What do You think about The Truelove Bride (1999)?
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
