Claimed by Tarah Scott

  

  Claimed by Tarah Scott

Blurb:

Sometimes, the hero must be the villain...

Fourteen months ago, Lady Rhoslyn lost her husband and infant son to a fever. Now, by order of King Edward I, she is yanked from the healing tranquility of a convent to marry the king’s favored bastard knight. Rhoslyn has no intention of returning to the home where her husband and child died. Neither does she intend to hand over her fortune to the ‘Dragon’—no matter his sweet promises and warm kisses.

Talbot St. Claire tires of war. Seventeen years is enough. King Edward will never release him from service, but the king promises Talbot will find some peace in front of his own hearth. Talbot expects to find a horse-faced, hostile woman in the Scottish heiress Edward commands him to marry. Instead, he discovers a fiery Highland beauty worthy of a man’s respect... and love. Talbot determines to do anything to win his new bride’s acceptance. Anything except the one thing she demands: betray his king and embrace his Scottish heritage.


This wasn't the first time that I've read this book and it probably won't be the last time because, on the whole, I enjoyed reading this book. It is well-written, captivating and fast-paced. The latter is the problem though. Even though I really enjoyed reading this book, it is rather too fast-paced and sometimes I just wondered how much could happen in such a short time. It felt as if our hero was always running or rather riding somewhere to fight and then there was this intrigue and that and these people to fight and those and well, you get the point, right?

I really liked the hero and the heroine and I was happy to see them find love and so on after everything especially Roslyn has been through but somehow the characters lacked some depth. And, well, let's just say that I was fascinated by the story of the tattoo because....well, because tattoos usually don't tend to be very realistic or accurate and as a big part of the story is based on a tattoo of a person...okay, you'd better read that for yourself, I think. Just know that I'm a bit wary and that I don't accept that twist easily.

Nevertheless, it is a nice and entertaining read that I enjoyed.

★★★

 

 

The Accidental Honeymoon by Portia MacIntosh

 The Accidental Honeymoon by Portia MacIntosh

Blurb:

What happens in Vegas…
When Georgie discovers that her fiancé has been cheating on her, only a few days before her cousin’s wedding, her whole world explodes. Facing a romantic trip to Vegas alone, she decides to go out and have some fun…
…but Georgie never expected to wake up wed! And even worse, she can’t remember who to. So when gorgeous Jack reveals himself as her husband, she can’t believe her luck – he’ll act as the perfect wedding date!
Even if it is their very accidental honeymoon, surely the newlyweds can keep their emotions in check for just a few days more?
Don’t miss the laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from Portia MacIntosh, author of It’s Not You, It’s Them. Perfect for fans of Rosie Blake, Sophie Kinsella and Lindsey Kelk.


"The Accidental Honeymoon" had me indeed laughing out loud quite a few times so I'd strongly advise against reading it in public!
Who could resist a story like that? I can't and I really enjoyed the book even though some parts of it were a bit foreseeable. From the first vibrator gone rogue to the final HEA, I was captivated and rarely put the book down.

Watching Georgie transform into Gigi and back and maybe finding Georgina in between, was fun and it was sweet. Of course, Jack was a big part of the whole transformation as he is the one who is there and who makes her spread her wings again and -well, fall for him, fake engagement, real (soon to be annulled) marriage, stuffed animals, skirts, old great aunties and all. Who wouldn't fall for a guy who can dance like that? Okay, we won't talk about his other qualities here but, well, they are convincing, obviously, so...

Well-written with interesting characters and a nice and enjoyable story, I really enjoyed reading this book and I can definitely recommend it. A wonderful, sweet and light summer read about love and friendship and about the things that really count!

★★★★