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A Laird for the Governess
by Catherine Tinley
I have a weakness for governess romances. I also have a weakness for Scottish historical romances. So, you bet I was excited to read this. Lydia, our governess heroine, was kind, strong, and very intelligent. She was also very beautiful, and many of the men at her posts tried to take liberties, forcing her to be fired by awful employees who always blamed her and not the man. Alisdair, the laird hero, was very strong, protective of his people, and very mindful of his duties. His daughter, Mairead, was very weak and unable to walk due to a fever she'd had two years before the start of the book. She'd refused to learn lessons, so Alisdair was forced to put out an add for a governess to come out to their remote island in Scotland.
This book was emotional with humor, sadness, and romance. I loved watching Lydia acclimate to her new environment and circumstances on the island. Watching Alisdair grow and heal from past mistakes and unhappiness with his first marriage was interesting, though very slow-going. I loved the community made up of all the people in the laird's castle. Watching Mairead and Lydia's bond grow made for wonderful reading, too. As for the romance, it was slowly built and well-paced, given both characters' pasts. I quite enjoyed seeing them get their happy ending.
If you're looking for a quick Scottish historical, I recommend this. It's not particularly steamy, so keep that in mind. What it doesn't have in steam, though, it makes up for in heart.
This book was emotional with humor, sadness, and romance. I loved watching Lydia acclimate to her new environment and circumstances on the island. Watching Alisdair grow and heal from past mistakes and unhappiness with his first marriage was interesting, though very slow-going. I loved the community made up of all the people in the laird's castle. Watching Mairead and Lydia's bond grow made for wonderful reading, too. As for the romance, it was slowly built and well-paced, given both characters' pasts. I quite enjoyed seeing them get their happy ending.
If you're looking for a quick Scottish historical, I recommend this. It's not particularly steamy, so keep that in mind. What it doesn't have in steam, though, it makes up for in heart.