Knight in Highland Armor: Highland Dynasty, #1
By Amy Jarecki
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Grieving from the death of his wife, Lord Colin Campbell listens to the cries of his newborn son whilst penning a missive to the king. With no marriage prospects, Colin petitions his majesty for help in finding a stepmother. Never again will he fall in love—the death of a woman brings more pain than losing a whole contingent of men on the battlefield.
Feisty, quick tongued and smart, Margaret Robinson is delighted when her father receives a messenger from the king…until she discovers what news he brings. In a sennight, she will wed the notorious Black Knight—her life is about to end.
Tension builds during the wedding and deteriorates from there…until an accident draws them together. Just when their love begins to blossom, a dire request arrives from the Pope. Colin must join the Crusades at once.
Their fragile love is forced to withstand the seductions of hell—Margaret tempted by a scoundrel laird—Colin courted by Satan himself. Aye, the war for Christendom could very well ruin their dreams forever.
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Reviews for Knight in Highland Armor
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5...intriguing highlander travails1455 Scottish highlands. Not quite the time of mail order brides but writing and asking for a bride via a letter maybe more the norm for these medieval times. Lord Colin Campbell's beloved wife Jonet has died in childbirth. Colin has been commanded back to Crusades for the third time by the grand Master of the Order of St. John. Colin is a Knight of the Order.Colin applies to the King for a wife to be a step mother to his new bairn. The older plain woman he envisages, whom will fall in with his marriage for necessity plans, is not what Colin gets. Rather he is married to Margaret Robinson. Young, attractive, determined and talented. Margaret is hoping for someone younger and more loving. Someone who will recognize her abilities and stand by her side.Their's is not a marriage made in heaven, but it could well end that way.Though the trials and misunderstandings of unsolved grief, of lack of communication, of long years of enforced separation, of treachery and more litter their path, they find their way to each other.A romantic story shines through the harsh beginnings and flowers despite the rocky conditions surrounding this particular highlander knight. Loosely based on the life of Colin Campbell, the first Lord of Glenorchy, Amy Jarecki once again gives us an intriguing novel rooted in the shrouded mists of the past.A NetGalley ARC
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Knight In Highland Armor is the first book in the newest series by this author. Now I have to say that I feel a little ashamed that I haven't read this author before now. Especially with her Highland Force series and how popular it has become among readers, librarians and bloggers of all kinds. This story was so different from other highland romances I have read...way different, but in a very positive way. This story definitely was a change for me, many authors now especially historical ones, write sweet and charming love stories...and though this one had that charm, it also had some difficult concepts but were very real ones. I loved how this story you see the history and how sometimes even if two people love each other they can be apart for quite some time.Lord Colin Campbell has just lost his wife in childbirth, and has a son to care for. He has been called to go fight the Turks on a holy campaign, but he must find a woman suitable to caring for his son. The king sets a match with Margaret Robinson. Margaret is capable and strong, and has been involved in her family's estate since she can remember. But now she must marry a stranger out of duty. At first she doesn't think that Colin even likes her, and their first time in bed was hardly worth remembering. But soon Colin and Margaret begin to form a trust and you see how they begin to fall in love. But then Colin is called away to the crusades by the Pope...Margaret wonders if Colin will return alive to his family once again or be killed....What I really enjoyed about this one, was the setting. I adore romances from this time period. I am a huge historical romance nut, but what we have here is a complex emotional story that really tugged at my heartstrings. I loved Margaret's fierce determination and fire, she doesn't back down and when she knows she can help she does. Colin is overcome with grief, and doesn't see that Margaret can heal him from the death of his first beloved wife. I found that this book also introduced the battles of the crusades, and how brutal it could be. We see how even though they are separated these two have a love stronger than any battles or deceptions. There is also quite a bit of intrigue that comes into play, and my heart just went out to these two...the villain of the story, is one bad guy I would like to run a sword through. Although the aspect of the villain, really adds more depth to the story and the plot tends to really thicken when he starts to play a active role in the story.Overall a in depth romance, of passion, history, hard to win love, and a romance to fight for!! I have been won by this author, and I can't wait to try her out further. BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN!!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awesome.great book. Great characters. Sexy too. All in one book
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/53.5-4 stars
I finished this book a little over a day ago, but decided to take time to process how I felt about it. It was interesting and fun to read at times, but others seemed to go on and on forever (like when Colin was at war, I just wanted it all to end).
Margaret was an interesting character, I liked her. She had spirit, was funny, and smart. Except at a later part of the book where I questioned her sanity and her smartness.
Colin was a work in progress for me. It took a while to warm up to him because he was a complete douchelord at first. Yes he was in mourning, but he was a bit of an idiot about it.
Things I didn't enjoy in this book weren't many, but some lines bothered me.
Margret: "Will the Turks never stop?"
Colin : "They are an evil force. The Arabs war with each other as much as they do with the Christians"
Turks are not Arab, yes there are some Arab-Turks living in the South/South-Eastern regions, where Turkey has borders with Arab countries. If the author was being historically accurate, the reference would have been to the Ottoman empire, not to Arabs or Turks. Also, as an Arab, I didn't really appreciate that political reference to Arabs because I don't need to be reminded of the issues we have in the Arab world while I'm trying to read a romantic novel.
Also "infidel Muslims" on the second page really annoyed me.
I won't claim to know how anyone was referenced in old communications during the Christian-Ottoman wars, but seeing that we are living in the present day, I would be a bit selective when it comes to referencing any religion, race, culture. We live in a global world, and a book can (and will) be picked up by people of different backgrounds, ethnicity, religions.. So why dim anyone's reading experience by making specific references that could be unpleasant for the reader?
Overall, the book was a good read if not a little too long and repetitive at parts. Worth reading if you are into historic/Highlander romances.
*This arc was kindly provided by Rapture Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Historical RomanceScotlandLord Colin Campbell is grieving from losing his wife. He pens a missive to the king as he listens to the cries of his newborn son. Colin needs a stepmother for his son and he has no marriage prospects so he petitions the king to help him in his endeavor. Colin is determined to never fall in love again as it just brings more pain than losing a contingent of men on the battlefield.Margaret Robinson is smart, feisty and quick tongued. When her father receives a messenger from the king she is delighted. At least until she learns the news he brings. She is to be wed in a sennight to the notorious Black Knight. She is sure her life is about to end.The wedding has tension and from there things just get worse. At least until an accident brings Colin and Margaret together. Just as Colin and Margaret fall in love Colin receives a request from the Pope that is dire. Colin is to join the Crusades at once.With their new love still fragile it is going to have to withstand some formable seductions. Margaret is being tempted by a laird that is a scoundrel and Colin is courted by Satan himself. With the war for Christendom raging it just might destroy their dreams forever.This is fantastic book that takes readers back into history and brings it alive. It has a lot of action that keeps the story moving along at a pace that readers won’t want to put it down. It paints a picture of what the Crusades where like along with the Highlands of Scotland. The description of all the different places comes to vivid life and takes the reader back into time. The characters bring the story to life and makes for a book that readers will devour. It will also have readers wanting to revisit the places again and again. Readers will want to see more from this author after reading this book.Received a review copy