The Highland Duke
(Lords of the Highlands #1)
By
Amy Jarecki
She'll put her life on the line for him
. . .
When Akira Ayres finds the brawny Scot with a musket ball in his thigh, the healer has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to save his life. Even if it means fleeing with him across the Highlands to tend to his wounds while English redcoats are closing in. Though Akira is as fierce and brave as any of her clansmen, even she's intimidated by the fearsome, brutally handsome Highlander who refuses to reveal his name.
Yet she can never learn his true identity.
Geordie knows if Akira ever discovers he's the Duke of Gordon, both her life and his will be forfeit in a heartbeat. The only way to keep the lass safe is to ensure she's by his side day and night. But the longer he's with her, the harder it becomes to think of letting her go. Despite all their differences, despite the danger-he will face death itself to make her his . . .
When Akira Ayres finds the brawny Scot with a musket ball in his thigh, the healer has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to save his life. Even if it means fleeing with him across the Highlands to tend to his wounds while English redcoats are closing in. Though Akira is as fierce and brave as any of her clansmen, even she's intimidated by the fearsome, brutally handsome Highlander who refuses to reveal his name.
Yet she can never learn his true identity.
Geordie knows if Akira ever discovers he's the Duke of Gordon, both her life and his will be forfeit in a heartbeat. The only way to keep the lass safe is to ensure she's by his side day and night. But the longer he's with her, the harder it becomes to think of letting her go. Despite all their differences, despite the danger-he will face death itself to make her his . . .
What did I think of the Book?
Can a Jacobite and a gypsy
find love?
I loved the
premise of this story. Set between The Glorious Revolution and the early
Jacobite rising, Amy Jarecki weaves a rather compelling romance about George
Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon and a young gypsy healer, who saves his life and
almost loses her own because of it.
I felt
Jarecki took a little be of a risk using a historical figure as the hero of her
romance. Jarecki clearly states in her ‘Author's Notes’ that she has
manipulated the years and she certainly took literary licence with a great many
things. I think the best of course of action is not to look up the life of the
real George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon, as it kind of spoils the fantasy. My mistake!!
Going back to the book itself. I adored the characterisation of Akira. She comes across as an
incredibly strong woman, who is not cowed by titles, or guns or soldiers, or
anything really. She was a remarkable protagonist. Likewise, George is equally
well crafted and was very real in the telling.
Jarecki
brought the Highlands to life in this fast-paced novel full of treachery, peril
and she certainly knows how to throw obstacles at her protagonists. The antagonists
balance the story well by being as horrible as the protagonists are nice.
The story
is a faced-paced one, and I certainly enjoyed it.
I would
Recommend.
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