Reviews for MacGowan Betrothal: Highland Rogues

The average rating for MacGowan Betrothal: Highland Rogues based on 2 reviews is 1 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-07-05 00:00:00 Derrick Southward While teaching a fellow laird the art of seducing a woman, the hero stumbling upon the one woman he himself can never manage to seduce. Mind you, he has no interest in doing so no matter how beautiful she is. The heroine has a sharp tongue and a dismissive attitude and manages as no one else can to put him on edge and clench his teeth. No, he wants to get as far away from the infuriating woman as he can but his horse comes up wounded and he finds himself stranded at her tavern for another day. Funny how quickly things change. The next thing he knows he overhears his brothers wife's name on her lips in a shadowed conversation and convinces himself that he stays to discover the woman's true loyalties. Then he discovers she's being followed and convinces himself that he stays to see to her safety. All this is bull however as he just refuses to acknowledge the truth-that he stays because he can't stomach the idea of being unable to seduce a woman. The heroine, twin to the laird but cast out and raised a commoner, left her beloved sister and the one place she found peace to work as a maid in a bar because she didn't want to cause any trouble. She's a hard woman who's never known and therefore doesn't understand love or tenderness. She finds the hero entirely sufferable and regardless of just how pretty he is she despises his ego and man whoring nature. She seems to be the only one who can withstand his charm and see through his mask to the shallow creature he is. When the heroine is kidnapped, she instantly looks to the hero to be the villain despite his attempts to save her but regardless, as they escape they become traveling companions on the way back to the hero's keep. From there they discover her sister to be missing and struggle to understand the new feelings developing between them. I didn't like this book for a few reason. First off I felt zero chemistry between the hero and heroine. They had no true heart to heart conversations or in depth emotional bonding and almost the entire book is spent with the heroine refusing to accept the heroine as a good man as well as accepting him as someone she loves. The hero in turn actively pursued her but I found his 'charming' ways quite greasy and slick and found myself understanding why she turned him down repeatedly. Second reason why I didn't like this story was the total lack of any true plot or villain. Someone guy did a pop up at the end but other than that and a few blips of interest most of the book was written in monotone. Third reason I disliked this book was the language. The replacing of MY with the word ME kept me thinking that they were Irish, not Scottish. Also the hero's tight lipped manner in which he answered every statement or question with a question of his own or a mystery non answer. It drove me absolutely nuts!!! Disappointed with the story but it did fit into the paranormal category due to the heroine's mystical link with her sister and the dreams of her being in danger. But this book was a miss in my books.

Review # 2 was written on 2007-09-22 00:00:00 Greg Bales The MacGowan Betrothal - DNF Lois Greiman Despite the prophecy governing the choice of a perfect Fraser mate, headstrong Isobel will be nobody's bride! Not even Gilmour of the MacGowans - the insistent suitor whom every maid in the Highlands wants and whose attentions she has already spurned - despite the rogue's winning charm and uncommon good looks. For Isobel's clan is in gravest danger, and there's no place in her life for wedding vows, passion...and the desires of a traitorous heart. He will wed Isobel Fraser - though Gilmour is admittedly shocked to find her working as a cook in an out-of-the-way inn, flaunting her considerable charms for strangers! To the devil with her reluctance - and with the secrets that have suddenly placed both of them in dire peril. For Gilmour knows where the enchanting lady truly belongs - by his side at a wedding altar draped in MacGowan plaid...in the marriage bed that follows! Didn't even finish it.