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‘She was his now & what had begun in misunderstanding was now consummated in honesty.’ ….Dude’s a lot more forgiving than I’d be, seeing as how the misunderstanding is perpetuated by HER to assure he stays married, rather than simply coming clean at the start because, y’know, he’s innocent. She only tells him the truth b/c he won’t bone her due to his unnecessary guilt.

‘The guilt about allowing him to believe the lie still assailed her & Isobel made a promise to herself—until she knew he committed freely to this marriage, she would not allow him to consummate it.’ ….YOU ARE GOING TO LET THE MAN YOU LOVE CONTINUE TO THINK HE RAPED YOU WHEN HE DID NOTHING WRONG?! And this is after all his previous tragedies causing such guilt & pain. Wtf, woman! I officially hate you.

In the immortal words of Dr Jones: Now who are all these people?? Maybe I’d care if I read the first billion books in this series, but it’s an endless parade of names with prior relationships & I don’t GAF.

There are no details about the chess game. Isn’t it supposed to be symbolic of their sexual tension? So you need some detail of their moves, not ‘They launched into the game w/o another word, the play going back & forth between them & the outcome was never a certainty for either of them. Finally, Isobel made her last move & won.’ This is their first solo interaction, ffs. It should be heated & vivid, not zzz.

‘Her parents had seen her educated as most of those in the MacLeries’ immediate families were. And like many of the other girls & women, they had been encouraged to know & speak their minds. Most unusual, he knew, but here in his brother-by-marriage’s keep & village it all seemed the norm.’ …Yeah, no doubt most lairds wanted a stupid woman to co-rule their house & lands. THANK GOD THIS FAMILY IS SPESH! 🙄

Let it be known that I love this cover with the giant chessboard (or is it supposed to be Hnefatafl?). 🖤♟🤍 I haven’t had much luck with Brisbin, but maybe the third try + sexy giant chessboard cover will elevate this to a next-level harley.

The crossed wires here are horrible. Not the best when you have one character genuinely believing he has raped another.