In fact, on their wedding night, he basically raped her, stole the bloodied marriage sheets, and ran off to prove to the big bad that she had been claimed and was no longer available. And then he really only tried to make the sexy times good for Mairin because she insulted his prowess, not to actually please her. Not that this situation is much better.Įwan had no interest in Mairin until he found out that she was the dead king's daughter. She was his from the moment she entered his property, even though she did so under duress and basically to escape the man who is planning on raping and murdering her. (That seems to be a theme with books that I'm reading lately, and it's no coincidence that I've been reading more 'romance' books than I usually do.) A prime example is the pullquote above. But they're archetypes of characters rather than fully realized people in and of themselves.Īlthough, to be fair, even if there had been character development, I wouldn't have been able to focus on it because of the completely unhealthy relationship which was represented. Yes, Ewan is strong and laird-like, and Mairin is perfect parts stubborn female and doting wife and mother.

There was little to no character development here, which is interesting considering that these characters are part of a trilogy. Plus, us ladies love a firm hand and domineering males. Even though she's ill treated by Ewan, it's gotta be better than being raped and murdered as soon as she carries to term the seed of aforementioned big bad. But who could have guessed that from this marriage of convenience, 'love' would grow?Įveryone. It will help to keep her safe, and it will endow Ewan with the large swath of land that was left for her and the connection to the crown.

After all, it's the best thing for both of their sakes. And she will marry Ewan-whether she wants to or not. But it seems that all of his problems are solved when Mairin, the illegitimate daughter of the late king, falls into his lap. Ewan is bent on revenge after most of his family was killed eight years ago following an attack perpetrated by the big bad guy of the area. In this first in what is called the McCabe trilogy-each book focused on one of the three McCabe brothers-we meet the eldest McCabe, Ewan. Anyway, thank goodness I love Outlander so much because this one was.not my favourite. In Bed with a Highlander was the alt during the month when the main was Outlander, which I've actually read independent of VF Rewind and haven't had a chance to blog about yet. (94) Part of Vaginal Fantasy Rewindīack on the train in a real way with this next book in VF Rewind. From the moment she'd set foot on his lands, she was his.

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