When I look for a book to read, I usually go for contemporary romance novels but every once in awhile historical romance will land in my lap. I enjoy the departure from the issues today as I delve into another world. I don’t believe I have read a book from Candace Camp before, however she has very well known in the historical romance genre. So I was looking forward to seeing what she has to offer in this new release that I was able to review.
Enraptured by Candace Camp
Series: Secrets of the Loch (Book 3)
Publisher: Pocket Books (January 19, 2016)
ISBN-13: 978-1476741109
When Coll Munro finds himself supervising an archaeological dig on the sprawling Highlands estate of Duncally, the handsome Scot’s only worry is his former crofter friends, who seem to delight in making his job as hard as possible. Little does he know his biggest problem comes in a much smaller package.
Gorgeous Violet Thornhill is an exasperating, meddling bluestocking who came to the site to examine the ruins and instead finds herself studying Coll. The unyielding Highlander and the headstrong English beauty clash at every turn. But when a midnight intruder threatens Violet and the excavation itself, these polar opposites must work together to solve a decades-old mystery. As Coll and Violet race to decipher long-buried clues, will they discover riches hidden years ago…or an unbridled passion more precious than gold?
My Thoughts on Enraptured
Have to admit I was a little skeptical when I first started this book. With it being based in the Scottish Highlander time, during the 1800’s, the author chose to include some conversation using the language of the time. It was a little difficult to read that in the conversations, which did slow me down as I had to figure out phonetically what was being said. However, I was happy to find that as I got into the first chapter and onward, the amount of that language was reduced and didn’t show up in great amounts until the last bit of the book.
There are parts of this book that I really loved and then there are parts that I didn’t care for very much, I have to say.
Love the main hero, Coll! He was very kind and a gentleman. You just knew that he would treat his woman right. I just loved the descriptions of him being so attached and falling for the heroine, Violet. It was sweet and funny and really made the story for me. There is a bit of heat going on between these two that made the romance more interesting too!
The heroine, on the other hand, really annoyed me. I understand the fact that she was a young lady with no encumbrances, had no family, plus had to learn how to stick up for herself. But the author, I think, took it a bit too far with some her feminist thoughts and hard feelings towards Violet’s independence and men in general. It became a detriment, in a way, to the story and also made me not feel overly warm and fuzzy for her.
The author did bring in an interesting storyline with a lot of fun mystery to it plus the uniqueness of the story really made it interesting to read. The story is also part of a series and I felt a little bit lost with some parts of the backstory, however, I was able to follow along better the more I got into the book.
Overall, I really enjoyed the story, the history of the area, and I especially enjoyed Coll’s character. A solid 3 star read for enjoy-ability and the sweet heat these two found together.
Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.
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