Monica McCarty
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- McCarty, Monica
- Geburtstag
- 1968
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- female
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- USA
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- Andrea Cirillo (Jane Rotrosen Agency)
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- Monica McCarty is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twenty-two Historical romances. Her first contemporary suspense novel, GOING DARK, part of her LOST PLATOON series, launched in September 2017. Her books have won and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America’s RITA & Golden Heart, RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice, the Bookseller’s Best, and Amazon’s Best Books of the Year. Known for her “torrid chemistry” and “lush and steamy romance” (Publishers Weekly), her books have been translated and published throughout the world. When not trekking across the moors and rocky seascapes of Scotland and England, Monica can be found in Northern California with her husband and two children.
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Scottish Historical Romance in Name that Book (November 2016)
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#7.5 in the Highland Guard series and a novella, so this is short, and some back history/characterisations (especially those of the secondary characters) are short as a result. I have not read any other books in this series so dont know how this stacks up against any of the others.
There is some frank sexual talk, especially at the beginning of the book, so not for those who are of a sensitive nature! After being away fighting, James returns to retake the castle, and finds Joanna at their usual meeting place. Things come to a head, when Joanna realises that the others were right - James will never marry her, as his ambition will make him marry someone of higher status and with money. However, he assumes that she's willing to be his mistress, and cannot understand that she expected more, especially after losing her virginity to him. Little does he know, she is also pregnant with his child.
James takes it hard that he cant have his cake AND eat it - after all Joanna loves him and want sex with him, right? So why cant this work? Joanna cuts off all contact, and James goes back out to fight for Robert Bruce, spending months away from home. When he is offered what he thought he wanted - the hand of Bruce's youngest daughter in marriage - he realises he has to make a decision. He is shocked to find out just what Joanna has been going through as a result of his actions, and starts trying to make amends.
This is a novella, so things do happen rather brusquely so I dont know if things could have been done better/differently if done as a book (would James have done more grovelling for instance?). Suitably distracting afternoon read, but not sure I'd be actively seeking out others in this series (though if one fell my way I wouldnt say no)… (mehr)
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So I wanted to really enjoy this one, as I had loved the first book. I should have been aware of who the heroine is though. So my issue with this book is the heroine. I gave it till about 50% and I just had to set it aside. The heroine was very toxic and honestly TSTL. Normally I am not super picky about that but why can't author's write journalistic heroines better? My issue with the heroine was she was willing to do anything for a story including risk the hero's life. She literally tells the hero he is fine and he can handle himself. Basically shrugging it off like its no big deal that she is willing to put his life at risk so she can get her story. And it just got worse as the story moved forward and not seeing how this author can redeem this heroine, so will be setting it aside.… (mehr)