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Summary: Outstanding!!!!
Review: I had a wonderful time reading it and I couldn't put it down until the last word was read! I deffinetly will re-read this book sometime in the future, so for now it will grace my keepers shelf. Thank You Connie Brockway for writing such a wonderful romance!! I will wait with baited breath for the other, can't wait for them to come out! Please hurry up!
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Summary: WONDERFUL HIGHLAND HEAT!
Review: I love books set in Scotland especially ones with really interesting, down and dirty heros and strong heroines. The Passionate One has both and when they meet it's hot, hot, hot! Clever twists and turns and loaded with characters I can hardly wait to read about in the next books.
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Summary: gothic suprize
Review: I love lush, romantic stories. The reviews, description, etc., on the cover convinced me that this book would be all of the above. Lo and behold, instead of romance, I entered a gothic, murky world of unpleasant, depressing characters. Yes, the author is good at storytelling, but the 2 star rating reflects what I believe was deceptive advertising. Too much torment, too much deep agony for my tastes. Buyer beware!
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Summary: One of my all-time favorites!
Review: I love this book. It is a stay-up-all-night read, a read-in-one-sitting kind of book. I've read it several times since I was able to get my hands on it, and I love it. I love the characters of Ash and Rhiannon-both of them so wounded by their pasts and haunted by ghosts from it. The sexual tension between them is remarkable-from the first instant the heat is there. This book is full of interesting characters, a twisting, riveting plot, and a fantastic love story. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Passionate...
Review: I read the "Reckless One" first and this book second. I found this book as enjoyable as the other one. The characters,once again,were real and believable. I detest the father for he is an evil,selfish man. I adored the romance of Ash and Rosalind along with their individual personalities. It is characters like these that makes the McClairen's Isle books such a good read. I can hardly wait for the final book "Ravishing One" to arrive in my mailbox. As soon as it comes you can bet that I'll be reading it probably in one sitting! Smile.
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Summary: A great find!
Review: I stumbled across this three-part series while looking for another book, and I'm glad I did. I listened to the unabridged audiobook version and I enjoyed every minute of it. This book starts off telling the story of two lovers very passionately in love. These two lovers are the Merricks - the mother and father of the two brothers and sister that are the focus of this series. Unfortunately, the father changes and through his treachery and evilness, their lives are ripped apart. Through the father's actions, his sons are later imprisoned. He bails out his eldest son, Ashton, who then spends his days trying to raise enough money to purchase his brother's freedom - since his father has failed to do so.In an effort to raise money, Ashton goes on a mission to find and escort his father's young ward to him. The circumstances he finds her in and the young woman herself stir Ashton's emotions and he finds himself strongly attracted to her. The more he learns about her, the more Ashton is torn between doing his father's bidding to get the money he needs to free his brother, or keeping the young ward for himself.
The young ward has plans of her own. Having built a life for herself, she's none too happy about being escorted to a guardian that she doesn't know and being forced to give up the life she has built for herself. She's both repelled and strongly drawn towards Ashton whom she doesn't understand. To make matters worse, she doesn't understand the dark world of the Merricks nor their strange behavior towards one another. She becomes even moreso troubled when she meets Ashton's father and begins to glimpse the evil side of him. This is a very good and interesting story. It's the type of book that you should curl up with on a comfortable sofa with a beverage of your choice. In no time, you'll find yourself sucked into the world of the Merricks. The plot works well, the scenes are aptly described, and the dialog fits in nicely. For the most part, the characters say and do exactly what you would expect them to - in other words, they do what makes sense. You'll feel the Merrick siblings' pain as their father uses them as no more than puppets on a chain, and you'll feel their joy at their stolen moments of happiness - which thankfully they have. And, since this book focuses moreso on one of the siblings, Ashton, you'll want to purchase the other two books in the series to see what happens to the other two. I know I did. This is a book I would recommend and an author I'm glad to have found.
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Summary: A great find!
Review: I stumbled across this three-part series while looking for another book, and I'm glad I did. I listened to the unabridged audiobook version and I enjoyed every minute of it. This book starts off telling the story of two lovers very passionately in love. These two lovers are the Merricks - the mother and father of the two brothers and sister that are the focus of this series. Unfortunately, the father changes and through his treachery and evilness, their lives are ripped apart. Through the father's actions, his sons are later imprisoned. He bails out his eldest son, Ashton, who then spends his days trying to raise enough money to purchase his brother's freedom - since his father has failed to do so. In an effort to raise money, Ashton goes on a mission to find and escort his father's young ward to him. The circumstances he finds her in and the young woman herself stir Ashton's emotions and he finds himself strongly attracted to her. The more he learns about her, the more Ashton is torn between doing his father's bidding to get the money he needs to free his brother, or keeping the young ward for himself.
The young ward has plans of her own. Having built a life for herself, she's none too happy about being escorted to a guardian that she doesn't know and being forced to give up the life she has built for herself. She's both repelled and strongly drawn towards Ashton whom she doesn't understand. To make matters worse, she doesn't understand the dark world of the Merricks nor their strange behavior towards one another. She becomes even moreso troubled when she meets Ashton's father and begins to glimpse the evil side of him. This is a very good and interesting story. It's the type of book that you should curl up with on a comfortable sofa with a beverage of your choice. In no time, you'll find yourself sucked into the world of the Merricks. The plot works well, the scenes are aptly described, and the dialog fits in nicely. For the most part, the characters say and do exactly what you would expect them to - in other words, they do what makes sense. You'll feel the Merrick siblings' pain as their father uses them as no more than puppets on a chain, and you'll feel their joy at their stolen moments of happiness - which thankfully they have. And, since this book focuses moreso on one of the siblings, Ashton, you'll want to purchase the other two books in the series to see what happens to the other two. I know I did. This is a book I would recommend and an author I'm glad to have found.
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Summary: Loved Every Minute!
Review: I was browsing the romance aisle at the bookstore and read the back of the book. To be honest I bought it because the name Ashton Merrick (Merrick being my maiden name), caught my attention. I am a die hard romance fan and to find a book where the hero had my last name was extremely intriguing. From the first page I was hooked and read the book completely in one sitting. I've also read Ms. Brockway's The Reckless One and enjoyed that immensely. I haven't gotten Fia's story yet, but I'm dying to get my hands on it. I know that Ms. Brockway's characters are fictional but it's fun to imagine I might have such a wonderfully dashing, handsome and exciting man, as Ashton Merrick, in my family history. Most of my clan came from Wales, but there is also some English as well as Scottish ancestory in my family. Thank you Connie for both of these delightful books and I'll look forward to reading more of your wonderful stories.
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Summary: A good read, not too "trashy"
Review: I was looking for some light reading and this book fit the bill. The story of Ash and Rhiannon kept me turning pages. The intimate scenes were well done; a romance not a trashy novel. I still have some questions to be answered by the sequels, which I am looking forward to reading. I'm glad that I discovered Ms. Brockway's work.
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Summary: ****BREATHTAKING, MARVELOUS STORYTELLING****
Review: LOVED this book...masterful hero and believable heroine..DECADENT!!! Immediately went looking for the next two..HURRY!!!
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