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Summary: My first Julia London!
Review: I just loved this book! i cannot say enough about it! Liam was so funny I was laughing out loud, and yet he was so sweet and caring. It was so wonderful watching his relationship with Ellen's daughter grow. And he and Ellen had such a wonderful relationship....until she betrayed him. But, as a mother I can understand her desperation, so didnt feel to harshly about her in the end. I literally almost cried when she left the way she did and he was asking her how she could do that to him and his family. This book is wonderful and I look forward to more of Julia London's books!!
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Summary: Maybe the Best Historical I've Read
Review: I love London's books, and this was no disappointment - I could not put it down. Its her best yet, it may be the best book of my year. If you like historical romance, London is always a good bet, but you will absolutely fall in love with this book and especially Liam. She's a real talent and Liam is a real hero. Don't miss it. And the cover ain't too bad, either.
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Summary: Nice read
Review: I read some of the other reviews, and clearly personal tastes play into their criticisms. Liam's character was fun and I loved the brogue. Natalie (the little girl) did live in La-La land, but that was understandable given their circumstances. Natalie's problems also set up the "chase". The book doesn't end, but sets up the next in the series. When can we expect that one?
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Summary: great tale that loses steam
Review: Julia London has always been a solid writer, but this time, the book felt rushed, not really polished. It's uneasy pace works to undermine the first book in her new series. It left me feeling a wee bit let down. A great story, but it just ran out of power about half way through.The story centers on the Lockharts, both English and Scottish branches and the magic "charm" of the Lockharts - "the beastie". The Scottish branch feels it is theirs, but over the centuries cannot seem to hold on to it. So the tale opens with Captain Liam Lockhart - from the Scottish branch - coming to London to "fetch back" the wee beastie. He meets the darling 9 year old Emily, and then her mother Ellen. He adores the child, and is drawn to Ellen, but he, at first, believes she is the wife of the man running the boarding house where he is staying. Once that is found to be error, he assumes she is a widow. Desperate to get away from her evil father, Ellen steals the beastie from Liam to gain her freedom. Liam is, naturally, furious and sets out to track down the light-fingered Ellen and recapture his family's treasure. There is humor, passion and empathy for Ellen, but frankly, I have problems that Ellen was willing to steal from him instead of just asking for help. It somehow just did not set well with me having her stealing from a man she was already falling in love with. I loved Liam - a braw Scot, scarred from Waterloo and a real man in the midst of the dandies of the ton. The book is fast paced at the start, but about midway begins to lose steam and you feel you are reading just to reach the end. With a little polishing, this could have been a winner. It's still an interesting read, with some really bright moments, so hopefully the next installments in the series will be produced in a less rushed fashion.
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Summary: great tale that loses steam
Review: Julia London has always been a solid writer, but this time, the book felt rushed, not really polished. It's uneasy pace works to undermine the first book in her new series. It left me feeling a wee bit let down. A great story, but it just ran out of power about half way through. The story centers on the Lockharts, both English and Scottish branches and the magic "charm" of the Lockharts - "the beastie". The Scottish branch feels it is theirs, but over the centuries cannot seem to hold on to it. So the tale opens with Captain Liam Lockhart - from the Scottish branch - coming to London to "fetch back" the wee beastie. He meets the darling 9 year old Emily, and then her mother Ellen. He adores the child, and is drawn to Ellen, but he, at first, believes she is the wife of the man running the boarding house where he is staying. Once that is found to be error, he assumes she is a widow. Desperate to get away from her evil father, Ellen steals the beastie from Liam to gain her freedom. Liam is, naturally, furious and sets out to track down the light-fingered Ellen and recapture his family's treasure. There is humor, passion and empathy for Ellen, but frankly, I have problems that Ellen was willing to steal from him instead of just asking for help. It somehow just did not set well with me having her stealing from a man she was already falling in love with. I loved Liam - a braw Scot, scarred from Waterloo and a real man in the midst of the dandies of the ton. The book is fast paced at the start, but about midway begins to lose steam and you feel you are reading just to reach the end. With a little polishing, this could have been a winner. It's still an interesting read, with some really bright moments, so hopefully the next installments in the series will be produced in a less rushed fashion.
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Summary: Julia London rocks!
Review: One of my favorite authors, Julia London delivers once again with this fast paced, highly enjoyable read. Liam is a hero to die for-- as evidenced by the HOT cover but also in the way he pursues, and falls for, Ellen. Great chemistry between the lead characters and witty dialogue mark Highlander Unbound as a must buy romance. Great title, too.
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Summary: A Unique Approach for a Scot to Survive Living in London
Review: Setting - Scotland and London 1816 --- Highlander Unbound is the beginning of a new series by Julia London.... Based upon the prologue the series centers around a small artifact in the form of a 'beastie' which over the centuries has passed back and forth between the English and Scottish Lockhart families. The Scottish Lockharts, never being able to hang on to it. With the beastie comes a legend that has gotten convoluted in the re-telling over the centuries. In this first book, captain Liam Lockhart travels to London to 'retrieve' this valuable family heirloom. A veteran hero of the battle of Waterloo, he is the eldest of the three Lockhart siblings and rationalizes that this is not stealing, rather than reclaiming what rightly belongs to the Scottish side of the Lockhart family. Big, burly and with a scar down his face he is used to the disdain and fear of the woman who are introduced to him. Meeting a golden angel on the windy and crowded streets of London, has caught him off guard. He later discovers that she resides in the house where he has let rooms. He has been mesmerized and is completely bewildered because he incorrectly assumes that she is married to his landlord, finding this to be incorrect he then assumes she is a widow. How the lovely Ellen Farnsworth, mother of a 10-year-old precocious daughter could remain unattached was a puzzle he needed to solve. On a mission to save his family's ancestral home, he really shouldn't allow her to become such a distraction, but never before had he been in love. Ellen, on the other hand, swore never to fall in love again and could only think of how to extract herself and her daughter from an indefensible situation. She felt hopeless in having to betray the man who had made her feel alive even though her betrayal would tear her apart. The beginning of this novel showed great promise and though the characters were very well defined, the story seemed to slow down in the middle even with Liam displaying some very original, yet shocking ways to survive bad English dinner fare and lack of good laundry facilities. The reader will certainly enjoy Liam's matter of fact burliness amongst the dandies of the ton. Though I did have problems with Ellen and her decision of betrayal towards Liam, which certainly dampened what I thought was developing into a beautiful romance. It was a good read with some very stimulating and interesting romantic encounters. While not one of my highest rated of reads, I will be looking forward to reading more of the Lockhart families quest to solve the riddle concerning the 'beastie'! *** Marilyn, Official Reviewer for www.historicalromancewriters.com
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Summary: VERY well done indeed...
Review: The beastie was admittedly hideous, but nonetheless, priceless. The gold and ruby statue was valuable enough to save Liam's family home, if he could recover it. The mission was important enough to impel the Scotsman out of the Highlands to noisy, ugly London. He finds a room in a disagreeable Englishman's home, never expecting what will happen next. Liam runs across a little girl with a vivid imagination who introduces him to her mother, Ellen Farnsworth. She steals his heart instantly, but he is sure she is unavailable. Finding that she is not married is almost as great a treasure as the beastie, until Liam learns that Ellen is an even more skillful thief than he thought. She took his heart, the beastie, and as a last indignity, his kilt. He sets off for home, determined to find her and reclaim a bit of his own. Will even her good reasons be sufficient to calm his temper and excuse her betrayal? *** Julia London reveals her grasp of the complexity of love as she intertwines characters lives and multifaceted motivations. Family ties are contrasted, both good and bad. One moment the story is light hearted, and with the turn of a page, cutting truth is sharply revealed. Readers will be left on the edge of their seat at the cliff hanger ending. ***
Amanda Killgore
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Summary: fantastic!!!
Review: This book was fantastic! Absolutely fantastic. The best book I have ever read!!!!!!!! It was so Funny!
It was so sad!
It was so romantic! It made me feel alive I loved it!
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