I’ve long been a fan of
Lecia Cornwall. Her historical romances are always an adventure and her
characters full-bodied, and full of depth. ONCE UPON A HIGHLAND SUMMER is no
exception, and was worth the wait to read since I’ve had it since it first came out
in November of 2013.
***purchased a long
while back for personal reading but finally got a chance to squeeze it in, and
am sharing my thoughts in an honest and unscripted review.
Blurb for ONCE UPON A HIGHLAND SUMMER:
A lush Scottish
historical romance in the vein of Karen Ranney and Karen Hawkins.
An ancient curse, a pair of meddlesome ghosts, a girl on the run, and a fateful
misunderstanding make for the perfect chance at true love.
Lady Caroline Forrester is on the run from her brother's scheme to marry her
off to the highest bidder. An escape to Scotland offers a chance at employment
as a governess and freedom from an unhappy marriage—it's the perfect solution.
But Caroline wasn't prepared for the feelings that her new employer brings out
in her.
Alec McNabb, the reluctant Earl of Glenorne, never expected to return home to
Scotland. But now that he's there, he realizes he has obligations that he
cannot escape. Alec needs to marry well, and quickly.
When a case of mistaken identity—coupled with the sensual, magical atmosphere
of Glenorne Castle—results in a passionate encounter, Caroline and Alec must
decide whether their attraction is enough to overcome the problems of their
pasts, or whether this one chance at true love was over before it began…
~*~ ~*~ ~*~
A story based in
forbidden love starting with an encounter based on a mistaken identity urged on by two meddlesome ghosts who are the grandparents of
the romantic couple in ONCE UPON A HIGHLAND SUMMER.
Lady Caroline wants away
from her half-brother and his desire to marry her off to his own benefit not hers.
With whispering nudges from her ghostly grandmother, Georgina Forrester—the late
Countess of Somerson—she finds a position as a governess to the three sisters
of Alec MacNabb, the new Earl of Glenorne. Attracted to Alec, she wishes things
were different in her life, his life, and the world around them, but he’s
engaged to be married to a woman who can benefit Glenorne better than she.
Life hasn’t been good to
the men of Glenorne, and now Alec finds himself the new and reluctant Earl of
Glenorne after a life of adventure and intrigue in Ceylon. A seemingly more leisurely life in
Scotland isn’t exactly what he wants, nor does he wish a bride in Sophie
Ellison even if her dowry will do much to reinforce Glenorne. When he
mistakenly believes Caroline to be Sophie, misguided good intentions, and too
much ale make for an interesting encounter on the plaid. But, then what is he
to do when the truth is revealed? Will the curse laid upon his clan claim
the happiness of yet another Earl of Glenorne?
Lecia Cornwall’s ONCE
UPON A HIGHLAND SUMMER is a story of mistaken identity, star-crossed lovers,
romantic triangles, and a curse, which may or may not exist, but which causes
so many to second guess motives, desires, and needs as to end up causing great
hesitations when it comes to admitting true feelings.
At times, there seemed to
be too much going on at once in this story but once it was all settled, it made
sense. I enjoyed the matchmaking interference of Angus and Georgiana, friendly
albeit very nosy and meddlesome ghosts who obviously knew way too much of what
was going on than anyone would want their grandparents knowing. I did have a
little trouble following the timeline in the story in that, what seemed to be
happening in a short amount of time actually happens over a lengthier spell but
again, in the end, it all came together. I felt the story belonged more to
Caroline than to she and Alec but it still worked, and since Lecia does write
her heroines so they claim center stage, ONCE UPON A HIGHLAND SUMMER belongs to
Caroline and her highlander.
I do recommend ONCE UPON
A HIGHLAND SUMMER by Lecia Cornwall to anyone who loves a good highlander story
filled with all kinds of ruckus because when it comes to the world of Glenorne,
ruckus is what you get on a daily basis.
Happy Reading Everyone!
ONCE UPON A HIGHLAND SUMMER, a Once Upon a Highland Season novel by Lecia
Cornwall, Avon Romance, available in print or ebook formats at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobobooks.
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3 comments:
I do love good ruckus in a romance...and this story is such fun to read. I loved everything about it. Great review you have here!!!
I'm going to be looking for this book.
I don't really remember why this one slipped my radar....not old age I hope! LOL!
Thanks Amy! :-)
Hi Renee B and Dalila G,
Renee, I'm so glad you enjoyed this one too. It was fun.
Dalila, it's a very good, and fast read considering it's full-length. I've still got to read ONCE UPON A HIGHLAND AUTUMN and ONCE UPON A HIGHLAND CHRISTMAS. Can't wait. Lecia is one of my faves.
Enjoy and thanks for coming by. xox
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