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A review by brittanyt
The Devil of Clan Sinclair by Karen Ranney
3.0
Okay, I think I bought this book, because it has “devil” in the title. The storyline is kind of crazy! Virginia is an American heiress who has been brought to England to find a husband. She meets Macrath Sinclair, a wealthy self made man and they fall in love. Her father refuses to let her marry him and instead makes her marry an Earl. Her husband is sickly, but is also mean and treats Virginia and the rest of his family horribly. He dies one year into their marriage. He intentionally leaves his family destitute, so his mother in law comes up with a plan to save the family: Virginia needs to get pregnant with an heir, so they can retain rights to the earldom. Virginia goes to Macrath.
I don’t even want to tell you the craziness that ensues for the rest of this book. There is smallpox, a kidnapping, a stalker – it is perfectly unbelievable! I love high drama, so I was here for all aspects of this book. I didn’t really connect with the characters as much as I would have liked though. I liked Macrath, so I was not a fan of Virginia for following through with her mother in law’s plan. Virginia grows a lot throughout the book and finally finds her backbone, but I just wanted to shake her at times. This was a book where the hero and heroine really needed to sit down and lay all the cards on the table to realize THERE WAS A REASONABLE SOLUTION! This was the first Karen Ranney book I have read. While it’s not my favorite, I will continue to test the waters!
I don’t even want to tell you the craziness that ensues for the rest of this book. There is smallpox, a kidnapping, a stalker – it is perfectly unbelievable! I love high drama, so I was here for all aspects of this book. I didn’t really connect with the characters as much as I would have liked though. I liked Macrath, so I was not a fan of Virginia for following through with her mother in law’s plan. Virginia grows a lot throughout the book and finally finds her backbone, but I just wanted to shake her at times. This was a book where the hero and heroine really needed to sit down and lay all the cards on the table to realize THERE WAS A REASONABLE SOLUTION! This was the first Karen Ranney book I have read. While it’s not my favorite, I will continue to test the waters!