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No one can tell the hot-blooded Scottish lass whom to marry! But the much-feared man Nora runs to for protection may be more perilous to her heart than any unwanted groom...

And much more difficult to tame!


Nora is a woman with a mission. Rather than be forced to endure a loveless marriage, she has fled her home, bound for England. There’s one small problem, though; she needs a guide, and the best choice is Ewan MacAllister, the only man both her father and her fiancé fear. Beneath Ewan’s rough and tumble exterior, however, she finds the heart of a loyal friend, and suddenly, more than to be free, she yearns to tame the proud Highlander who protects his wounded heart.

Tormented by his past, Ewan wants only to be left alone. Until the fiery lass forces herself into his remote home and refuses to leave unless he escorts her far away from Scotland. Ewan thinks her mad, especially given her claims to be none other than niece to the Queen of England, but he can’t let her travel about the countryside unescorted. In spite of her unorthodox ways and stubborn nature, she is rather fetching for a bold lass. And to his deepest chagrin, he finds himself wishing for the one thing he never thought to have. A brave Highland lady to call his own…

374 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 26, 2003

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1,231 reviews447 followers
March 14, 2017
¡Pero que bonito libro!

No soy dada a leer libros de escoceses HAHAHA aunque me fascinan sus historias nunca me han parecido tan buenas como las ambientadas en la regencia londinense pero este libro fue bonito. Sin más.

Estuvo lleno de aventuras y diversión pero también con esa parte dura y emocional a la que nos tiene acostumbrados la autora.

Quedé con la intriga sobre KM pero supongo que me tendré que leer los demás para despejar dudas jaja...
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1,324 reviews1,324 followers
June 2, 2009
I've learned to appreciate Ms. MacGregor's books for the fun they give me. I don't expect historical accuracy, just a light read and pure entertainment. This book was no exception.

Ewan was a slightly tortured hero who, feeling guilty over his brother Kieran's suicide, had chosen to live in a cave apart from his family. Everything was fine and dandy with his surly and solitary life, until Nora barged into his life. I have to say, her reasons for running away from her family and seeking Ewan's help didn't make much sense, but I got along with it - probably because I really liked her. She was a little chatterbox and I doubt she could keep quiet to save her life, but she wasn't annoying and it was fun to see her trying to extract more than a grunt from the gruffy Ewan. In the end, it was easy to see how their different personalities fit each other. Their HEA was one I had no problem believing in.

Not everything was solved by the end of the book and I have mixed feelings about the last-minute twist that Ms. MacGregor left hanging. I thought this was the last book in the MacAllister series and I expected to see everything "tied up". As it was, it looks like I'll have to move to the Brotherhood of the Sword series if I want to know the answers to the questions left unsolved. Do I want to? Yes, I do! :)
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289 reviews102 followers
March 16, 2012
I love the MacAllisters!!!

I took a littel break before reading this one, not on purpose really, I just kind of trailed off. Am I ever glad I got back into this series last night. I've been wanting to read Ewan's story since a few books back. Ewan has been living in pain since his brothers death. After fighting over a woman who they both lost because she truly didn't love either of them, but just wanted to use them to get to her real love, his brother and best friend killed himself and Ewan has been blaming himself ever since.

Ewan lives in a cave. Alone and still grieving. Nora was something.. to say the least. She's a kind and gentle woman. She's also a talker, to say the least. Yes, the author did specify that..a lot, but I felt if you were around someone who chattered that much, no matter who you meet, they'd probably remark on that.. especially for a woman in those days.
I've been told I can over talk myself, so I felt her pain. *laughs*

I hated how mean the brothers were to Ewan growing up. I didn't want to think of my favorite set of brothers as such bullies and down right mean, but I guess hard things are said between brothers always. I just felt so bad for the lost love Ewan ensued because of misunderstandings and plain bullying.

Although this story didn't have as much as a plot as some of her past instalments, I still really enjoyed this read. I read it in a few hours before bed and I was completely engrossed.

I also loved the banter between Ewan and Nora. His grumpiness was actually quite charming. I'm a sucker for tough love that blossoms into something beautiful.

I highly recommend this series to all historical romance and highlander romance lovers. I'm about to start 'A Dark Champion' and I know I'm in for a good read.
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November 8, 2020
Une histoire médiocre, sans queue ni tête, que je me suis forcée à terminer.
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June 12, 2011
My review contains spoilers and they're mostly my thoughts as I went with the book. This one's got 2 parts.


I was hoping for a fun read in Ewan's book and it is! Ewan is such an adorable giant of a man, I don't know where to start about him. I so love a man so surly, grumpy on the outside but sweet and intoxicating on the inside, Ewan is just that. And the quite ones are always da bomb in bed, Ewan is just that, too!

I'm not sure about Nora. She's a fun read, her incessant prattling was funny but some of her actions/thoughts I can't agree with. Mostly her confusion over Ewan, now that they're lovers. She knows she loves him, what is she waiting for I don't know. I think I even like Catarina more than her because she is smarter and a very perceptive woman.

So, the story started as Nora finds Ewan in his cave for a favor. I loved that first scene, it was hot and funny (what with Ewan being asleep and naked ...)! :p And, then when he woke up and saw Nora, that was so funny too. His thoughts on her 'assets' and how he can make use of them. Oh boy, I adored him on spot! Then of course, after knowing what Nora wanted from him, he came to his senses and the story began. We already know that Ewan's brother Kieran committed suicide over a girl who betrayed them both. Isobail was basically a slut who used the two brothers to get her way, which was to get to her lover in England and left a trail of distraction on her path; a dead and a living dead brother and a feud which cost many lives from both clans MacAllister and MacDouglas. Ewan ran away with her, thinking she loves him and then came back home with a heart break, only to find Kieran has taken his own life.

If you read Claiming the Highlander, you'll know some of the history. Here, we find Ewan all wallowed up in guilt and shame and heartbreaking sadness over what happened. He and Kieran were the closest of brothers and Ewan can't help but feel he deserves no pleasure in life for what he's done. So, he lives in a cave (which was later furnished by his concerned mother, against his will), without human contact (he avoids it as much as possible) and he's celibate. I think that he's only been intimate with Isobail (after reading many clues) and no one else after the debacle. Until, of course, Nora came along. She came up with this request, almost as same as Isobail but not quite and Ewan can't help but think is this some kind of joke?! Then, the story is taking place as they're on their way to Lochlan's and not London. Ewan, knowing a bit about Nora and of course, his past, decided not to take her to London.

Nora is betrothed to a man she despises and ran away to save herself. Her maid gave her the idea of meeting Ewan MacAllister and ask him to help her. Nora didn't know much about Ewan's past, only that MacAllisters are powerful and maybe, her father and fiance won't look for her if she can manage to get to her aunt Eleanor aka the Queen of England (a fact Ewan scoffs at, still doesn't believe it) with Ewan's help. Nora talks a lot, annoys Ewan but she's beautiful and charming, which Ewan can't help but find adorable. And, the more Nora get to know about Ewan and his past, the more she can't help but falling. Think I have to agree here. There are things about his past, not the Isobail incident but other things like how his father thought he's not manly enough because he's quiet in nature, his brothers always having their way and he always is sort of left behind. Women always choosing his brothers over him (oh, poor the babe! ). He's always been dubbed as the one who doesn't have much to offer in looks (too tall and gangly), charms (too surly) or brains (too impulsive) ... (me? absolute bulls*it!). These vulnerabilities, the blow all these did to his self-esteem is tremendous and I can so understand the poor darling. I felt so sad, his brothers were close to being cruel with him IMO. All these, inevitably lead to that incident; Isobail convincing him too easily that she 'loves' him and not Kieran, then Kieran in a fight over her telling him he's not good enough for Isobail and so on. I absolutely disliked the way Kieran judged him. Good-natured bickering is fine between brothers but this was downright malicious! [note: Keiran has an illegitimate boy from a girl he was courting before Isobail. It was in CtH and I hated him after knowing about the heartbroken girl who never told him about it as she learned he's already seeing someone else!]

So, obviously, not knowing much about Nora (and despite of the fact that he's becoming crazy about her as the story progresses), Ewan decides it's better to take her to Lochlan's, from where they can look for her family. Nora, being afraid of her father and her upcoming, unwanted marriage, decided not to give him much details on her family. Then, on the way, they were almost kidnapped by a group of gypsies but the kidnappers turned out to be nice people. Still not sure who paid them for kidnapping Ewan. The girl in the group, Catarina, befriends Nora soon and I've already mentioned I really like her. Also, another character, Pagan. He's very intriguing. I'd love to see his story. It's seen that Pagan has some kind of 'something' for Catarina but I know (from the blurbs) that these two won't be together since Lochlan would be her match.

I liked the way Catarina knew that Ewan and Nora belongs to each-other and is trying to help them. Nora is a bit thick headed when it comes to her feelings, she's trying everything to deny this. And Ewan knows better than this, to be rash in his actions since he doesn't know where they stand at the moment. I loved the love scenes; the last one I've read was really good, only I thought the eastern dancing-thingy (belly dancing?) was totally unnecessary. This has something to do with Catarina's mysterious past since she teaches Nora the dance. But, could Nora master it so well in one evening that she danced like some 'Saracen courtesan', as Ewan's musing tell us? I couldn't believe it. Anyway, they're both determined at this level to part since they both know they can't be together!

Me? I'm getting a bit exasperated at their pessimistic view on what could be a really sweet thing for both of them. At least I know if I had a man like Ewan, I won't be as confused as Nora! Even Catarina agrees with me. :/
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Oh dang! I'm so jealous of that Nora, why can't I get my own bear? *sniff sniff* ... Every time she'd call Ewan her big bear, gentle bear etc, I felt so ... argh!

Read please, just couldn't help it!

...He reminded her of some great, hulking bear, what with his massive form, snarling tones and gruffness.

...Nora was stunned by his demand. The bear who lived in a cave was lecturing her on manners?

...Nora gaped at his expertise. Who knew the big, giant bear would be so talented? (he plays the lute like an angel)

...Nora watched in awe of Ewan's skill. For a bear, he was quite nimble. He moved like fluid. Graceful.

...She could even hear him tromping through the woods like some big, lumbering bear. (an angry Ewan)

...Her bear lay with his lips slightly parted, her braid laced between his large fingers. She hadn't even realized he'd touched her hair.

...But it was the quiet bear who called out to her.

...Her unrefined bear was so much more than what she wanted. He was what she needed.

...Nay, her bear was ever tender.

...How she loved her big bear. She could almost believe him when he said that. "Aye."

...Nora pushed herself to her feet and moved away from the wall before her strong bear pulled it down on top of her.

..."There are times when being a bear is a benefit." (this is from Ewan, the said 'bear'! :p)

...She would give anything to hear one of his bearish growls. (when he was injured and unconscious)

...He pulled back a moment later to answer her question. "What we have here, my lady, is a bear who wants to be tamed. Know you someone with a stout enough heart to lead him home and suffer his dismal ways?" (again, the said bear himself :D)

..."Well, 'tis early yet, but I missed my flow. I think my bear may have a cub coming to follow in his father's footsteps." (Arrrghh! Can you hear me growling with frustration?! :/)


... So, I want Ewan, is that so bad? He's worth having. *sigh*


Moving on. It was a seriously sweet book. I can't deny it, mainly because I adored Ewan and Nora's all lovey-dovey scenes (when they weren't being pessimistic about their relationship of course). Even in the love scenes, not only their communication together but Nora's unabashed curiosity was some read for sure! I did laugh quite a lot at her words and enjoyed them. The story was good and there were more mysteries in the end but overall, a big 4 stars from me.

On their way to Lochlan's castle, Nora sees her fiance, one lout called Ryan. It was later known he's the one who ordered the kidnapping. Then, Nora was kidnapped again, this time by Isobail's brothers, who also appeared before. Then the rescue scene, with Ewan was so hot! Ermm, what with he breaking down chains from walls ... his muscles rippling and so on ... Ahemmm! Poor babe was hurt by the villains and kinda angry at Nora when the supposed dead Ryan (he was injured saving Nora from Isobails brother and Nora thought him dead) comes back and Nora goes fussing on him. Oh bother! He starts ignoring her and wouldn't let her tend to his injury. Then with Catarina and teams help they reach to Lochlan's place, only to find Nora's parents and all the others are already there. Ewan falls sick with fever and infection. Nora tends to him, day and night. Gotta mention here, Catarina, whose past is still a mystery, knew more about the kidnapping (the 1st one) and some valuable information on Nora's father Alexandar. He actually wanted Nora to marry one of the MacAllisters for an alliance with them, so he planned it all in a way which would make Nora to run to Ewan for help to save herself from Ryan ... Ermm, this part was a bit hazy for me. If so, then why go through all these troubles?

Then again, after knowing Ryan paid for the kidnapping and after that lout lied about loving Nora, Ewan felt guilty thinking he's repeated the history again. And then, there's no reasoning with that mule! He won't hear that Nora loves him, he won't listen to her pleadings. When he wakes up and in a very bad timing, heard Ryan saying something about Nora being his (oh you gotta read this!), the mule aka Ewan refused Nora when she went to him telling him if he'd have her, Ryan would release her from the engagement.

A heartsick Nora goes back home to marry Ryan. I felt like kicking Ewan's butt myself. I mean, you know this is what even her parents wanted from the beginning, why say 'no'? She said she loves you ... YOU! Didn't she? I was so irritated. grr! Then, it's his mother, Aisleen, who did the reasoning with Ewan and some of his childhood hurts were soothed by her words. Catarina, who'd been bickering with Lochlan before leaving with Nora, tells her with confidence that Ewan will come for her. And, of course, he does. Ewan saves Nora from that marriage and marries her himself in the alter ... The end! :p

Nothing much was seen about Pagan, about whom I'm really interested. And, just before the ending ... egads! Keiran's plaid comes back with one of Alexandar's man's (who was with Catarina's team) severed hands (eek!). Lochlan learns from Alexandar that the guy, Lysander, had this when he hired him in Paris. Lysander never wanted to part with the piece of clothing ... Lochlan is shocked to think Kieran might be alive ... Hell, I was left confused about the whole thing myself.

Never mind that, I'm just glad that Ewan the grumpy bear had his happy ending. :D
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April 22, 2022
Ewan ne kadar da bahtsız bir adam. Acı geçmişi resmen tekrar ediyor 😅
Okuması fena değildi. Nora ve gevezelikleri eğlenceli sahneler sunmuştu. Bazı gereksiz saçmalıklar da vardı elbette.
Bunun dışında Kılıç Kardeşliği kafamı karıştırdı. Kim, kaç kişi hapiste beraber kaldı? Ve öldü düşünülen Kieran'a gerçekte ne oldu? Değişik...
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October 31, 2020
Dans ce 4ème tome de la saga, nous suivons ici Ewan MacAllister, entraperçu dans les précédents tomes et décrit comme un homme "brisé" par la culpabilité, s'estimant à l'origine du suicide de son frère Kieran...

Notre jolie héroïne, elle, est une jeune femme lumineuse, bavarde et vivante....Bref, tout le contraire d'Ewan qui s'est retiré dans une grotte pour "expier sa faute".

Bien évidemment, Ewan va être obligé d'aider la jeune femme et au fur et à mesure de leur périple, le bel highlander dépressif va finir par reprendre goût à la vie et à être attiré irrésistiblement par Eleanor "Nora".

Ma lecture fut vraiment très plaisante car j'aime beaucoup les personnages qui ont un passif "douloureux" et qui arrivent à se surpasser pour reprendre espoir à la vie tout en affrontant les fantômes du passé.

Sur la route, Ewan et Nora vont croiser une bande de gypsies hauts en couleur....Que l'on reverra sans doute dans les prochains tomes, en tout cas obligatoirement dans celui qui sera consacré à Lochlan MacAllister, le frère ainé d'Ewan.....

J'ai adoré la personnalité d'Ewan, avec son caractère d'ours mal léché, son physique impressionnant (il est décrit comme un géant) mais qui sait aussi être très attentionné auprès des gens qu'il aime ou qu'il apprécie......Et je peux vous dire que si au début, Nora l'exaspère - à cause de ses bavardages et de son "originalité", il va vite finir par réaliser qu'elle lui est indispensable et qu'à ses côtés, il pense moins à ses malheurs et à se culpabiliser à propos de la mort de son frère.....

Ce livre est évidemment très romantique, mais comporte aussi des scènes sensuelles et également beaucoup d'humour (grâce à Nora, qui est vraiment une jeune femme pas comme les autres ! quel sacré caractère ! C'est fou comment ce petit bout de femme arrive à faire tourner en bourrique cette montagne de muscles qu'est Ewan MacAllister !!!)....Nous avons aussi droit à des moments de tension intenses (notamment vis à vis du "fiancé" de Nora auquel elle ne veut absolument pas se marier !), et puis nous avons aussi droit à d'autres révélations fracassantes sur le clan MacAllister !

Pour conclure, évidemment, je vous conseille totalement "Le highlander apprivoisé", il est bien entendu préférable de lire les précédents tomes, mais ce n'est pas forcément primordial (moi-même, au moment où j'écris ma chronique, je n'ai pas encore lu le 2ème tome.....Et cela ne m'a nullement gênée ! Et "entre parenthèses", je vous recommande le 3ème tome qui est mon préféré de la saga, pour le moment....). En tout cas, je peux vous dire que Nora et Ewan forment un couple attachant et leurs aventures ainsi que la naissance de leurs sentiments l'un envers l'autre m'ont passionnée durant toute ma lecture ! Vivement le prochain tome !

Ma note : 17,5/20

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762 reviews195 followers
December 25, 2015
I wanted to rate this book 3 stars because I liked it better than the first book which got a 2 star rating from me. But honestly I also wasn't crazy about this book, a 2.5 star rating to be precise. Then I remember my "when in doubt, round it down" personal rule, so round it down I did.

I think it's safe to say that I am not a fan of Ms MacGregor's writing. Her style reads choppy to me and the characters act and talk childishly sometimes. I winced when I read some of the cheesy parts. When written well, romance stories could have such depth. Alas, I have yet it see it in this author's books.

So what we have here is a classic tortured highlander who had a tragic past in love with a fair maiden in distress. Erection, hot kisses, pretense of denied passion, the right ingredients are all in there but rather superficially, which turned a story with potential into something rather childish. Thankfully Ewan and Nora are rather endearing characters so I was able to finish the book because I was at least interested in them. Standard plots written on a rather silly tone, questionable pacing and plot development. I read Sin's story when I was young and I liked it back then. Now I am afraid to re-read it. It would be rather sad if I realized if my likeness of Sin's story was the result of youthful infatuation.
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May 2, 2017
Ewan MacAllister is not the oldest, but the tallest of the handsome MacAllister brothers. He is a giant of a man, gruff and always deep in his cups. Once, when he was younger, he did something unforgivable. He fell in love with Isobail, the girlfriend of his brother Kieran. Isobail returned his love and asked him to elope with her to England. But when they arrived there, she dropped him like a hot potato in favor of another man. Heartbroken, feeling used and manipulated, he returned home only to find his brother Kieran had killed himself over the loss of Isobail. Ewan has been guilt-ridden ever since. He is a hermit who lives in a cave on a mountain where he can oversee the loch his brother drowned himself in.

One day, Nora, niece of Eleanor of Aquitane, disturbs the solitude of his cave. She is desperate of getting away from a marriage she doesn't want. Knowing that both her father and her undesirable betrothed fear Ewan MacAllister, she asks him to bring her to her aunt in England.

At first Ewan isn't amused by her request. He has a raging headache, thanks to the ale he consumed. And it's that day, the day of his brother's death, of all things. Besides, there is the fact that Nora is as blonde as Isobail and her request reminds him a bit too much of what Isobail has asked of him. It just isn't his day. But something about that little chatterbox appeals to him, and before he knows it he agrees to help her.

This reads like a roadtrip. I like that theme. There is just something about riding all day through the landscape, camping, singing at the campfire and sleeping under the stars. I loved both Ewan and Nora and the way they were slowly falling in love. The side characters were also great, especially Cat. I noticed she will be Lochlan's love interest in the last book of the series. Can't wait for their book because Cat's nettling was so funny.

"Taming the Scotsman" was a lovely, sweet and funny read. I still love Draven's story more, but this one is my second favorite of the series so far.
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July 10, 2012
The saying "opposites attract" is definitely true in some sense.

She talked too much...
He's the quiet man...

Their differences make them seem like they would be a great couple. Yes, I would definitely say that opposites make better couples.

I found the story very entertaining and enjoyable to read. However, the ending make me confused. Did Kieran still alive or dead? Who's Pagan?

The mystery left me unsatisfied
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August 7, 2023

Priusquam incipimus:
Bu blogpost Daha Sabaha Çok Var (The Hathaways, #4) ile bütündür, kendine öz kısımları hariç kolektif bir metindir.



Geçen yine süperim 💫

Marttan kalma iççöküntüm pek geçmemiş, peşpeşe biri reread dört paramparçalayan kitap okumuşum, biraz şifa görmüşüm; amade hâl böyleyken historical özlemim taşmış.

Bakın sevmediğim çok az trope vardır.

Second-chance olayı 2 türlü var; bir geçmişte bir sebepten ötürü ayrılan çiftlerin yıllar sonra bir araya gelmesi; ikincisi ise hikayenin asıl çiftlerinden biri ya da ikisinin önceden büyük bir sevda veya acılı bir tecrübe yaşamış olması gerekir.
İlkine canım kurban.
İkincisinin ikincisine de can kurban, savior trope baldan tatlıdır.
Peki ikincisinin birincisinin en kötü versiyonu ne biliyor musunuz, o aşkın tek gerçek aşk sanılması ve ikinci şansında asıl gerçek tek büyük aşkına kavuşması.

Böyle kitap lanet olsun ki çok okudum ve dedim bi’ daha second-chance-ikinci-türü okursam daha kitap okumak nasip olmasın.
Ve benim en süper diğer özelliğim spoilerlı yorum taramamdır. Aranızda wtf diyenler olabilir ama yetmiş üç bin bir tane kitap okunmayı beklerken ne okuyacağımı bilmem gerekiyor aşüfteler.

Ama işte dediğim gibi okudum okudum geçmedi, dedim belki bir İskoç’un kilti üstüne uzanmışken sıcak göğsünde huzur bulabilir, centilmen ama ahlaksız bir İngiliz tarafından şımartılabilirim.

Peki ben çok süper olduğum için ne bok yedim.

Seride anıldığında okumam dediğim iki kitabı da okudum.
Üstelik peşpeşe okudum.
Ay daha neler demeyin öyle.

O kadar çok süperim ✨

Olaylar şöyle gelişti…
Dedim ki “bu ne şehvet bu celal” MacGregor okuyayım iki içim kıpraşsın.
Standalone serileri sırayla okumadığım için o dakka hoşuma giden konuya sahip kitabı seçerim.

Ewan’ın kitabı da pek bi güzel duruyor.
Ki kitabı okurken her şey çok güzeldi.

Ta ki lan bu Ewan çok tanıdık duruyor diyene kadar.
Sonra attığım siktiri highlandli ataları duydu.

Born in Sin’i Nisan 2022’de okumuş ve “fuck no ewan gibi bir oç’u okumam, yazar nasıl olumlamış olabilir” demişken şu yaşadığımı daha yaşamam harold.

Ama Harold dedi ki 𝕐����𝕆 👀

Tüm gece edging’e maruz kalmış da sonra playroomdan atılmış gibiydim.
Elimiz armut toplamıyor bir tane daha okiim diye hemen koştum Kleypas’a, şehvetlere gelemedik madem iki gülek dedik.
Ama garibin yüzü gülür mü…

Bir insanın atomik süper olması lazım Mart 2021’de Benimle Kal’ı okurken “okumam ben bunu red flag” dediği şeyi gitsin okusun.

Ama yaptım. Hataway’lerin abisini vardı hani, nişanlısı veba olunca başında bekleyen, sevdiceği ölünce götü başı dağıtan. Leo, benim sadık yiğidom.

Gittim okunmamış onca Kleypas kitabı arasından Leo’yu seçtim.
Ve bunu da kılı kırk yararak, yorumlara bakarak falan hani.

Çünkü ben ARTIK atomik süperim ☄️

Yani nerden baksan tutarsızlık nerden baksan ahmakça. Üstelik kitapların konusu okuduğumda aklıma gelmiyor da yani.
Bu Ewan’ın kitabından daha da kötü çünkü.
Daha da kötü olan bu kitap da çok güzel.

İçim kan ağlaya ağlaya iki kitabı da severek bitirdim.
Ben de bittim ama.
Bu konu hakkında fazla konuşmak istemiyorum.


“Tell me Nora, because if you don’t, I’m going to make love to you out here in the woods like an animal.”

Nora, ailesinin planladığı adamla evlenmemek ve onu kandırdığını bilmeden sevdiği adama kaçmak için, dağlarda insanlıktan uzak yaşayan Ewan’dan ona yardım etmesini ister, adamın mağarasına giderek asdfasfk
Bu bir MacGregor kitabı olduğu için ilk görüşte lust yaşanır.

Ewan ise kardeşinin ölümüne sebep olduğunu düşündüğü için bu tecrit hayatı seçer. Ama Nora’ya baktıkça teklifi geri çeviremez.

Suçlulukla boğuşan homurdak bir İskoçla susmak bilmeyen bir hatun tek başlarına uzun bir yolculukta mı 💦

Şimdi kitapta Ewan’ın diğer kardeşlerin öne çıkan charm, zeka, güzellik gibi şeylere sahip olmadığı da düşünüp biraz da aşağılık kompleksi olan bir adam. Born in Sin’i okurken ‘yazar bunu nasıl olumlayabilir’ demiştim ki ben büyük laf edip tükürdüğünü yalamayı severim. Sonuçta kardeşlerinin ondan daha üstün olduğunu düşünmesi, tüm kadınların kardeşlerini seçmesi ve spoiler olduğu için söylemediğim şeyler Ewan’ı sevmenize sebep oluyor.
Ben bekledim ki Nora bunları kırabilsin. Allah var biraz başladı da. Ama İskoçların korkutuğu o heybetli ve cüsseli barbar herif biraz fazla mıymıymıy etti taa kitabın sonuna kadar.

“Ewan cupped her face in his bound hands and kissed her.”

yine de second-chance pişmanlıktır
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1,352 reviews61 followers
February 7, 2017
Pues este es el ultimo libro de la saga MacAllister, el libro de Ewan. Pues me ha gustado mucho, y el final esta genial

La unica pega, que Nora (la prota) me ha sacado de quicio en muchas ocasiones

7.5/10
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4,884 reviews83 followers
August 14, 2016
Ewan MacAllister still feels guilt over his part in his brother's death years ago. This year's wallow is interrupted when Nora Ingen Alexander of Canmore barges into his life like the north wind. Nora is unfortunately promised to a man that she does not love and she is sure does not love her, family obligations won't let her out of the unwanted marriage. Nora has plotted with her maid and manservant to help her take advantage of Ewan's reputation of helping ladies in need, she is hopeful Ewan will safely escort her to her aunt in London, to sanctuary. Since Nora's request and circumstances are too close for comfort, Ewan grudgingly decides to take her to his brother Laird Lochlan and someone else can resolve the issue. However their travelling adventure to the family keep takes a detour and changes them both forever.

As related in previous installments Ewan felt responsible for his brother's death because they each loved the same faithless woman. This has taken a toll on Ewan's view of women in general and makes him believe that there can be no happiness for him. Ewan gets huge points for broodiest Alpha male in the series so far. Nora on the other hand is happy to be going to an aunt she has fond memories of and sees their sense of adventure and daring as parallel. Nora, afraid that her father will force the marriage to a man she does not love, refuses to tell Ewan the breadth of her father's power and holdings though others seem to be aware of it. On the way to Lochlyn's Ewan and Nora stop to help a family of gypsies which takes them farther afield as there are kidnappers, cutpurses and murders on the road.Nora's ever sunny disposition is offset by Ewan's ever gloomy disposition against a backdrop of deception, misconceptions and the ending (I hope) to the Isobail storyline. Ewan and Nora have plenty of time and opportunity to fall for each other as Ewan discovers an elaborate scheme that could be disastrous for Nora and himself, if they aren't careful.

The plotting, storyline, characters or pacing were all things I enjoyed but for the most part I wasn't happy with this read as I flew through the pages. I actually thought this was not the story I wanted but by the time I got to the end of the read and in hindsight my mind had changed completely and I thought it was brilliant. This was absolutely the right story for the right character and vice versa, it was a perfect match. The installments to date have been stand-alone reads and easily interchangeable in reading order but the teasers at the end of this tale installments distinctly links it to the next installment.

Original Read: February 5, 2014
Rating: 4.5 Stars Actually
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Profile Image for Becca.
689 reviews117 followers
January 11, 2016
This is the story of Ewan McAllister, the third brother to wed (all that remains is Lochlan).

I enjoyed the first half of this story but then it started to drag on forever and I found myself skimming just to finish it. Ewan has been living a life of self punishment as he blames himself for the death of his brother Kieran. When Ewan was younger, he had believed the words of a faithless woman which had caused a rift with his brother. When his brother commits suicide,Ewan blames himself. This experience colors every action and reaction Ewan has throughout the story. Even when evidence clearly suggests otherwise, Ewan is unable to move on. He doesn't come around until the 95% mark! This would have been okay, but despite his belief Nora (our heroine) isn't his, Ewan is willing to sleep with her on numerous occasions, which does not line up with the rest of his characterization. This lust without commitment plot thread was a huge reason for my lack of enjoyment.

Nora is the daughter of a powerful man. When she is forced into a betrothal that will make her miserable, she goes to Ewan for escort to her equally powerful aunt. Nora is a chatterbox, but she has a heart of gold and is always up front with Ewan about her feelings. I enjoyed the chatterbox element of her; Macgregor did a nice job of demonstrating Nora's capacity to talk without making her annoying.

Like many other Macgregor books in this series, this is a travel romance. Nora and Ewan are on the road together for a large portion of the book. Several characters are encountered along the way that changes things up, but even with this, things started to drag and became repetitive. The third sex scene had to be the most boring scene I've read in a while. The author jumped between each of the characters' heads to show their insecurities and I almost put the book down then and there. It never really improved after that point.

As this is a romance, all things are resolved between Ewan and Nora at the end, but Ewan is a fool and almost loses Nora for it. There are some villains in this story (that plot thread isn't resolved) as well as clues about Kieran (also not resolved). At this point, I just didn't care enough to wade through another book to find out.

I'm done with this series. This started out fun, but fizzled at the end.
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1,824 reviews1,432 followers
February 6, 2011
Kinkey Macgregor is a master....storyteller her craftsmanship is pure delight. This book was totally engaging...A highly charged romance with memorable characters and a wild adventure. I read this book in one day.
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1,947 reviews21 followers
June 11, 2023
3.5 stars

this is a return to the first book's charm in the story. It's also the link b/w the MacAllister brothers & the tied-in Brotherhood of the Sword series. (those are the next 3 books) It also sets up questions to be answered by the final book.
Nora is my favorite character of the series. Ewan who was mostly overlooked in the previous books develops over the narrative.
It was a fairly predictable romance story of a charming girl who slowly overcomes the guys barriors, but it takes a surprise in the middle which added more depth to the story.
Lots of humor. this one was reminiscent of Garwood, Sands & Quick.

Negative-it's repetitive throughout the series @ the tragedies for the brothers.

Since I'd previously read the next 3 books (shoutout to GR for allowing me to keep track), I can't wait to read the final book. I'm thinking we'll finally find out what happened to Kiernan.
Profile Image for Tracy.
1,500 reviews4 followers
February 18, 2018
3.75 for me. So I hated the start of this book and it was almost a DNF for me. It started out feeling so fake and unauthentic that I was rolling my eyes. After a break I decided to try again, remembering that I had loved the other in this series that I had read. The story definitely got better and I became more entrenched. I liked Ewan and Nora together and his weakness which she loved. I look forward to reading about Kieran - the big mystery. Ended on a high note for sure.
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596 reviews11 followers
November 13, 2023
While it's not my favorite in the series I did really enjoy Ewan and Nora's story. I also did not expect a cliffhanger. While this book could be read as a standalone, it seems that there is a larger plot going forward that will span across multiple books. I'm sad I'll have to wait so long for Lochlan's story but I can see why as pieces are coming together. The only other disappointment I have with the series so far is the portrayal of anyone who isn't European. The "Saracens" were portrayed as cruel animals in Born to Sin and in Taming the Highlander, gypsies were portrayed in a way that exoticized them, or at least sexualized the one woman in the group. I'm not sure how much it is relevant to the opinions of people in medieval times but reading it gave me an icky feeling.
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340 reviews43 followers
July 22, 2015
Full review/Цялото ревю - click click

Следпрочитно:
"Да опитомиш планинец" не започна така силно както "Роден в грях". Докато началото на книгата на Син ме заплени от раз, то при сцената, в която Нора точи лиги по Юън още от първите страници, по-скоро въздъхнах. Но след това историята започна да се развива шеметно и се оказа много по-разчупен от този на предишните книги. Може би ако тръгна да броя сюжетните линии и героите, няма да е така, но субективно чувството бе точно такова - "Да опитомиш планинец" ми се стори много по-пъстра и по-динамична от предшествениците си. Тук също както в "Покоряването на шотландеца" присъстваше мотивът ��а пътуването, но сега тази карта бе изиграна много по-добре. Не просто самите събития бяха по-интересни и по-добре представени, но и ако погледнем на това метафорично - ако изобщо върви да говорим за метафори в любовни романи от този тип - по своя път Нора и Юън научиха и осъзнаха много повече неща, отколкото Маги и Брейдън. В това отношение най-голямата победа за мен бе промяната у Юън в отношението му към починалия му брат и към него самия. Киърън бе избрал лесния път, оставяйки цялото си семейство, и най-вече Юън, да носи огромна тежест на плещите си. Когато най-накрая Юън се отърси от нея, наистина бе друг човек. По отношение на семейната история на МакАлистър, ще спомена само, че книгата завършва с едно наистина грандиозно разкритие, и нямам търпение да видя как ще се развие то.
Пъстротата на книгата се дължеше и на многобройните други герои, които се намесваха. Някои от тях, за мое голямо съжаление, определено няма да видим в другите книги, но затова пък някои със сигурност ще видим :D Напрежението между Локлан и Катарина определено ще трябва да намери отдушник, а Пейгън бе мрачен и изключителни интригуващ герой, за когото поне аз копнея да узная повече.
Все пак, Юън не успя да детронира Син от първото място в тази поредица. По-малкият брат несъмнено бе интересен персонаж и особено в някои моменти нямаше как да не го обичаш. Но много ме издразни отношението му към уредения брак на Нора - "Щом така са казали, значи ще се омъжиш за него". "Щом той те обича, значи трябва да се омъжиш за него" - без изобщо да взима предвид какво и кого иска Нора. Някой може да изтъкне, че това е очаквано за епохата на романа. Но, две неща - първо, ако ще настояваме за ист��рическа акуратност, първо трябва да махнем от тук полупрозрачните материи и стрийптийз-танците. И второ - докато четем един роман, имаме възможност да се разходим из главата на героите. Не съм и очаквала действията на Юън да го отразят, но все се надявах да срещна едно заблудено "Хм, но Нора май не иска това. Може би трябва..." да се мотае из мислите му.
Затова и "Да опитомиш планинец" не бе приравнен с "Роден в грях", където супер много се кефех на Син и отношението му към Кали. И така, четвъртата книга от Братството получава четири звезди от мен. Нямам търпе��ие да разбера как продължава историята, но ах, защо ли имам чувство, че отговорите на въпросите ми ще са чак в последната?
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After-read thoughts:
For me the beginning of Taming the Scotsman wasn't as good as that of Born in sin. Actually, the scenes in the first pages, where Nora was eyeing naked Ewan, more of made me sigh. But, as the story went on, it was becoming more and more dinamic and richer than the previous books. Maybe if I started counting the characters or the subplots in the books, it won't turn so - but in a subjective kind of way Taming the Scotsman was more colourful and fast-paced.
The travel theme was present here just as in Claiming the highlander. However, not only in this novel the adventures of the characters were more interesting to read but if we take the road as a metaphor (yeah, I know it is rather weird talking of metaphors in a book like this. Deal with it) - then Nora and Ewan grew up much more on their way than Maggie and Braden.
The greatest battle won in my opinion is that Ewan changed the way he thought of his brother and of himself. He realised Kieran took the easy way, leaving a heavy burden onto all of his brothers and Ewan was actually strong and worthy of happiness. This realisation changed him and it was great to observe. Talking about the MacAllister family history, the book ends with a HUUGE cliffhanger, and I'm dying to read on.
The supporting characters in the book were a really nice addiction. While obviously we won't see some of them again (sad) there are others whose return I'll be awaiting. And I'm hoping not only for Lochlan and Catarina :D
However, Ewan couldn't outdo his big brother and Sin is keeping first place. It really annoyed me how Ewan was all about returning Nora, because she was told to, and because that guy "loved" her - not apaying any heed to Nora's feelings. I know what you might say - this the spirit of the age and so on. But, two things. First - if we insist in being accurate (in this case, I don't) we should start by excluding the exotic dancing moves. And second - when reading a novel, we have a chance to take a stide in the hero's mind. I wasn't expecting Ewan to go straight away against all customs - but I really needed him to think more of Nora, her feelings and rights.
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1,145 reviews42 followers
January 22, 2018
3.5 stars
This is a sweet story. There's nothing that particularly stands out as extraordinary though in positive or negative way, but with the likeable characters, it makes for a cute and quick read. Fun but predictable (and I always have a hard time with heroes thst spend YEARS being one way, then a mere day or two after being with the heroine they're totally different).
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123 reviews1 follower
February 15, 2021
0,5 for the story
0,5 for the plot twist at the end

The characters were so horny that I thought I was reading a fanfiction written by a 13 year old.
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318 reviews10 followers
July 26, 2024
This series is such a fun one! I loved this love between Ewan and Nora. It was so sweet. I loved how he was a big grumpy bear type and she melted his heart. Can't wait to continue the series.
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1,210 reviews10 followers
December 26, 2022
Amare uno scozzese è il quarto volume della saga MacAllister, chiamata così perché i protagonisti fanno parte dell’omonima famiglia. Si possono leggere benissimo singolarmente perché ogni volume è dedicato a un MacAllister ma se non volete spoilerarvi le coppie allora andrebbero letti nel loro ordine.
Per chi non lo sapesse Kinley MacGregor è lo pseudonimo che usa Sherrilyn Kenyon per i romanzi rosa storici e per questo ho deciso di leggerlo.
La storia è ambientata in Scozia intorno al 1170 (non è uno dei miei periodi storici preferiti) e vede protagonisti Ewan MacAllister, un uomo brusco e solitario con profondi sensi di colpa per la morte del fratello e Nora, nipote di Eleonora D’Aquitania che sta cercando di scappare da un matrimonio combinato e chiede aiuto proprio a Ewan per fuggire a Londra.
Tralasciando la mancanza di accuratezza storica, è un romanzo di puro intrattenimento. È abbastanza scorrevole nella prima parte e nell’ultima, un po’ meno nella parte centrale.
Non ho apprezzato il comportamento nella parte finale di Ewan (troppo orgoglioso e indeciso), invece mi è piaciuta molto Nora, chiacchierona e solare.
Un romanzo leggero e divertente in alcuni punti, sensuale al punto giusto senza essere volgare o eccessivo, trama molto lineare (tranne che per il colpo di scena finale).
Piacevole lettura per passare qualche ora spensierata ma devo confessare che la MacGregor la preferisco quando pubblica urban fantasy.
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1,449 reviews67 followers
August 13, 2015
My review was first posted HERE.

I wonder if I'll end up really liking the fifth book in the series since the trend so far shows that I've really liked the first and the third story and liked both the second and the fourth one.. So I should really like the fifth one, right?!

But as to why I only liked this one.

If you've read the second and third book in the series, then you're already familiar with the ever broody and burnt in love Ewan MacAllister. For me, he seemed a lot more interesting in the previous books than in this one. I'm not saying that he was boring, per se, but he wasn't the male lead I was expecting either.

Our heroine this time round is a very, very chatty young woman who refuses to marry the man her father has chosen for her. Therefore she decides to run away and ask for Ewan's help with escaping to England... The whole escaping to England concept is still kind of foreign to me since most historical novels I read are set in the regency era where most couples are thinking of running away to Gretna Green in Scotland...

Oh, I forgot myself. The heroine. She's very chatty and while I'm supposed to be rather chatty myself, I didn't feel that there were any other attributes to her that I could relate to. Therefore, I did not end up really liking her. But on the plus side, I didn't hate her either since there were a couple of sensible bones in her in the end.

But this book's ending really threw me out of the loop since I really did not see that coming. Since I don't like to spoil the story to others, I will not divulge in the secret, but I do hope that this secret will be solved in the next book. Or in the one after that, but I hope to see the solution rather sooner than later. Now on to the next one! :)

My first book's review, my second book's review and third book's review have also been posted on my book blog. Care to read them? Click on the links. :)



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1,780 reviews65 followers
July 29, 2010
This isn't the first time I've read a historical from Kinley MacGregor (Sherrilyn Kenyon), but this is the first one I liked a lot. I later learned this is the fourth book in The Macallisters, and it made me want to get my hands on the other books in the series.

The simplicity of the story was very likable. Early on is a sneak peek at Ewan's history, the setting slowly unfurled when Nora entered the picture and sought Ewan to evade an arranged marriage. The initial attraction was there but I liked how cranky Ewan is, it wasn't really lust at first site, he was quite irritated with Nora and her endless prattle.

So began the road trip where they met some gypsies and things got interesting. The progress of the story was smooth, with little helpful flashbacks, another small piece of a puzzle solved and makes the reader more curious as to what the whole picture looks like. Everything would be unraveled in due time.

The conflict couldn't come at a good time when Ewan thought he's being played at again, but the twist was unexpected that who would've thought...

Nora and Ewan's relationship developed gradually, but both of them just can't tell each other everything, the author really played the conflict really well, though we can expect a good ending, one would have to guess what happens next. The only predictable thing was the stopping the wedding thing and a happily ever after between the hero and heroine.

The love scenes were few and far between but they burn with an intensity and makes up for the scarcity. They were romantic and emotional, the author focused on the love story angle, and this is a good love story. I'm interested in her other historicals so I'll read the first book in the series next.
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819 reviews90 followers
April 28, 2016
No llega a las cinco estrellas pero se lleva cuatro porque mejora con respecto a los anteriores libros.
La historia es bastante entretenida con un personaje masculino tormentoso, con un pasado doloroso como le gustan a la autora, jeje.
Nora Ingen Alexander quiere salir de Escocia para evitar casarse con un hombre al que no soporta para ello utilize a Ewan MacAllister. Ewan no puede creer que todo esto le esté sucediendo y de nuevo vuelva a vivir la misma situación, lo que ocurrió con Isobail, la mujer por la que Kieran se suicidó.
Ewan es un hombre huraño que se recluye en su cueva, que vive con su pasado a cuestas, no es capaz de perdonarse por la muerte de su hermano, se siente responsable. El suicidio de Kieran le persigue a donde quiera que va.
Este libro de la saga está mucho más completo y es más llevadero. Los personajes principales son muy particulares, tenemos a una Nora muy capaz pero también inquieta, vivaracha que es capaz de desquiciar al más tranquilo. La verdad es que me gustó al igual que Ewan que es su opuesto, un hombre de pocas palabras y bastante tosco hasta que su relación lo hace cambiar y plantearse las cosas desde otro punto de vista.
Tenemos un punto de intriga tanto con la familia de Nora y también con todo el tema que tiene que ver con Kieran. Además introduce personajes que aparecerán en próximos libros con lo cual la cosa se presenta más animada; por ejemplo tenemos a la gitana Cat, a Pagan, Lysander y los incondicionales hermanos MacAllister.
En conclusión el libro Nacido en pecado y éste son los mejores, el resto flojtos.
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1,842 reviews532 followers
May 12, 2009
Kinley Macgregor returns with another MacAllister novel, featuring Ewan, as always still tormenting over causing his brother Kieran's death years ago. He has such guilt and angst over it because he stole his brother's love... of course this is the third story of this series so I recommend reading the other two books before this so you know why Ewan is the way he is.

For those who are fans of Macgregor, you know what to expect... this series can be cheesy at times and the language and situations are too modern and not historically accurate, but if the reader lets that go, then they are in for an enjoyable ride.

Nora, comes to Ewan basically because she doesn't want to marry her hideous fiance' and feels Ewan is the only man for the job because he is scary and no one would mess with a MacAllister.

Nora and Ewan embark on quite an adventure with kidnapping gypsies, enemies galore and a passion Ewan can't deny for Nora. Nora is spunky, talks way too much and gets under Ewan's skin.

Ewan is way too tormented over his brother's death to the point of annoyance. The romance is steamy and overall the story is very hard to believe. Some will want to throw the book against the wall, others will laugh out loud through Nora and Ewan's antics.

Also a mystery that has plagued the MacAllister family maybe solved.

If you like cheese, fluff and of course those steamy love scenes, check this one out.
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1,067 reviews67 followers
September 11, 2011
3.5 stars

Every time I start one of these MacAllister books, I feel like it's just going to be too light and 'simple' for my taste. There's something that somehow feels almost unsophisticated about the initial writing.

But without fail, I end up being completely sucked into the story and the writing style ceases to be relevant because I'm just being entertained. Pure and simple.

These books may not be steeped in detail or history, but that's just fine with me. I've never been a reader to complain about 'wallpaper' historicals, but if that's something that bothers you, you may not be satisfied with the historical aspect of these.

That said, the sense of place and time is not completely non-existent, and if you're prepared to go into it with a view to simply being entertained rather than immersed in the history, then I think your expectations will be met.

I've quite enjoyed these highlander romances with their tortured heroes and feisty heroines, but I'm not intending to continue on with the Brotherhood of the Sword series. To the great shock of my OCD, I'm intending to just straight to The Warrior, because I can't possibly let the cliffhanger at the end of this one go unanswered.

Oh, and then there's Lochlan.....
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