as I wanted from Crevans POV.
Reylinds transformation is well done and although she was spoiled at the beginning I really liked her, which only increased during this book
two small points of criticsm: there was still no Colin and Makenne (I know, this is a standing complain from my side, but I just loved them that much) and the ending was a bit rushed
otherwise a real good book in this series
Reylinds transformation is well done and although she was spoiled at the beginning I really liked her, which only increased during this book
two small points of criticsm: there was still no Colin and Makenne (I know, this is a standing complain from my side, but I just loved them that much) and the ending was a bit rushed
otherwise a real good book in this series
Want to read
August 23, 2011Can't wait to read this story. I read the other stories of the brothers and can't wait to read the rest of them. I loved each story and I love these brothers. I pre-ordered and can't wait
February 4, 2013
Never have I seen a story so laden with manipulative, passive-aggressive and controlling people.
The premise: Crevan and Craig McTierney are twins.
Craig, the firstborn, is well liked and a skilled warrior, so he’s seen as the obvious leader. Crevan is quiet, thoughtful, and he stutters People don’t turn to him for direction, even though, in truth, when Craig leads he succeeds only because Crevan runs things in the background. Craig assumes that Crevan doesn’t want to be a leader, so he never makes an effort to help others see the truth about his brother, even though he'd really rather lead an army than a clan. Crevan assumes that Craig LIKES playing laird, and he’d never try to take it from him. Both young men have no desire to marry—not for a very long while.
Raelynd and Meriel are also twins.
Since their mother died, their father has coddled them, and nobody has made much effort to teach them how to run a household. They’re pretty, intelligent (each in their own way), and yet…
Meriel pretty much figures that the household magically runs around her—she doesn't bother her little head on the details. Raelynd has made a bit more effort to run things, but she’s never actually done the work—she’s only tried to direct it from the comfort of her “throne.” She’s also critical—in a sweet way but the servants don’t love her for it. The girls instinctively know that their easy lives will become much more complicated once they marry—so they don't plan to do so.
The girls’ father has a problem: He has no sons, and the nearest male relation is Cyric, his brother’s son, who was raised in the lowlands. King Robert is concerned about the stability of his allied clans so he's sending Cyric to marry one of the girls and train to become laird. The thing is, Cyric doesn't seem like Highland laird material. The man likes his comforts, complains about hardship, and annoys people to death with his whining. So before his nephew arrives and forces the issue, Rae (the girls’ dad) asks Crevan and Craig to take the girls to the McTierney keep as their betrothed brides (Craig’s to be betrothed to Raelynd, and Creven to Meriel)—just for a month. No one is to know this is just a pretend betrothal, and not even the girls are to be told the reasons (the reasons given for keeping the girls out of the loop didn't make a lot of sense to me).
Connor, the McTierney laird and brother to Crevan and Craig (someone should tell the author that people who read fast tend to scan the text and similar names can be confusing—all these C names are a problem, especially visually similar ones like Connor and Conan) is also in on the plot. He (Connor) is reluctant but agrees to keep his hands off and try to keep the secret from his wife Laurel (book).
After lots of hand-wringing, everyone is on their way to the McTierney keep. Connor rides ahead to prepare the way, but when the foursome arrives it’s to a full-on fight between Laurel, who knows damned well something’s fishy. Connor won’t tell the truth, so Laurel decides to sleuth it out herself.
And here’s where I started really disliking people. To find out the truth, Laurel sets up the girls, sending them to their rooms, where she knows they’ll expect a maid to come help them ready themselves for supper. Instead she sends her little daughter, a charming brat who persuades the twins to let her do their hair. Confident that a maid can set them aright in time, Raelynd and Meriel permit it and the kid pretty much turns them into knotty messes. Then Laurel comes and demands that they attend the banquet as they are. Evidently humiliating the girls before the entire clan is somehow supposed to tell her something—I never was quite sure what.
Laurel also magically knows both girls faults and goes on a campaign designed to correct them. Meriel is forced to run the keep—and because she's totally clueless and nobody is allowed to help her, there are lots of little ambushes, like servants coming to tell her that they’re running short of ale—all she has to do is find the butler and tell him to bring more, but nobody tells her that, instead they tell her she has to decide who will have to do without. Meanwhile, Raelynd is assigned to help a friend of Laurel’s run her household. Since the friend has no servants, help in this case means Raelynd has to do all the work. She has to drag all the laundry to the creek and wash it—without instruction or guidance, so it takes awhile to get it figured out, and then she’s “sweetly” criticized for taking her time and making dinner (which she has to fix) late. She ends each day nearly crippled with exhaustion. And of course she does eventually realize this is how she treats her own servants. The lessons are valuable, but they could as easily have been learned if someone had kindly guided the girls and instructed them as they worked so that they experienced the labor without leaving others to suffer for their mistakes—and without deliberately treating them like crap. The approach Laurel and her friends took seemed petty and abusive to me.
Oh, and then Laurel instructs the steward to force the girls to stay in their rooms with nothing to do for days on end, guarded “for their safety.” Evidently the boredom is supposed to force them to give up the farce and home (because Laurel evidently knows better than all the people who ARE in on the reasons for doing this, and have agreed this is needed). Laurel's daughter shows the girls a secret way out of their tower, and they slip away for a picnic. Where a wildcat decides they look yummy.
In case you know nothing about Scottish wildcats, well, they run about 20 lbs, and look like big gray tabbies.)
At least Laurel has the decency to realize she's partly to blame for their running off unguarded.
Anyhoo, naturally (since this is a romance) romance blooms—between Crevan and Raelynd, while Craig and Meriel connect as well—as friends. Oh, and Cyric turns out to be a halfway decent guy with some good leadership traits—a fact the girls’ father uses to further his manipulative plan.
The romance holds together reasonably well, but as I say, I ended up really disliking quite a few side characters. So much of what they “achieved” could easily have been accomplished honestly and without the manipulation and subterfuge. But then I guess it wouldn't be asirritatinginteresting.
The premise: Crevan and Craig McTierney are twins.
Craig, the firstborn, is well liked and a skilled warrior, so he’s seen as the obvious leader. Crevan is quiet, thoughtful, and he stutters People don’t turn to him for direction, even though, in truth, when Craig leads he succeeds only because Crevan runs things in the background. Craig assumes that Crevan doesn’t want to be a leader, so he never makes an effort to help others see the truth about his brother, even though he'd really rather lead an army than a clan. Crevan assumes that Craig LIKES playing laird, and he’d never try to take it from him. Both young men have no desire to marry—not for a very long while.
Raelynd and Meriel are also twins.
Since their mother died, their father has coddled them, and nobody has made much effort to teach them how to run a household. They’re pretty, intelligent (each in their own way), and yet…
Meriel pretty much figures that the household magically runs around her—she doesn't bother her little head on the details. Raelynd has made a bit more effort to run things, but she’s never actually done the work—she’s only tried to direct it from the comfort of her “throne.” She’s also critical—in a sweet way but the servants don’t love her for it. The girls instinctively know that their easy lives will become much more complicated once they marry—so they don't plan to do so.
The girls’ father has a problem: He has no sons, and the nearest male relation is Cyric, his brother’s son, who was raised in the lowlands. King Robert is concerned about the stability of his allied clans so he's sending Cyric to marry one of the girls and train to become laird. The thing is, Cyric doesn't seem like Highland laird material. The man likes his comforts, complains about hardship, and annoys people to death with his whining. So before his nephew arrives and forces the issue, Rae (the girls’ dad) asks Crevan and Craig to take the girls to the McTierney keep as their betrothed brides (Craig’s to be betrothed to Raelynd, and Creven to Meriel)—just for a month. No one is to know this is just a pretend betrothal, and not even the girls are to be told the reasons (the reasons given for keeping the girls out of the loop didn't make a lot of sense to me).
Connor, the McTierney laird and brother to Crevan and Craig (someone should tell the author that people who read fast tend to scan the text and similar names can be confusing—all these C names are a problem, especially visually similar ones like Connor and Conan) is also in on the plot. He (Connor) is reluctant but agrees to keep his hands off and try to keep the secret from his wife Laurel (book).
After lots of hand-wringing, everyone is on their way to the McTierney keep. Connor rides ahead to prepare the way, but when the foursome arrives it’s to a full-on fight between Laurel, who knows damned well something’s fishy. Connor won’t tell the truth, so Laurel decides to sleuth it out herself.
And here’s where I started really disliking people. To find out the truth, Laurel sets up the girls, sending them to their rooms, where she knows they’ll expect a maid to come help them ready themselves for supper. Instead she sends her little daughter, a charming brat who persuades the twins to let her do their hair. Confident that a maid can set them aright in time, Raelynd and Meriel permit it and the kid pretty much turns them into knotty messes. Then Laurel comes and demands that they attend the banquet as they are. Evidently humiliating the girls before the entire clan is somehow supposed to tell her something—I never was quite sure what.
Laurel also magically knows both girls faults and goes on a campaign designed to correct them. Meriel is forced to run the keep—and because she's totally clueless and nobody is allowed to help her, there are lots of little ambushes, like servants coming to tell her that they’re running short of ale—all she has to do is find the butler and tell him to bring more, but nobody tells her that, instead they tell her she has to decide who will have to do without. Meanwhile, Raelynd is assigned to help a friend of Laurel’s run her household. Since the friend has no servants, help in this case means Raelynd has to do all the work. She has to drag all the laundry to the creek and wash it—without instruction or guidance, so it takes awhile to get it figured out, and then she’s “sweetly” criticized for taking her time and making dinner (which she has to fix) late. She ends each day nearly crippled with exhaustion. And of course she does eventually realize this is how she treats her own servants. The lessons are valuable, but they could as easily have been learned if someone had kindly guided the girls and instructed them as they worked so that they experienced the labor without leaving others to suffer for their mistakes—and without deliberately treating them like crap. The approach Laurel and her friends took seemed petty and abusive to me.
Oh, and then Laurel instructs the steward to force the girls to stay in their rooms with nothing to do for days on end, guarded “for their safety.” Evidently the boredom is supposed to force them to give up the farce and home (because Laurel evidently knows better than all the people who ARE in on the reasons for doing this, and have agreed this is needed). Laurel's daughter shows the girls a secret way out of their tower, and they slip away for a picnic. Where a wildcat decides they look yummy.
In case you know nothing about Scottish wildcats, well, they run about 20 lbs, and look like big gray tabbies.)
At least Laurel has the decency to realize she's partly to blame for their running off unguarded.
Anyhoo, naturally (since this is a romance) romance blooms—between Crevan and Raelynd, while Craig and Meriel connect as well—as friends. Oh, and Cyric turns out to be a halfway decent guy with some good leadership traits—a fact the girls’ father uses to further his manipulative plan.
The romance holds together reasonably well, but as I say, I ended up really disliking quite a few side characters. So much of what they “achieved” could easily have been accomplished honestly and without the manipulation and subterfuge. But then I guess it wouldn't be as
October 4, 2017
This was another good story. Crevan & Craig McTierney are the men in this one & Raelynd & Meriel are the women. I didn't care about Craig or Meriel at all but I loved Crevan & Raelynd. The foursome agree to a plan that the girls father comes up to save his clan. Craig was really a non event in this story but I think book 5 is about him. Meriel is spoiled but did play a bigger roll in the story. Raelynd was willing to learn even if she didn't embrace changing her ways in the beginning. Crevan tried to stay out of the drama.
The one thing I haven't liked in each book is that as the books nears the end I think okay this is where she wraps this up. Instead, abruptly we move to the epilogue and have a quick (some 2 or 3 pages) ending. The author missed the boat on this series with the endings. But, I like books with a background & history instead of just sex. If you want to read just sex, this series is not for you.
The one thing I haven't liked in each book is that as the books nears the end I think okay this is where she wraps this up. Instead, abruptly we move to the epilogue and have a quick (some 2 or 3 pages) ending. The author missed the boat on this series with the endings. But, I like books with a background & history instead of just sex. If you want to read just sex, this series is not for you.
September 29, 2019
Good
Overall enjoy the book love how to set of twins are up to battle head on . I will admit there is a lot going on and I wished this was just lyndee and caravan story with a dash of mariel and Craig since they have their own book which next in series.I love it the main twin lyndee is fierce and kinda feisty like all other female main characters in the series. Witty still enjoyed but too much going on at once and wondering if I should read book two or not since I already know Craig and mariel are gonna hook up but I do recommend the book this author has a way of bringing her characters to life.
Overall enjoy the book love how to set of twins are up to battle head on . I will admit there is a lot going on and I wished this was just lyndee and caravan story with a dash of mariel and Craig since they have their own book which next in series.I love it the main twin lyndee is fierce and kinda feisty like all other female main characters in the series. Witty still enjoyed but too much going on at once and wondering if I should read book two or not since I already know Craig and mariel are gonna hook up but I do recommend the book this author has a way of bringing her characters to life.
March 19, 2022
Just like the previous books, they all have verses from each characters. In this novel there are too many and 3 couples stories. I would prefer it to HE verses and HER verses. I don't like how the endings ends, I want to see How Rowena feel when Cyric picked her up and thrown her over his shoulder, and I want to see the answer that Raelynd given to Crevan
And then, I would prefer the epilogue not all over the place and because it feel rushed especially to it's ending before the epilogue. What about love!?
I want more informations and details.
Crevan❤️ Raelynd
Cyric❤️Rowena
And then, I would prefer the epilogue not all over the place and because it feel rushed especially to it's ending before the epilogue. What about love!?
I want more informations and details.
Crevan❤️ Raelynd
Cyric❤️Rowena
October 24, 2020
Raelynd Schellden and Crevan McTiernay are caught in the stables. Her Dad sees opportunity to remove his daughter from the home for a period of time until he can assess if their cousin is fit to lead. It was an enjoyable book.
January 2, 2021
This book was very good. This is about the McTiernay twins who are both caught in a compromising position in the barn by the girls father. This was a fun read as they had to pretend to be engaged for sometime. There was passion, but a few twists and turns which kept it interesting. Recommend.
November 2, 2021
Each Story Just Gets Better and Better!
Oh how I just loved this book. Great writing. I laughed and got teary a couple of times. I absolutely loved the characters and storyline so much. Just want more!!! Can’t wait to read the next book. 😊😊😊😊😊🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Oh how I just loved this book. Great writing. I laughed and got teary a couple of times. I absolutely loved the characters and storyline so much. Just want more!!! Can’t wait to read the next book. 😊😊😊😊😊🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
March 10, 2024
How could she didnt realized that one twin she was after is not the one she met before...I mean one has speach issue another is not....a bit inconsistent. And than he al of a sudden is not staddering in her precense when before at first meeting he did. Hmmmm
June 15, 2017
I found this book really good, it had humour & romance. It was different to the books I have been reading & I really enjoyed it
January 26, 2019
Good Read
Too wordy and convoluted at times, but love the family. Some of the plots were overplayed and overdone - too many characters plotting.
Too wordy and convoluted at times, but love the family. Some of the plots were overplayed and overdone - too many characters plotting.
May 13, 2019
Good story.
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May 1, 2020I liked it. Nice coverage of someone with a stammer.
July 15, 2020
Really disliked the writing style for this book. It just wasn’t appealing.
September 8, 2020
The McTiernays is a great series to read.
February 20, 2023
tempting the highlander
Very good read with just enough suspense and plot twists. Love the continuation of the McTierney clan. Wish there was translation for the Gaelic verses.
Very good read with just enough suspense and plot twists. Love the continuation of the McTierney clan. Wish there was translation for the Gaelic verses.
November 22, 2023
Loved this audio book, the characters, the story, and the narrator.
July 10, 2024
I've mostly liked the others but this one wasn't great. I was disappointed. There was too much going on, too many couples. There wasn't just outside intrigue or anything else to pick up the pace either. No my fav.
July 27, 2017
I really enjoyed this. I liked that the H was not perfect and the h was a strong female. they clashed of course but it was fun to read. I loved Brenna, Laurel and Conors daughter.. cant wait for author to do her book and who she gets with when shes all grown up.
February 12, 2021
Talk about boring. Book #3 was my absolute favorite and then I went to this one.
I think there needs to be a LOT more drama and the romance wasn’t there - looking a lot more forward to Craig & Meriel getting together.
I think there needs to be a LOT more drama and the romance wasn’t there - looking a lot more forward to Craig & Meriel getting together.
June 1, 2017
Да уж, даже не знаю , что тут написать... две пары близнецов, отец решает женить дочь n.1на близнеце n.1 , а дочь n.2 на близнеце n. 2. Как оказывается , дочь n.1 ненавидит близнеца n.2, а дочь n2. Становиться лучшими друзьями с близнецом n.1. В последствии оказывается, что дочь n.1 влюбленна в близнеца n. 2. Но тут, они все понимаю, что дочь номер n1. Должна выйти замуж за родственника, который влюблён в кузину.........."Санта-Барбара" отдыхает и все это "приправлено " элементами эротики (которых было всего два и которые были единственным интересным событием в этой книге)...
Так, как я привыкла из любой книги выносить что-то для себя полезное или то, что даёт мне пищу для размышлений. В это книге пожалуй будет , то, что не важно это год 1310 или 2017- люди всегда скрывали истинные чувства, думая, что так будет лучше. Во благо делу или обществу или близким- принося себя в жертву, такая простая история, является обыкновенным доказательством того, что иногда чистосердечное признание может изменить твою жизнь к лучшему и принести больше "блага" окружающим , чем ты думаешь на самом деле.
Yeah, I do not even know what to write ... two pairs of twins, the father decides to force to marry the daughter n.1 on the twin n.1, and the daughter n.2 on the twin n. 2. As it turns out, daughter n.1 hates the twin n.2, and daughter n2. Becoming the best friends with a twin n.1. Later it turns out that the daughter n.1 is in love with the twin n. 2. But here, they all understand that daughter is number n1. Must marry a relative who is in love with their cousin, "Santa Barbara "is calmly resting on the corner and all this is "seasoned" with erotic elements (which were only two and which were the only interesting event in this book) ...
So, as I'm used to getting out of something useful for myself or something that gives me "food "for thought from any book. In this book, perhaps, no matter which year u live in ,is the year 1310 or 2017- people have always hidden the true feelings, thinking that this will be better. For the good of the cause or society or loved ones, sacrificing ,such a simple story is an ordinary proof that sometimes frank confession can change your life for the better and bring more "good" to others than you really think.
Так, как я привыкла из любой книги выносить что-то для себя полезное или то, что даёт мне пищу для размышлений. В это книге пожалуй будет , то, что не важно это год 1310 или 2017- люди всегда скрывали истинные чувства, думая, что так будет лучше. Во благо делу или обществу или близким- принося себя в жертву, такая простая история, является обыкновенным доказательством того, что иногда чистосердечное признание может изменить твою жизнь к лучшему и принести больше "блага" окружающим , чем ты думаешь на самом деле.
Yeah, I do not even know what to write ... two pairs of twins, the father decides to force to marry the daughter n.1 on the twin n.1, and the daughter n.2 on the twin n. 2. As it turns out, daughter n.1 hates the twin n.2, and daughter n2. Becoming the best friends with a twin n.1. Later it turns out that the daughter n.1 is in love with the twin n. 2. But here, they all understand that daughter is number n1. Must marry a relative who is in love with their cousin, "Santa Barbara "is calmly resting on the corner and all this is "seasoned" with erotic elements (which were only two and which were the only interesting event in this book) ...
So, as I'm used to getting out of something useful for myself or something that gives me "food "for thought from any book. In this book, perhaps, no matter which year u live in ,is the year 1310 or 2017- people have always hidden the true feelings, thinking that this will be better. For the good of the cause or society or loved ones, sacrificing ,such a simple story is an ordinary proof that sometimes frank confession can change your life for the better and bring more "good" to others than you really think.
September 4, 2011
Tempting the Highlander by Michele Sinclair
Historical Romance – Sept. 6th, 2011
4 stars
When Raelynd Schellden escapes from her own sixteenth birthday celebration, she did not expect to bump into one of the McTiernay twins. Bespelled by this gentle, charming man, she vows to find him again. Unfortunately, she has the wrong twin in mind. Crevan, stuttering, quiet, and enamored with Raelynd, ended up betrothed to Raelynd’s twin Meriel, while his twin (the wrong one) Craig was matched to Raelynd. Fortunately, the double engagement is just a ruse to stop a whimpering, whiny fool from marrying either sisters and inheriting their riches and aristocratic ties. Unfortunately, that means Crevan must control his attraction to Raelynd even though it seems impossible...
Sweet and charming, this is a refreshing Highlander story. Instead of having a gruff alpha male, Crevan is sweet and insecure, believing that he is not good enough for Raelynd. Raelynd is sassy and determined to have Crevan after discovering her mistake. Unlike the typical Highlander yarn, this book is fun and does not take itself too seriously. Artsy and slightly flightly, Meriel frustrates Crevan but charms the outgoing and hapless Craigl Where the spunky and mischievous Raelynd captivates Crevan who is her polar opposite. You can’t help but want Crevan to realize that he is meant for Raelynd, because only he can tolerate her sassiness.
Fun and entertaining, this is a solid read for readers looking for a light-hearted romance with a Highlander theme.
Reviewed by Pauline from the Bookaholics Romance Club
Historical Romance – Sept. 6th, 2011
4 stars
When Raelynd Schellden escapes from her own sixteenth birthday celebration, she did not expect to bump into one of the McTiernay twins. Bespelled by this gentle, charming man, she vows to find him again. Unfortunately, she has the wrong twin in mind. Crevan, stuttering, quiet, and enamored with Raelynd, ended up betrothed to Raelynd’s twin Meriel, while his twin (the wrong one) Craig was matched to Raelynd. Fortunately, the double engagement is just a ruse to stop a whimpering, whiny fool from marrying either sisters and inheriting their riches and aristocratic ties. Unfortunately, that means Crevan must control his attraction to Raelynd even though it seems impossible...
Sweet and charming, this is a refreshing Highlander story. Instead of having a gruff alpha male, Crevan is sweet and insecure, believing that he is not good enough for Raelynd. Raelynd is sassy and determined to have Crevan after discovering her mistake. Unlike the typical Highlander yarn, this book is fun and does not take itself too seriously. Artsy and slightly flightly, Meriel frustrates Crevan but charms the outgoing and hapless Craigl Where the spunky and mischievous Raelynd captivates Crevan who is her polar opposite. You can’t help but want Crevan to realize that he is meant for Raelynd, because only he can tolerate her sassiness.
Fun and entertaining, this is a solid read for readers looking for a light-hearted romance with a Highlander theme.
Reviewed by Pauline from the Bookaholics Romance Club
October 31, 2012
I confess... I have become a stalker of the McTiernay Clan. Well, not the real one, the one that lives in the mind of Michele Sinclair. I have a piece of paper tucked in a safe place with the names of the brothers and a little check by their name when they get their HEA, and the name of their bride, I just can’t help myself. I also have a soft spot for a man who has been misunderstood or had had great trauma, causing them great difficulties in their adulthood. So, when Crevan McTiernay’s book came up, well, he fit right in to that category! He’s the 4th McTiernay son, the eldest twin, and he has a stutter that most think is a great impediment.
They met on the tower when Raelynd Schellden was 16. She was hiding from the suitors her father was forcing on her and Craig McTiernay didn’t give her away, he talked, haltingly of the stars. She was going to kiss him someday, that Craig McTiernay. Raelynd was wrong, not about the kissing, but about who was on the parapet. It wasn’t Craig… it was Crevan who evoked those strong feelings, she just didn’t know it.
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They met on the tower when Raelynd Schellden was 16. She was hiding from the suitors her father was forcing on her and Craig McTiernay didn’t give her away, he talked, haltingly of the stars. She was going to kiss him someday, that Craig McTiernay. Raelynd was wrong, not about the kissing, but about who was on the parapet. It wasn’t Craig… it was Crevan who evoked those strong feelings, she just didn’t know it.
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July 2, 2014
Awful. Just awful. The only reason this even ranked with two stars is because Brenna and Braeden are so adorable. That's it.
SPOILERS
Not one adult in this book was enjoyable. Raelynnd and Crevan were obnoxious, naive and idiotic. Merle and Craig were equally annoying and the idea of them just being "friends" the whole time is absurd. The girls were overly spoiled, pampered and clearly never had anyone ever tell them no or the truth. I know that was the point that the author was trying to make....but it was still insane that they were both so oblivious to their flaws. Crevan and Craig being unable to figure out how to make all the hand-fasting situation work with Cyric was stupid and completely unbelievable.
Perhaps the worst part is that this book made me hate the character of Laurel. I loved her in the first book of this series....and now I view her as an immature, cruel and equally as spoiled as the younger girls. Her friends were equally mean. You don't teach by being nasty and ungrateful.
Overall I finished it just because I had to. Don't pay money for this book.
SPOILERS
Not one adult in this book was enjoyable. Raelynnd and Crevan were obnoxious, naive and idiotic. Merle and Craig were equally annoying and the idea of them just being "friends" the whole time is absurd. The girls were overly spoiled, pampered and clearly never had anyone ever tell them no or the truth. I know that was the point that the author was trying to make....but it was still insane that they were both so oblivious to their flaws. Crevan and Craig being unable to figure out how to make all the hand-fasting situation work with Cyric was stupid and completely unbelievable.
Perhaps the worst part is that this book made me hate the character of Laurel. I loved her in the first book of this series....and now I view her as an immature, cruel and equally as spoiled as the younger girls. Her friends were equally mean. You don't teach by being nasty and ungrateful.
Overall I finished it just because I had to. Don't pay money for this book.
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