The Chase

Rating:
Summary: 3.5 stars
Review: An unwilling bride leads her potential groom on a merry chase across the land in this laugh out loud romantic comedy. Seonaid is just about the only woman in the entire British Isles that would not want to snag Blake Deverall, the Angel. She would prefer fighting men to loving them. If Blake wants to fulfill his liege's order to marry the Scotch Amazon, he'll need either angel's wings or the devil's charm to catch her. Combining the hilarious passion of the primary romance with a witty, sweet secondary romance, and once again, you have a winner. Ms. Sands paranormal fans may wish for a bit more magic, but her other fans will agree that her writing is enough magic on its own.

Reviewed by Amanda Killgore.

Rating:
Summary: satirical medieval romance
Review: In 1395 King Richard II orders Blake "Angel" Sherwell to wed his warrior-trained betrothed Seonid Dunbar. Reluctantly Blake heads to Scotland to marry the woman he has avoided. However, at his Scottish destination instead of finding an embroidering mate at the castle, Lord Dunbar greets Blake with the news that Seonid fled for the nearby St. Simmians monastery where the nuns have given her sanctuary.

An irate frustrated Blake heads to St. Simmians where he captures his bride only to have her escape. As he gives chase seemingly all over Scotland, he finds Seonid's courage and resourcefulness enticing. Soon he is intoxicated with wanting Seonid as his wife as he has fallen in love with his warrior bride. Seonid is also in love with her beautiful looking pursuer as he has made the cat and mouse game quite exhilarating and fun leading her to believe that this man might prove to be her equal.

THE CHASE is a fabulous humorous at times satirical medieval romance starring two battling warriors in love with the game almost as much as with one another. The riotous rousing romp is a series of chase, capture, escape and chase again as Seonid proves to be Blake's peer on the fox and the hound hunt. The warring duet make for a fine time leaving no prisoners as they skew some of the sacred boars of the sub-genre with a wonderful tale that feels as if Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn were matched up in fourteenth century Scotland.

Harriet Klausner


Rating:
Summary: Lynday all the way!
Review: Listen up, Lynsay Sands' Historical Fans. Her first historical in two years is out! And she goes back to her early roots with The Chase. The Deed was her first book and The Key her second. The Chase takes up after those two books bringing back characters from them.

Set in late 1300s, King Richard commands by royal decree that Blake Sherwell "Angel" must wed with is somewhat less than ladylike lady, Seonid Dunbar. The betrothal made years earlier, neither side now wants the marriage to proceed, but Richard is determined so there is little Blake can do but go claim his Scottish lass. Blake is none to happy to trek all the way to the Highlands to find 'sweet' Seonid has slipped off and taken sanctuary with the nuns at St. Simmians. Blake is not a happy camper, and heads to take back his bride. He does this, but the infuriating female escapes again, and soon gives Blake a merry chase all over the Highlands. As he chases his bride-to-be, he begins to admire her spirit, sharp mind and even her stubbornness, and is soon falling for his warrior-lady-betrothed. Seonid also comes to a grudging admiration of the handsome knight. As they'd gone trooping over hill and dale, she comes to believe "Angel" just might be man enough to have a strong bride. Only how does one "throw in the towel" when the chase is proving so much fun?

This is a long drink after the dry spell of no Lynsay Historicals, and a great sequel to The Deed and the Key. Great new Lynsay's Vamp fan - look for Lissianna Argeneau's story sometime next year, but her historical fans will not have to wait so long for more of her laugh out loud delightful historical tales either.

It's typically Lynsay all the way - thank goodness!

Rating:
Summary: Couldn't put it down...
Review: This book was filled with humor and characters that were relatable. I've already ordered the first two books in this series and cannot wait to read them.

Rating:
Summary: woo woo another Lynsay hysterical historical
Review: While I love the Argeneau's and eagerly awaiting more of the funny vamp family, I am thrilled to finally get another historical from the queen of the funny tales.

This one is charming tales of characters from the first two Sands books The Deed and The Key. There is to be a wedding, but neither groom nor bride is thrilled with the prospects. Just as the groom decides she might not be so bad after all, the bride takes a powder and dashes across Scotland one step ahead of the groom in hot pursuit.

It's great fun and I really and glad to know more historicals will soon be on the horizon.