'The Chief' in the 'Highland Guard' series by Monica McCarty follows the story of an arranged marriage where the connection between the couple sparks in the bedroom before they truly get to know each other. The book is set in medieval Scotland and focuses on the romance between the characters, portraying their struggles and growth throughout the storyline. The writing style of the book is engaging, with well-developed characters and a plot that keeps the readers immersed in the Scottish setting of the story.
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Content warnings include themes of forced marriage, references to abuse, and explicit sexual content that may not be suitable for all readers.
Has Romance?
Romance plays a substantial role in the book, with meaningful developments between the main characters as they navigate their challenging relationship.
From The Publisher:
AN ELITE FIGHTING FORCE UNLIKE THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN . . .
Scouring the darkest corners of the Highlands and Western Isles, Robert the Bruce handpicks ten warriors to help him in his quest to free Scotland from English rule. They are the best of the best, chosen for their superior skills in each discipline of warfare. And to lead his secret Highland Guard, Bruce chooses the greatest warrior of all.
The ultimate Highland warlord and a swordsman without equal, Tor MacLeod has no intention of being drawn into Scotland's war against the English. Dedicated to his clan, the fiercely independent chief answers to no one-especially not to his alluring new bride, bartered to him in a bid to secure his command of the deadliest fighting force the world has ever seen. The treacherous chit who made her way to Tor's bed may have won his hand, but she will never claim his heart.
Although her husband's reputation is as fierce as his manner, Christina Fraser believes that something softer hides beneath his brutal shell. But the only warmth she feels is in their bed, in glorious moments of white-hot desire that disappear with the dawn. When Christina's reckless bid to win her husband's love goes awry and thrusts them into danger on the eve of war, Tor will face his ultimate battle: to save his wife and to open his heart-before it's too late.
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***3.5***
I did like it, but...
I was a bit frustrated at how one-sided the relationship was. To my mind, when you have a heroine essentially throwing herself at a cold hero the entire book, at some point he's got to grovel - I mean REALLY grovel - to prove he deserves someone who so adores him.
I don't feel like that happened here. There was a turning point, of course, but ... he didn't have to do much to earn her back, aside from just expressing interest, for like the first time ever.
*sigh*
What can you read after
The Chief?
About the Author:
Monica McCarty is the bestselling author of The Arrow, The Raider, The Hunter, the Highlander trilogy, the Campbell trilogy, and more. Her interest in the Scottish clan system began in the most unlikely of places: a comparative legal history course at Stanford Law School….
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