Excellent Romp

If you’re looking for some fluffy, steamy, historical-ish (sorry, there are lots of modern idioms amidst the historical background - best to treat it as a fantasy) rom-com then you’ve come to the right place. What actually lifts the story above everything else that I’ve read in this genre is the performance of the narrator. The comical timing and verbal delivery of Mary Jane Wells is priceless. The best I’ve heard. I hope that other authors consider Ms Wells as a narrator for their own projects because I want to hear more of her work.

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great book but too short.

loved it and the would like to hear more about more books if there is a series.

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Sweet and funny

I've really started to enjoy Mary Jane Wells as narrator. The story was sweet and funny and at times had me laughing out aloud. However, some lapses of contemporary idioms did jar slightly at what was otherwise an enjoyable listen

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Innocent , sweet and fun !

What a sweet fun book! The narrator did a great job. This story really made my day!

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Very enjoyable in the end

I really wasn't sure about the narration, to begin with, but the story was quite quirky, so the narration actually fitted in the end. I haven't listened to too many HR stories set in Scotland, so it was refreshing to have new locations and language to get used to. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series

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captivatingly endearing

loved it , smiled all the way through.
the narrator captured the sweetness and innocence of the heroine throughout this book.
loved the it.

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Don't let the cover put you off!!!!

It's akin to Philippa Gregory's work only with more sex:) A entertaining, funny and raunchy read!

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Bit of fun

A bit cringey in some places but boy did I enjoy this. I laughed loud and hard , I loved this book.

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Very sweet story

Enjoyed the story very much. I liked the narrator too very much. There a very few female narrators I like and Mary Jane Wells is one of them now.

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A nice story, but not a romping Highland yarn.

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This book is easy listening at its best (you really don't have to pay that much attention to it). Annabel and Ross get along from the start, and don't have a disagreement throughout the entire book. She gets along with his soldiers, his clan, his family... it's all just a bit blah. To liven things up, Annabel and Ross both get whacked over the head a few times by a mysterious attacker, then some older women do too for good measure. Surprisingly, in spite of sustaining several head injuries within just a few days, Annabel does not seem to have any lasting damage. Ross doesn't seem too bothered that his wife keeps getting attacked, mostly when she happens to be naked. He's super-chilled, and nothing really stirs him up- except annoying sisters.

I was surprised when I had only two chapters left of this book, because it felt like the story hadn't yet got going. If you're looking for hot-blooded, passionate highlanders, look elsewhere. This is my first experience of Lynsay Sands, and I'm not sure I'll be seeking out her other titles.

The book is ably read by Mary Jane Wells, who is always a pleasure to listen to. The only problem I had was that she pronounced plaid as "played" rather than "plad". I have noticed this is another book she narrated with a Scotsman in it, but then the word was hardly used and therefore easily ignored. Here it crops up all the time, so was much more distracting.

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