The heroine Riona is shocked when she is confronted by the hero Cameron. She hasn't seen him in over a uear after he just left without word one day. And now he demanding to know who the father of her baby is. Riona was deeply heartbroken when Cameron left, and was left feeling like her simple crofting life was not good enough for the suarve new American Laird. She tries to deny her baby is Cameron's but he quickly realises the truth. Cameron gives her two choices; she can either marry him, which he makes clear would only be a marriage of convenience for their son's sake. Or he will sue her for custody. Riona agrees to marry him as she knows that her son deserves everything Cameron can give him, but Cameron's obvious dislike for her makes it a very difficult decision. Things only get worse when she moves to America with him and discoveres just how powerful and wealthy his faily are, not to mention disapproving. She knows Cameron never loved her, but her feelings for him never changed, which only makes it harder for her to go through with everything. I really enjoyed this book, it had me hooked in right from the start. This is certainly a very emotion-heavy book, but it is written beautifully. The character's back story is told very well, although I would have preferred it to have been revealed bit by bit over the whole book, rather than as a big lump right at the start. I also would have liked to have Cameron's point of view included. The author handles the differences between the hero and heroine's way of living very well. I never felt as though the heroine is an inferior character because of her basic life. The inclusion of Cameron's jealous stepsister is interesting but not overdone (hurrah!).The book flows well, I couldn't put it down. Very enjoyable.Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
Simple but proud Scottish crofter is not awed by their village's new American laird & tries to fight her attraction towards him b/c of their socio-economic differences. She eventually succumbs to their strong attraction as Hero persists on breaking down her walls with his charm & forthrightness. Their affair last a few weeks until Hero, suddenly & without notice, leaves for America. After more than a year, Hero comes back & demands to know who the father of heroine's 5-month-old baby is. Even though heroine denies his paternity, hero soon finds out the truth & pressures her to marry him. She eventually gives in to this legal threats & visits his family home in Boston where she finds out what she's marrying into.This Fraser book had emotional depth & quick pacing. I liked the heroine's inner strength, integrity, simplicity, self-acceptance, & independence. I liked Hero's desperate love for heroine. In this book, Hero is more open & vulnerable than heroine but it's not because he's a beta or wimpy hero nor is it because heroine is cold or unfeeling. Their emotional openness are products of their cultural background, past relationships, & personalities. Although sexual tension was good, the love scenes are not detailed, which is typical of Fraser. Recommended.
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Nicely done secret baby story. Although the hero acted like a 20 year old instead of a 35 year old in doing the thing that broke them up. Still I liked the touch of pathos and angst. This heroine was one of those who really only belonged in one place. She ended up in Boston and while definitely a fish out of water did more or less hold her own. But she really only belonged in Scotland. You could tell the hero was crazy about her so the author did a good job on that even if there was no scenes from his POV. There were flashbacks which I generally don't enjoy but here it wasn't too intrusive. I ended up enjoying it.
—Jacqueline
