Taming the Highland Bride (Historical Highlands, 2)

This is readable but not enthralling. There are 3 books in this series but once you have read one you have read them all! Similar plots, similar characters, just different names.

Bought the entire series bc a review said these books were fun. NOT. Most boring poorly written books I have ever read. Same exact formula for every book. Girl keeps getting injured, spends entire book sleeping in her sick bed while everyone else stands around engaging in horribly written stale dialog. The only break we get from the boring dialog is when the author uses crass uncouth words not suitable outside a brothel. The only difference between the books is the characters' names. The plots are weak, under developed. The historical detail is non-existent.

Merewen Stewart is anxious to meet and marry her betrothed, Alexander d'Aumesbery. She wants to leave her home and start a new life. Merry's father and brothers are drunkards and while Merry works hard to keep the castle running, they only work hard trying to get the whiskey she hides from them. Merry's hopes are dashed when she arrives at Alex's home to find her betrothed as drunk as her father and brothers usually are. All is not what it seems though, and with his life in danger, Alex must prove that he is the man Merry has been waiting her whole life for. Taming the Highland Bride is a story shrouded in mystery and misgivings. Danger follows Alex and Merry at every turn. Merry's disappointment when she first sees Alex is genuine. My heart broke a little for her then. She is stoic and capable and was able to move on, although you can feel her sadness at having to. Alex is exactly the kind of man Merry needs. It takes a while for him to prove it to her. Their relationship becomes passionate and heartfelt in the process. While Taming the Highland Bride is second in the The Devil Of The Highlands series, I read it after book three - The Hellion and The Highlander. The series may be read out of order without much lapse in continuity. Nannette Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed