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The Truelove Bride (1999)

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055358054X (ISBN13: 9780553580549)
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A really good read and probably a 4.5 but it is hard not to start rating an author's books against each other when you read a lot of them. I love stories set in Scotland, stories with a supernatural theme, legends and myths, romance without smut, strong major characters.....and Shana Abe's writing. This book has them all. The story begins in London in 1159 where we meet lady Avalon d'Farouche who is having a very uncomfortable time at King Henry's court. Her Scottish blood and rumors that she is a witch makes her an outcast even though she is a noblewoman. Avalon is not a witch, but she does have an awareness of things, often things she does not want to see or know. She has been betrothed practically since birth to Marcus Kincardine who she has never seen since she was a small child. He has been far away in foreign lands fighting in a religious war and has had no contact with her. She knows why she was promised to him by her father. It is because of a curse with a history of over a hundred years, and both of their fathers believed the union of these two would break the curse on their people.The curse began with a laird and his lady of Kincardine(with Avalon's unusual hair color and eyes) who were deeply in love. An evil faerie wanted her and tried many times to take her away from her husband. One day the lady was out gathering wool when the faerie came upon her, took her honor (as they said back then). and she died on the spot. The laird found her there and abandoned his faith and called on the devil to avenge what had been done. The devil came and turned the faery into a burnt and blackened rock and then demanded payment. The devil told him he did not want his soul but he would take his children and his children's children from him and his land would be barren as well as his animals. The curse would last one hundred years until a child was born with the "mark of the lady", a daughter of his clan, and she would wed the laird. The devil added, "And she will be a warrior maiden who will know your deepest hearts and thoughts. And she will hate your very name."Thus our story begins to get interesting when Marcus Kincardine returns with his mystical Moor servant and a past as brutal and hurtful as Avalon's own has been. And I will say no more, but there are many twists and turns. Great story.

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This is a historical romance with a hint of paranormal.Avalon is a just a child when her family is killed in front of her. She is saved by a Scottish laird, his own son being her betrothed from early childhood, as he and his clan believe that she is the key to a long ago family curse,. Assuming she is dead, her cousin claims her home and properties. Years later it is discovered that she survived and is brought into the London life. When she is old enough to claim her inheritance she is summoned back home by her cousin, who has plans to break her Scottish betrothal and marry her to his brother to keep her wealth in the family. Of course her true betrothed comes along and kidnaps her to Scotland, wanting her to marry him and bring an end to the century long curse. Well, this is a historical romance, so lots of heavy breathing, intense stares, passionate kissing ensues. Plus lots of "we're fighting, but he all of a sudden kisses me really hard so naturally I forget what we are fighting about and stop being mad at him even though I had every right to be mad because he was being domineering or stubborn or stupid or condescending." There are a couple twists along the way. Who hired the Picts that raided and killed her family? Will she marry her betrothed, Marcus even though she vowed long ago to never marry him to spite his abusive father? Will she embrace the secret power she has as a gift instead of the curse she has viewed it as? Etc etc. Again, as a historical romance, it's pretty predictable, some parts hard to follow, descriptive sequences don't always make sense, but that's to be expected. In all, a decent book, easy read. The characters, despite the paranormal aspect, are pretty relate-able. Though if this was part of a series, I don't think I would continue reading.
—Tedi

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