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wildflowerz76's review
2.0
I received a digital ARC of this title from Edelweiss for an honest review.
Lady Evina's father is dying. Her solution to this problem is to contact Rory Buchanan, who has been developing quite the reputation as a great healer, and convince him to come help her father. And if she can't convince him, she'll just kidnap him. So, when she comes across a man bathing, with an overstuffed pack of healer's weeds on his nearby horse, she sends her cousin, naked, into the water to get him. Rather than tell him what is needed, they fight, leaving Evina to rush in and brain him with her sword hilt, and they take him back to her home. The only problem is that this isn't actually Rory Buchanan, but his brother, Conran.
You can always count on Lynsay Sands for a fun romance of the Highland variety. There are plenty of hunky men in kilts and someone is always in danger from a murder plot. The problem is that the plot of all these books are the same. At times, it even feels like a cut and paste job. Someone is after the female of the pair. There are secret passageways that have to be searched, necessitating a long, detailed description of the logistics of searching these passages. This one adds long, detailed descriptions of the housing arrangements as people are shuffled around as more guests arrive.
Lady Evina's father is dying. Her solution to this problem is to contact Rory Buchanan, who has been developing quite the reputation as a great healer, and convince him to come help her father. And if she can't convince him, she'll just kidnap him. So, when she comes across a man bathing, with an overstuffed pack of healer's weeds on his nearby horse, she sends her cousin, naked, into the water to get him. Rather than tell him what is needed, they fight, leaving Evina to rush in and brain him with her sword hilt, and they take him back to her home. The only problem is that this isn't actually Rory Buchanan, but his brother, Conran.
You can always count on Lynsay Sands for a fun romance of the Highland variety. There are plenty of hunky men in kilts and someone is always in danger from a murder plot. The problem is that the plot of all these books are the same. At times, it even feels like a cut and paste job. Someone is after the female of the pair. There are secret passageways that have to be searched, necessitating a long, detailed description of the logistics of searching these passages. This one adds long, detailed descriptions of the housing arrangements as people are shuffled around as more guests arrive.
sarajayy's review
4.0
I am really enjoying this series, even though I've read them so out of order. It is a fast-paced and light hearted series, slightly cheesy and super funny. This one had a consent issue, it was questionable consent so be mindful of that. It didn't effect the way I enjoyed the story but I did take off half a star for it. I really enjoyed this story and I love all the characters so much!
TW: Questionable consent
TW: Questionable consent
ezichinny's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this one. It has family, betrayal, romance and suspense.
Lady Evina was afraid her father was dying so she set off to bring the renowned healer Rory Buchanan to tend to her father. But in her haste, they kidnapped the wrong brother, Conran and brought him to their keep.
Conran knew enough of Rory’s herbs and routines to heal the MacLean Laird. Conran also formed an attachment to Evina but she did not want to marry him or anyone else. She didn’t want to be under a man’s command. So it was up to Conran to show her that she could still be herself and be his wife.
So began the lesson in seduction!
I liked both Evina and Conran. They are loyal, self-sacrificing and kind. It was delightful taking the journey with them because they had chemistry in spades. I also enjoyed the meddling MacLean Laird. I could totally see what he was doing so I’m shocked none of them figured it out. Both families together was the best part of the story.
I have to go back and read the ones I skipped
loverofromance's review
4.0
I have had so much fun with this family here and I each book is guaranteed to keep you on your toes. Now I admit, first off, the cover here that Avon did is wonderful and so sexy, I love a naked man under a waterfall. But honestly, there is something so endearing about this series and you are always guaranteed a page-turner and a charming love story whenever you pick up Lynsay Sands.
The Wrong Highlander is a story that begins with Conran Buchanan, who has been assisting his brother Ronan with gathering herbs for his healing potions. Conran is the brother that is a “jack of all trades” and is always there with a helping hand. But now Conran has found himself in a heap of trouble. While cleaning himself in the river, he gets attacked and kidnapped and assumed to be his brother Ronan and demanding he help with their Laird being sick. But even though the circumstances aren’t the best, Conran can’t resist helping someone in need despite how it came about. Lady Evina refuses to let her father die of sickness and doesn’t feel that she has a choice and kidnaps Conran (she assumes him to be the infamous Ronan) and demands he heals her father. She will do anything for her father, even reduce herself to becoming a kidnapper. Evina refuses to marry, ever. But there are sparks that fly between herself and Conran and she can’t deny the feelings she is learning to have for him. But there is a plan to kill Evina, and when Conran’s family come to get him, they search for the unknown killer.
I found the Wrong Highlander to be quite an entertaining read for sure. There was something about this book though, that really appealed to me in such a unique way. First off, this book is a page turner, you won’t be able to put this book down. This is what I love about Lynsay Sands, her books are so engaging. In this book, I was really intrigued with the set up of the story, I do love a fun kidnapping story and Sands did a great job with this. I love how Conran doesn’t let what Evina does to him to prevent from healing her sick father, and he doesn’t resent her for it. He is so understanding and patient with her especially her fears of sex and marriage. She does have some good reasons for both and we see how Conran is steady like a rock and never loses hope on her. There is such growth in the intimacy that forms between these two here. They have some powerful sexual sparks of course, and yeah once they start kissing, they have a hard time stopping from touching each other and are just explosive. What I did like was that Sands shows how uncomfortable the first time for a woman can be and how Conran helps Evina deal with her fears of sex since their first time is pretty painful for her. But he is great in showing her how pleasure can be found despite the fears and misconceptions you may have beforehand.
We also have a level of suspense and intrigue introduced into the story and I really love how Sands has situated this aspect in this story and like the previous books, it’s wonderfully delightful to see it happen for sure. And it was quite fascinating to see this develop because when it begins, you don’t see it coming and boy this author had me on the edge trying to figure out why Evina and Conran were being targeted and who the real culprit was and yeah it blew me away. No matter how much you keep guessing you will never be able to figure it out….I guarantee it. Or if you do, you are my superhero, but seriously, I love how you never knew what was going to happen next especially in the last half of the story.
Overall I found The Wrong Highlander to be a tale of laughs, medieval adventures and some sexy kilted lovin’!! A ROMANCE TO DEVOUR!
The Wrong Highlander is a story that begins with Conran Buchanan, who has been assisting his brother Ronan with gathering herbs for his healing potions. Conran is the brother that is a “jack of all trades” and is always there with a helping hand. But now Conran has found himself in a heap of trouble. While cleaning himself in the river, he gets attacked and kidnapped and assumed to be his brother Ronan and demanding he help with their Laird being sick. But even though the circumstances aren’t the best, Conran can’t resist helping someone in need despite how it came about. Lady Evina refuses to let her father die of sickness and doesn’t feel that she has a choice and kidnaps Conran (she assumes him to be the infamous Ronan) and demands he heals her father. She will do anything for her father, even reduce herself to becoming a kidnapper. Evina refuses to marry, ever. But there are sparks that fly between herself and Conran and she can’t deny the feelings she is learning to have for him. But there is a plan to kill Evina, and when Conran’s family come to get him, they search for the unknown killer.
I found the Wrong Highlander to be quite an entertaining read for sure. There was something about this book though, that really appealed to me in such a unique way. First off, this book is a page turner, you won’t be able to put this book down. This is what I love about Lynsay Sands, her books are so engaging. In this book, I was really intrigued with the set up of the story, I do love a fun kidnapping story and Sands did a great job with this. I love how Conran doesn’t let what Evina does to him to prevent from healing her sick father, and he doesn’t resent her for it. He is so understanding and patient with her especially her fears of sex and marriage. She does have some good reasons for both and we see how Conran is steady like a rock and never loses hope on her. There is such growth in the intimacy that forms between these two here. They have some powerful sexual sparks of course, and yeah once they start kissing, they have a hard time stopping from touching each other and are just explosive. What I did like was that Sands shows how uncomfortable the first time for a woman can be and how Conran helps Evina deal with her fears of sex since their first time is pretty painful for her. But he is great in showing her how pleasure can be found despite the fears and misconceptions you may have beforehand.
We also have a level of suspense and intrigue introduced into the story and I really love how Sands has situated this aspect in this story and like the previous books, it’s wonderfully delightful to see it happen for sure. And it was quite fascinating to see this develop because when it begins, you don’t see it coming and boy this author had me on the edge trying to figure out why Evina and Conran were being targeted and who the real culprit was and yeah it blew me away. No matter how much you keep guessing you will never be able to figure it out….I guarantee it. Or if you do, you are my superhero, but seriously, I love how you never knew what was going to happen next especially in the last half of the story.
Overall I found The Wrong Highlander to be a tale of laughs, medieval adventures and some sexy kilted lovin’!! A ROMANCE TO DEVOUR!
genhuggins's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
jwilsonreads's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
bzzylz's review
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
lumbermouth's review
2.0
I grabbed this because obviously, look at the cover, but wow was it poorly written! If you're going to commit to writing all dialogue in SCOTTISH HIGHLANDER DIALECT (bold choice) then your characters' inner monologues probably shouldn't include turns of phrase like "pretty much figured." This isn't quite the level of ending a chapter on "everyone laughed," but close enough that I think I'm through with Lynsay Sands.
shinysue's review
5.0
This one is a bit funnier than the others, and the steam starts on page 5. I really appreciate that Evina has a lot of character and actually does stuff (including the inviting incident of kidnapping Conran). He's the sibling I knew the least about so I'm glad I ended up enjoying this book.
Her supposed trauma came out of nowhere and it would have been nice to get a better buildup to it. It seemed kind of... unnecessary to throw that in at the end. And I think this is the first book in which a named character didn't die, so that's a bonus.
Her supposed trauma came out of nowhere and it would have been nice to get a better buildup to it. It seemed kind of... unnecessary to throw that in at the end. And I think this is the first book in which a named character didn't die, so that's a bonus.
ncchris's review
3.0
Easy romance read. Enough plot to make it interesting. I'd go back to this series if I needed a fluffy romance with a bit of plot woven into the bodice ripper sections.