The Wedding
1996
- fiction, romance, historical
- collectionid:mbodice_ripper
- history
- weddings, fiction
- revenge, fiction
- upper class, fiction
- marriage, fiction
- weddings
- fiction
The story
Lairds' Fiancées #2 Journeying from England to Scotland to wed a highlander, Lady Brenna had resigned herself to the arranged match. But when a band of fierce, painted warriors captured her en route, she fearlessly met their demand to marry their leader -- the quick-tempered laird Connor MacAlister. She couldn't know that her capture was merely the first act of vengeance against her betrothed, Connor's sworn enemy. Brenna harbored no illusions that her husband was in love with her; after a hasty forest wedding, MacAlister assured her she could return home once she had borne him a son. But she could not deny that she had once proposed to MacAlister -- ten years ago, when she was just a child, and the visitor to her father's castle charmed her with his dazzling, unexpected smile. Now, as she sets out to win the brave chieftain whom she has come to adore, a legacy of revenge ensnares Brenna in a furious clan war -- and only her faith in her gallant hero can save her... Lairds' Fiancées: The Bride (Lairds' Fiancées, #1) The Wedding (Lairds' Fiancées, #2)
What it’s like
Warm, sweeping historical romance in the old-fashioned Scottish Highlands mode: misty glens, torchlit great halls, drafty stone castles and wild heather moors rendered in lush, unhurried prose. The voice is brisk and witty, with playful banter between a headstrong English lady and a gruff, quick-tempered laird, and the sensory texture leans on sweeping landscapes, firelit intimacy and the clatter of horses and swords rather than grit. Violence is present as clan feuding and a few skirmishes, with fights and abductions handled in a swashbuckling, mostly non-graphic way; the sexual content is sensual and fairly explicit in places, but written with more heat than harshness. Pacing moves in comfortable scene-by-scene beats, with frequent romantic tension and a steady build toward reconciliation and trust. The emotional register is warm and tender, with a stubborn heroine slowly winning over a wounded hero. Best for readers who want a cozy-but-passionate escape on a rainy weekend, a comfort read for fans of romantic historical adventure with a dash of humour, and those who enjoy the classic bodice-ripper atmosphere of Highland romance.
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