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Summary: Excellent Read
Review: This book is wonderful! It seemed like a breath of fresh air for romance enthusiasts who are tired of the same ol' kidnap/runaway/lover's fighting plotlines that we have come to know and love.Lachlan is one of my favorite heroes, saying and doing all the right things for Kimberly, and I LOVED the fact that he calls her "Kimber". It was such an endearing nick name whenever he used it. Kimberly is a perfect heroin, someone we can all picture ourselves as. She isn't beautiful, but she isn't ugly either, just *normal*. At first, Lachlan doesn't notice her for she is outshined by the magnificent beauty of the Duchess of Wrothson, but little by little, he *does* begin to notice and I thought that is more like what happens in real life. They never bicker, she doesn't run away, nor is she kidnapped, and the book is wrapped up nicely by the end, not just within the last 5 paragraphs as we have come to expect of other romance novels. Finally, we have a heroin who isn't a beauty, a man who sees how beautiful she is despite her plainness, and an all around feel-good love story that will make you wish Lachlan MacGregor was a real man. If you haven't read this one, I strongly suggest you do. It is a sequel to "Man of My Dreams", yet I believe it is 10 times better.
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Summary: Fun and funny story from Lindsey
Review: This is the story that is the basis for all of the MacGregor stories. This is the story where Lachlan and Kimberly (Kimber) meet and fall in love. Kimberly is trying to escape the household of her father, who is a mean prejudiced man, by marriage. She has put off looking for a husband for the year of morning after her mother has died. She is thrust upon someone that owes her father a favor to be "shown about". At the same time a poor laird of a Scottish clan is seeking a wife with "plump pockets" to help the clan out of financial trouble. This sounds like the perfect match right? Well it takes a while first off Lachlan is still pining over a woman he one stole while revving, and it turns out to be the wife of his host. Kimberly finds herself attracted to the MacGregor but doesn't want to marry someone who loves another... JL spends a good amount of time in the background and physical descriptions of the main characters so you can see them in your mind. Also, the narrator does a wonderful job with the different voices and accents. If you like romances you will like this story!
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Summary: bland
Review: I read Man of my dreams before I read this book. Even though there were usual combination of villain, misunderstanding and all, the total story line was bland and not exciting at all. What is about Lachlan bedding Kimberly when she was sleeping so she didn't even know what was happening to her (and it happened only a couple of days after two meeting for the first time)? I would have given 3.5 stars if there is one. I would recommend Man of my dreams rather than its sequel.
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Summary: Way better than the prequel, Man of My Dreams.
Review: I enjoyed this book a lot more than the prequel, MAN OF MY DREAMS. Although this one is a bit on the light side compared to my other book readings, I enjoyed it nevertheless. The thing is, LOVE ME FOREVER has the usual plot of an impoverished hero seeking for a rich heiress to marry in order to save his clan... Since I've read many books with this familiar format, I didn't have that new excitement feelings while reading this book. In my opinion, Love Me Forever needs a bit more of wickedness to add sauciness to the overall story, a little bit of hard twist to add excitement and a little bit more of misunderstanding to add complexity to the relationship. However, Johanna Lindsey made it up by adding a touch of spunk & uniqueness on her well defined and utterly lovable characters. Lachlan and Kimberly are now in one of few favorite hero/heroine list of all times. They both have flaws physically which was a welcome change for me. They're both too tall for others yet perfectly fit for each other. I was also getting tired of dark, stuffy, brooding and overbearing heroes. Our Lachlan here is playful, a tease, charming and loving. He's a happy go lucky kindda guy. Mind u, he is all MANLY with a touch of arrogance but his boyish character is what drawned me more to him. There's also no denial for him, he knows what he wants and goes for it. He realized in the end that he was in love with Kimberly and accepted it so. He is direct yet perhaps a bit dense... MEN, what can I say? LOL. Now, our heroine, Kimberly is just as refreshing as Lachlan. She was not describe as overly beautiful nor was she attractively sought after like most heroine in other books. In fact, She was considered unnoticeable. She does have her own beauty though which people notices only after a time. Kindda like, Her beauty grows in you. She's quite & shy from time to time which I find fetching. She can be confident one minute then insecure next. She's more realistic, just like u and me. That's what made me like her all the more. Together, they made up for each other's weaknesses. He is handsome, she is regular. He is funny, she is serious. When one is too trustful, the other is wary. I say, they are truly for each other! As for their relationship, well...their love developed slowly yet surely. I liked that idea very much. This isn't a love at first sight thing, at least not for Lachlan, for he only have eyes for Megan. Ugh. Now, this is an added flutter to the plot. Since I've read MAN ON MY DREAMS, it was also good to see Megan and Devlin again. To read updates about the rest of the characters in MOMD was definitely a smiler. However, If u read my review on MOMD, the prequel for this book, you will see that I particularly didn't favor Megan and Devlin there... They're ok but not for me to liked them as I feel for Lachlan and Kimberly here in LMF. Especially after reading that harsh and low incident with Devlin and Lachlan (read to know what i mean), it was just so easy for me to dislike Devlin... UGH! Oh well, in the end, Ms. Lindsey did once again made up for that and made Devlin likable again. But I still like Lachlan best! Despite its light-sided plot, Overall, this book is filled with humor and heart warming scenes you wouldn't want to miss.
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Summary: THIS BOOK IS NOT ABOUT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Review: It is often that we read books about good-looking man and woman who fell in-love with each other at first sight (because of their looks!) this plot is just so hmmm, used? redundant? Here, Lachlan didn't fall in-love with Kimberly straight away as she doesn't look good at first glance. Lachlan's feelings for Kimberly slowly developed because the more he looks at her, the more he sees her inner beuty, and after sometime, he realized that he just found himself liking the look of her! Kimberly is also super sexy but very reserved! Which has so much appeal to a man such as Lachlan! Hero types of men go for reserved, witty, charming type of women. TO TOP IT ALL, LOVE SOMETIMES DOESN'T HAPPEN STRAIGHT AWAY, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, LOVE DEVELOPS IN IT'S OWN PERFECT TIME!
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Summary: A head-strong Scotsman and a head-strong Englishwoman...
Review: Frustrated and financially lacking, Lachlan MacGregor laird of the clan MacGregor, realizes he needs money fast - a rich wife. He has responsibilities towards the clan and stealing from the rich is only getting them so far. When his father died his step-mother left with the family riches leaving Lachlan the clan with nothing to support them. The only quick way to find a wife is to participate in the coming out season. There has only been one woman for Lachlan when it came to love but Megan is now married to the Duke - but for the clan he'll do it. Kimberly's mother has died and before the official season of mourning is even over her father is pushing her out of the nest to find a husband. But NO SCOTSMAN! He has found a woman to marry and she will not consider him unless there are no children at home. He sends Kimberly with the promise of a might dowery in her pocket to the home of the Duke and Duchess who are to be her escorts into the Season. It is there that Lachlan and Kimber meet. It is not love at first sight but there is an attraction. Lachlan ends up on the home of his first love Megan (the Duchess) but he is pulled to Kimber. It gets pretty comical here for Lachlan thinks he is going to carry Megan away from the Duke to be his love but he keeps ending up with Kimber- not to mention the girl back home that is "pining over Lachlan" to return home and realize that she is the woman for him. What a mess! Especially when the Duke's prize horse come up missing and Lachlan is automatically accused of the stealing since that is how the clan has been supporting themselves up to now. His only alibi is Kimber- but she doesn't want to speak up because that would put her in his bedroom at night when it happened and her reputation ruined. But who did it? The stable boy claims the man sound like Lachlan! It is a fun read though it is lacking at times- kind of blah. You can tell this is an older book to read. But it is still a cute one.
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Summary: Charming - If You Take It For What It Is
Review: I picked up Love Me Forever on a lark and was pleasantly surprised. What makes this book so enjoyable is, by far, the lead characters. Kimberly is an admirable woman who doesn't fit the petite, spoiled, typically "virginal" heroine mold. And though she puts up little resistance to Lachlan after their first physical encounter, her insecurities feed enough of her internal conflict to make their relationship interesting. Lachlan, is your typical charming, Scottish, alpha-Laird, but he's drawn so well as a character and has such heart that you can't help but fall in love with him. Both the weak plot resolution (in terms of having to clear Lachlan's name) and the fact that Lachlan carried a torch for his former lady-love for so long and also while he was actively seducing Kimberly, rubbed me the wrong way; but other than that, this is a fun book with great characters and should definetly be on your "To Be Read" pile.
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Summary: One of the Best!!
Review: I absolutely love this book. It was one of the first Johanna Lindsey books that I read, and it kept me coming back for more. The story between Lachlan and Kimberly is magical. Lachlan discovers that Kimberly is the one for him early on. It was wonderful to read the ways he tries to convince her that they are meant for each other. This is truly one of her best books. Nobody should hesitate to buy this one. It is definatly a keeper!
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Summary: Another of Lindsey's great Scots male characters!
Review: Have you noticed that all of Ms Lindsey's Scots men are her best? They are all funny, charming, sweet, devil-may-care, unrefined and a bit clueless! I enjoyed Duncan from "The Heir", Jamie from "A Gentle Feuding" and now Lachlan. I liked how the romance here sort of snuck up on both characters. Neither was initially interested in the other, yet there was definitely something there. Something that, as they were thrown together, started to manifest itself to real attraction and then to something more. Kimberly was a walking contradiction in that she was always trying to be so proper, but kept doing things that were highly improper - with Lachlan! But I must say, he was hard to resist. He was very charming and persuasive and Kimberly tried desperately not to fall under his spell since she has heard Lachlan proclaim his love for someone else (their hostess, Megan). While Lachlan continues to claim devotion to Megan, he discovers that he can't get "Kimber" out of his mind. When Lachlan is wrongfully accused of stealing horses from Megan's husband's stable, Kimberly sets out to prove him innocent. Kimberly knows he is innocent because she was with Lachlan at the time, but cannot admit that without ruining her reputation. So she and Megan take on the task of clearing Lachlan's name (without endangering Kimberly's rep). Little do both Kimberly and Lachlan know, but Megan has been playing matchmaker for them all along, throwing them together and planting seeds in each other. Well, Megan was right, all ends well with Kimberly and Lachlan marrying and with Kimberly discovering her Scots roots and family she never knew.
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Summary: Nothing New.....
Review: This book was bland. It wasn't bad but it wasn't good. It was simply bland. The story didn't really have anything intresting happen. No big crisis or argument. There was one thing I didn't really like, when Lachlan gets into Kimberly's bed only about 2 days after they'd met and Kimberly not actually realizing what was happening. To me, that just isn't romantic. But then, that's just my personal opinion.
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