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An English Bride in Scotland

By: Lynsay Sands
Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
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From New York Times bestselling author of The Husband Hunt, The Heiress, and other beloved historical romances, comes Lynsay Sands’s An English Bride in Scotland, the first book in a new series set in the wilds of the Highlands.

Annabel had planned to become a nun. But when her mother arrives at the Abbey to bring her home to marry a Scottish laird—her runaway sister’s intended husband—her life takes a decidedly different turn.

And though Annabel isn’t the wife he’d planned for, strong, sexy Ross McKay is taken with his shy, sweet bride.

Annabel knows nothing about being a wife, running a castle—or the marriage bed. But her handsome new husband makes her want to learn. When Annabel’s life is threatened, Ross vows to move the highlands itself to save her and preserve the passion that’s only beginning to bloom.

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Being a historical? novel, I find is a refreshing change from the modern stories where the male is well endowed and the female loves being slapped and pounded.
This story had some funny moments and caused me to laugh, especially how the Laird works around a bedding ceremony when it falls on a Wednesday.😀

A delightful story

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loved it. great story line. well read and interesting characters with twists and turns along the way

really enjoyed this book

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This was an enjoyable tale of an unwanted second daughter destined for the veil and a Scottish Laird who had been promised a bride. The road to true love and happiness is dogged by someone trying to harm her.

An English Bride in Scotland

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I loved this story. It was thrilling in places and I was shaking my head at the foolishness and the wickedness of the sister.

Heart warming

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The romance was there in the book as was the erotic love scenes. I would have liked just a bit more adventure perhaps? I wasn't big on the narrator as the Scottish accent wasn't done very well. still will read the next one and see what I think after that.

Good romance needed a bit more adventure

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I loved this story and it's twists and turns.
Now whilst loving this audiobook I do with the lovely lady reading this had the true Scottish brogue. But then again for the wee English lass the story was about it would have been a little hard.
Enjoyable and keeps you enthralled. Looking forward to more.

Amazing story

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I enjoyed this story. It was sweet and I loved the different characters, but the main male character was a bit too perfect.
Narration was good. 4/5

A Bit Too Perfect

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This book was enjoyable enough but definitely not one of the better historical romances I've read. The characters were a bit one-dimensional, and the plot was pretty basic. I lost patience when the FL became a complete air-head and fell for an obvious trick, despite knowing the danger she was in. The romance was nice but there wasn't much to their relationship beyond sex and some general likeability. However Mary Jane Wells did a great job of the narration like always.

Simple characters and predictable plot

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The premise is good, the characters are likeable, the narrator is good. However, the MC comes off as a sex pest rather than a ‘seducer’. He keeps standing over her, crossing her boundaries, staring inappropriately and making her feel vulnerable. On the wedding night he plies her with alcohol to ‘loosen her up’ which is rapey and gross. However, she passed out instead and he thankfully left her alone so I hoped it would get better.

The next sex scene is Chapter 5. After the author writes that the MC won’t outright order his new bride to submit to sex (er, what a great guy? Is the bar really so low?) he comes up with a way to manipulate her into submitting (so, same thing as ordering her, just with plausible deniability). He lures her out under the guise of a picnic to show her his grounds, but his true intention is to get her alone for sex. The author uses the word ‘seduce’ but it’s not seductive at all. The FC isn’t inspired or enthusiastic at all, it’s all forced upon her unexpectedly. He pushes himself against her, won’t let her move away, gives her an orgasm first using his fingers (digital penetration without consent) and then he feels entitled to get his. It’s her first time and it’s clearly painful for her but she grits her teeth and bears it. It’s so awful, and a trope I really hate.

I don’t want to read further.

I made it to chapter 5

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