The Taming of Malcolm Grant
(The MacGregor’s: Highland Heirs Book 4)
By Paula Quinn
Pages: 384
Publish Date: September 29, 2015
Publisher: Forever
Source: Netgalley
Review requested by Author
GENRE: Historical Romance
AN ALLURING LASS
Emmaline Grey spends her days with her beloved dog, dreaming of the sea-until a brawling Highlander shatters her quiet life to pieces. Though her blindness prevents her from seeing his face, his voice is a warm blend of velvet and silk, and his rakehell ways unmistakable. Risking the wrath of a rival clan as she nurses him back to health, Emma soon realizes the real danger is the magnetic pull she feels to this half-naked Scot recovering in her bed.
A RECKLESS ROGUE
With his rugged handsomeness and wicked charm, Malcolm Grant wants nothing more out of life than whisky, women, and the occasional war. The only lass he's ever trusted left him with more scars than a battlefield. Yet now at the mercy of this sweet stranger, Malcolm can barely resist the gentle hands that make him feverish with desire-until Emma, the one he will never have, is the only woman he wants . . .
RATING: 5 STARS
SEXUAL: 3 FLAMES
Review by Ronda Tutt
a.k.a Queentutt
Historic Writing of Brilliance!
Ms. Quinn’s master piece of creativity combines one
enchanting sexy rogue, one blind determined and independent Lass, and one
incredible woven life of experiences filled with harsh realities and haunted
regrets producing one visionary and heartfelt Highland Romance of all time.
I was totally spellbound from the first page. This exciting
story is full of mischief, humor, deceit, jealousy, honor, death, and
sacrifices. The stunning characters will
have you caught up in their story as if you were living it with them.
I loved getting to know Malcolm Grant. His highland honor and pride are ordinary
traits, however what captivated me most was his character’s demeanor and
experiences of trying to correct his wrongs, giving up women for the last few
years, separating himself from a previous clingy old rump in the sack, and
rationalizing his purpose in life along with discovering if love would exist
for him which had my heart singing for him.
Emmaline Grey (Emma), hands down is one of the best female
characters ever created and that you will ever read about. Sure she is like every other woman being
independently strong and feisty but her special quality exceeds any personality
trait I have ever read about. She is
blind but doesn’t let her handicap hold her back. She acts like she is not blind and moves
around like every other ordinary female.
She is intelligent and beautiful inside and out. I loved that she was a healer and was
knowledgeable of the herbs. I fell in love with her Seeing Eye dog Gascon
too and could feel the special bond between the two.
The character connection between Malcolm and Emma is
explosive. Emma is off limits due to
respecting his friend’s wishes but their chemistry between each other is
stronger than honoring his friend’s wishes.
Their sexual tension steams off the page and their toe curling interlude
romantically involves a secluded beach and some ocean waves. SWOON! (3 Flames)
Other characters won me over too and I can’t wait for Paula
Quinn’s next installment to find out more about these new characters. Cailean, Malcolm’s young brother has
definitely had his share of tragedy. We
already knew from a past installment that he lost his best hound but now he has
had another great loss that will possibly send him into insanity or locked into
himself forever being sad. My heart just
cries when I think of his devastating baggage.
Also, the character Sebastian Winther has my interest. It was bad enough that Sebastian’s brother
Oliver is an evil monster who caused all kinds of hell and many died from him
but Sebastian was the good guy and I hope the readers get his story of him
living his dream of sailing his own ship.
Sebastian’s sexual charisma bled off the pages and I only wanted more of
him.
In the end, I’m still reeling with the lasting
images as they play through my mind. The Happy Ever After is blissful and has
me satisfied with giddiness, yet the unfinished battle of the wicked evil Baron
of Newcastle has me hungry for more story.
This is just an outstanding read and I totally recommend this historical
romance to all readers. I can actually
say this is one story that I will enjoy reading over and over again and
definitely will be keeping it on the shelf.
Happily Ever After, Again is electrifying, heart-pounding romance suspense melding sensuality, danger, and intrigue in this fast-paced page-turner.
