Kilgannon

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: I adored this book. I enjoyed the characters, and I am really looking forwarded to getting the Sequel! I am a huge fan of Diana Gabaldon-and this book definately comes close to her work! I thoroughly enjoyed this book-both historical aspects and the romance in it. If you don't fall in love with Alex then there has to be something wrong you!

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Summary: Attention Gabaldon and Donati fans...
Review: I came across this book in a search for something like Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series or Sara Donati's "Into the Wilderness". While not quite the same standard of the other two authors, Kathleen Givens does not disappoint. English lady Mary Lowell is stuck in something of a mundane existence. She is being courted by a man whose intentions are unclear. Her friends are getting married, while she is being passed back and forth between relatives. One night, at one ball, she meets Alex MacGannon, Earl and laird of Kilgannon. In a time when feelings between Scotland and England are unsettled, at best, these two people ignore their heritages and fall in love. Questions of mysterious attacks, sinking ships, and jealous family members threaten the new found relationship. But through it all, love will triumph.

Givens has done a good job with "Kilgannon". I found a lighter version of Gabaldon's "Outlander", but a little more strictly romance. The characters are a little weaker, but all in all, this is a good story. So, if you are an "Outlander" fan like myself, waiting impatiently for the next installment, give this on a try.

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Summary: similar to Outlander Series
Review: I found Kilgannon and The Wild Rose of Kilgannon to be very similar to the Diana Galbaldon Outlander Series MINUS the time travel. I really enjoyed Kilgannon and it's sequel. I would recommend it to anyone without hesitation!

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Summary: Kilgannon
Review: I have never read any books by Kathleen Givens before. I could not put this book down! I am also a Sara Donati and Diane Gabaldon fan. I fell in love with Alex MacGannon from the start. I wish there were more romance in the world as in this time. I often feel I was born in the wrong time! I would highly recommend this bookso much so that I had to go out and get her next book!

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Summary: Kilgannon
Review: I have never read any books by Kathleen Givens before. I could not put this book down! I am also a Sara Donati and Diane Gabaldon fan. I fell in love with Alex MacGannon from the start. I wish there were more romance in the world as in this time. I often feel I was born in the wrong time! I would highly recommend this bookso much so that I had to go out and get her next book!

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Summary: A really good read
Review: I love reading about scottish historical romance and this one caught my eye. The characters are good, they seem to have chemistry. Alex is not the typical laird. He seems to tell Mary everything that goes on in his life. My favorite series of all time is Diana Gabladon's "Outlander" series. This is also along that line. Alex and Mary are a great couple, who you want to root for. Their love for one another is truly great. I can't wait to read the sequel to "Kilgannon".

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Summary: I love eveything scottish!
Review: I loved eveything about this book I could not put it down! This is a must read

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Summary: I loved it!
Review: I loved Kathleen Givens' new book Kilgannon, apparently the first in a series. The sequel, The Wild Rose of Kilgannon will be out in November (1999) and I'm looking forward to reading that one too. Alex was the perfect hero - a tall gorgeous man with integrity and a sense of honor. And he's in love with his wife. Who could ask for more? Well, it would be nice if he stayed home. Watching Mary grow up was great - she was bored with London and her life at the beginning of the book, but she certainly knew enough to grab this man before someone else did! She had to grow up in a hurry, but this gal was up to the challenge and I liked her a lot. Whenever she and Alex were together the dialogue was fantastic. I laughed and I cried and I stayed up almost all night. This book should come with a pack of tissues - but be warned - you'll have to read the sequel to find out how it all ends. I've got my calendar marked already! I just can't forget these characters. It would make a great movie.

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Summary: I couldn't put them down!
Review: I ordered both Kilgannon and The Wild Rose of Kilgannon at the same time. I ended up reading them both in two days. The story is excellent. After reading (and loving) the Gabaldon series it was nice to read a story set during the Rising of the '15. While Ms. Givens's kept me very interested in the characters, settings and historical sequences, my reason for the one lacking star is that I felt that some of the characters would not have reacted in the ways that they did. Without giving too much away, I don't think that Alex would have been so kind to his brother, even given the family history.
Overall, I loved the books and hope to be reading a new Kathleen Givens novel very soon!

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Summary: A thoroughly good read.
Review: I picked this book up on a whim and am so glad I did. The characters are real and I never found myself questioning their thoughts or actions. You appreciate Mary's struggle to come to terms with life in the Highlands which is so different from her easy & boring life in London (before Alex came along). Alex is charming, funny and romantic. It's easy to see why Mary fell for him, he respects her mind and heart and never treats her terribly, as I've seen a lot in romance novels, man treats the woman horribly yet because he's attractive she puts up with it and falls in love. Mary is an intelligent woman with a good heart, she is very likable. It's a good book to curl up with on a rainy day.