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Lord of the Isles (Isles/Templars Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Amanda Scott (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.5 65 ratings

Book 2 of 6: Isles/Templars

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The sexy Scottish lords, the Maclean twins, return in this follow-up to Highland Princess. Forced into a scheme by her father, Cristina Macleod tricks Hector Maclean into marrying her. But Hector comes to realize that Cristina is, indeed, his true love.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EXU7QYG
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Forever (November 15, 2008)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2008
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 590 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 375 pages

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The author of over 40 romance novels and the recipient of the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA Award, Amanda Scott lives in California, outside Sacramento. She is a fourth-generation Californian.

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Sandra Mayfield

I loved all of Amanda Scott's books. This series was great!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2014

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I loved the characters in this book. You didn't know to the end what would happen. I couldn't wait finish this book so I could got to the next book. This is how this whole series was.

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2013

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I enjoy reading Amanda Scott's books. They are great books & I would recommend anybody to read them. Amanda Scott is a great writer.

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2015

Great Scottish read

Story Choppy-Hero is a Pig!

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2015

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Lord of the Isles is the first disappointing book I have read from Amanda Scott. Ordinarily her work flows smoothly, and she provides quite a bit of historical facts which educate but do not distract from the story. I have always enjoyed the characters that Scott develops, even the support people. Scott is a masterful story teller as a rule.
However, in Lord of the Isles, I found her writing to be choppy and somewhat confusing, and the plot slow and tedious. But the worst part was Hector the hero who was a spoiled, arrogant, bossy, selfish, callus, insensitive beast! I lack the words to express just how distasteful he is as a hero. Christina, the heroine was the total opposite of Hector, nearly too much so. She was the oldest daughter of a passel of girls who lost their mother due to childbirth, so at eleven years of age Christina had to raise the children and assume responsibility for running the entire household. Hector wanted to marry Mariota, the second sister, because she was stunningly beautiful and his overwhelming desire for her is the origin of the tale, and all else flows from there. The entire story sees Hector spending his time running back and forth as an emissary for his brother, while panting after Mariota and degrading his wife the few hours he was at home. If any adverse event happened it was Christina's fault, and he did not mind telling her so in front of the entire household, Mariota included!
Scott does provide interesting secondary characters, which add some flavor to the tale, but
any action at all took place at the end of the book, during which Hector has an epiphany about what a pig he is and how much he loves his wife. To my dismay. just when the tale gets good, Scott suddenly ends the story without completely finishing it. For instance, what happened to Christina's father and did she resolve her conflict with him? I prefer to have the ends tied up when a story is over, particularly when the author uses such details to set the story. When this doesn't happen, it seems that somebody removed the last chapter of the book before passing it on.
The editing was fine in this book, except for the choppy sentences I mentioned earlier but the title seems inaccurate to me. Hector was not the Lord of the Isles. The tale was about Hector and his brother Lachlan providing security for the Lord of the Isles' visit to promote fealty from the clans of the Isles.
I suspect much of my dissatisfaction of this book is more about Hector than anything else and I will be watching to see if other readers feel the same. Amanda Scott would you marry this guy?

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Victoria A. Dillman

This is part of a series. I owned several ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2014

This is part of a series. I owned several and several I checked out at the library and then wanted my own copy for my library.

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2013

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The writing was good and I enjoyed the story. Would recommend this book to a friend. All the lose ends are wrapped up by the finish of the book.

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Catriona Scott

Crags, Mors, Sea mists, Scottish Lords and their Ladies...

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2005

Any good story is best told by the author, and not retold by the reviewer. The best that I can do is highlight some of the elements that make LORD OF THE ISLES a five-star read.

#1 - The story takes place in the 14th Century -- an era in which fans of historical fiction do not often get to read about... a fantastic time in Scottish history. This is a time when the kingship of Scotland was coming to the Stewarts, and Ms. Scott explains how that came to be. Fascinating stuff, considering there were older Celtic families still in the mix.

#2 - Her prose is that of a classic story-teller, and one that can be appreciated by fans of literature. The standard "romance" formula does not apply here, and that is really quite nice, considering that many people are very frustrated with the new "standardized" romance books.

#3 - Rich in history, but not so overdone that it bogs the story down. The characters' personalities come through and are well defined without long amounts of dialog or narrative. Pacing is perfect.

#4 - Excellent plots, mixing historical facts and events with the internal turmoil of the characters. Life is, for all of us, something to be experienced in good times and bad... consistency and change... and we grow from those experiences. The same is true of the characters and events in LORD OF THE ISLES - and it comes across quite well.

Let me boil this down... LORD OF THE ISLES is an easy, enjoyable read, but it also suspenseful, intriguing and exciting. It's a book you'll be glad you picked up.

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Fantastic Read

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2011

I picked out this book while browsing my local library, and I could not put it down. I got so enveloped in the characters and their respective stories. Once I had finished the book I realized that there are other books that continue the story. The books can definitely be read individually they all have their own plots and characters but I was fortunate enough to started with the second book, not even realizing there was a book before it. I'm so excited to read whats next that I'm onto the 5th book and still haven't read the first one! It's a fantastic read, and its fun to get the next book and continue the story. I definitely recommend this book or any other book by Amanda Scott

~Annette

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Not what I expect

Reviewed in Australia on May 18, 2021

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The book was lacking of a good plot and romance. I wouldn’t call it a romantic novel, and the love scene where lacking of love and passion.

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Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2015

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A great book, as usual.

Foxy

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2012

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One of my favouirte authors this book does not disappoint once you read one of her books you want to read them all. I can not recommend this book Highly enought - Well Worth reading - ENJOY !!!!!

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