So In Love : Book Five of The Highland Lords

Rating:
Summary: Very Good, but...
Review: This story held my interest throughout but I thought the incident involving Margaret was handled strangely. Douglas was extremely nonchalant considering the circumstances.


Rating:
Summary: Now I have to go back and read the rest of the series!
Review: This was recommended to my reading group by the owner of a romance book store, and she was SO RIGHT about this writer being fabulous. The rest of my group liked the book, I LOVED it. The hero is super sexy (how can you not love a devoted single father), and the heroine really got put through the wringer. I thoroughly enjoyed the star-crossed lover thing going on in the back story and how nicely (and honestly) it was resolved.

Rating:
Summary: The Last Of The MacRea's
Review: Well, I can honesty say that I've now read all five of the MacRea stories and only three of them were what I'd call keepers. This unfortunatly was not one of them.

Ms. Ranney is a very talented storyteller and many of her books as I've stated have made it onto my keeper shelf. What kept this read from joining those ranks? Well, first off one read is plenty. This is not a story that I'd want to re-visit. The main reason for this is...frustration. Lack of communication, and misunderstanding are trademark elements in Ms. Ranney books. This is okay up to a point. Then you cross the line into the unbelievable, and then I question how great a relationship can be if no one is talking, and only kissing and sighing. I must give credit where credit it due. Both were young at the beginning of the misunderstanding, and then years go by before they face each other yet again. But now they're adults so act like one. They finally speak about 25 pages from the end of the book!

If you've read the previous MacRea books it would be a shame to miss the final book in the series. Although Ms. Ranney is not a must read author for me, I still find her books to be entertaining and worth reading if you are able to put the stories in a proper context and if you don't mind at times a little frustration. If you like angst you will love Ranney!

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